Jump to content


Andros and Belize alloy wheels


Ricky7774
 Share

Recommended Posts

After having holed the sidewall of a new P7 tyre and damaged the alloy, I'm not happy driving around on the skinny spare whilst the alloy is being repaired, so I decided to buy a second hand alloy to use as a full spare which I can keep at home.

Looking on that auction site there are two single alloys, both 12 spokes, both 17 inches diameter and both with 225/45 R17 tyres on them.

They look identical but in the listings one is called an Andros wheel and the other Belize. How can you tell the difference? The spokes on my wheels have a surface which seems to curve from the front to the back of the spoke whereas both the wheels on the auction site have very obvious straight sharp edges from the front face of the spoke to the rear of the spoke.

Not certain if one of them has been misnamed in the advert but as they seem identical I'm sure one has. But which one?

PS. I've just seen a link on a post from Aonsaithya dated 6 Nov 2013 which had links to pics of a number of Jag alloys including belize and Andros and I still cannot tell the difference. Am I missing something obvious to distinguish the two?

Decided to add a picture of mine. Which is it please?

 

IMG_0539.JPG

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Got my wheel back from the repair shop and decided to check the codes on the back of the spokes.

The relevant one on my wheel is  4X43 1007 KB

I have seen one on eBay saying its a Belize with the code  4X43 1007 KA

And I've seen another, Andros wheel, with the codes 4X43 1007 AA.

My actual wheel is closer to the code on the Belize but has a B on the end instead of an A. Anyone know if this makes a difference?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
 Share






×
×
  • Create New...



Forums


News


Membership


  • Insurance
  • Support