Wegmann Automotive Showcases Wheel Weights, Tire Valves
Greg Parker, marketing director for Wegmann Automotive USA, gave a quick booth tour during the 2016 SEMA Show to highlight Wegmann’s brands. The company’s Perfect Equipment brand is the oldest wheel weight brand in the world and has been serving the North American market since 1939. The brand offers zinc, steel and lead products as
Maryland Proposes Ban on Certain Wheel Weights
Maryland introduced a bill, HB1328, on Feb. 12, that would ban lead and mercury wheel balance weights for all vehicles within the state. If the bill passes, Maryland would become the eighth state to ban lead wheel balance weights. Minnesota was the most recent state to propose and pass a lead- and mercury-based wheel balance
Advantages of Steel Wheel Weights
Hennessy Industries’ wheel weight brand Bada has launched a campaign – “8 Is More than Enough” – to highlight the advantages of steel wheel weights over other materials. “Our industry understands that lead wheel weights will eventually be phased out across the U.S., so naturally the next question is ‘what is the best alternative to lead?’” said
Minnesota Proposes Ban On Lead-Based Wheel Weights
Minnesota legislature proposed a ban on lead wheel balance weights for all vehicles within the state, including passenger and commercial vehicles. If passed, Minnesota would become the seventh state to enact a ban on lead wheel balance weights. Minnesota currently has a state mandate in effect for state-owned fleet vehicles to use only non-lead wheel
Hofmann Wheel Weights Sponsors PCA Club Racing
Wegmann’s premium brand Hofmann Power Weight has partnered with the Porsche Club of America. The brand’s Power Weight Type 380 wheel weight will serve as official sponsor for the PCA Club Racing. “We are proud to partner with such a prestigious organization like the PCA and continue our reach into the North American market,” said
Happy Birthday! Clip-on Wheel Weights Turn the Big 8-0
The first patent for a clip-on wheel balance weight that attached to a wheel flange was applied for on Dec. 3, 1932, exactly 80 years ago, by James W. Hume from Jackson, Mich.
Zinc Adhesive Wheel Weights from Perfect Equipment
Perfect Equipment Inc. is phasing out European OE lead-style adhesive weights and replacing them with the zinc adhesive weights now used by many European carmakers. This change will help both distributors and dealerships comply with current non-lead legislation and the impending national lead ban, the company said. The CUZ Zinc 5 gram – 60 gram
Making the Transition to Non-Lead Wheel Weights
The days of lead wheel weights are numbered. While the federal Environmental Protection Agency has been slow to act, a number of state governments – California, Illinois, Washington, Maine, Vermont and New York – have banned the use of lead wheel weights. In addition, similar legislation is pending in Iowa, Wisconsin, Maryland and Rhode Island,
Steel Adhesive Wheel Weights
Hennessy Industries’ BADA division has launched three new styles of steel Tape-A-Weight products. The 7025-FET steel product is 25 Standard Profile with Tape-On-Top strips of quarter-ounce segments, 1/2-inch by 6 inches, 300 segments per box. The 7025-FE steel product is 25 Standard Profile strips of quarter-ounce segments with no Tape-On-Top, 1/2-inch by 6 inches, 300