AndyW
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| posted on 27/3/13 at 09:44 PM |
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Alloy wheel refurb, is it worth it???
Good evening
My car is all but finished with the exception of the wheels. I am currently using a used set of wolf race alloys, which I got all four for £40. Now
the tread is ok ish on the tyres but I would put new rubber on, but is it worth having these refurburbished or just bite the bullet and buy a new
set. They have been curbed, and all four have one section where you can see the rim is slightly out of shape. I heard that they can be put in a press
type thing and pushed back into shape. Anyone any experience of this? Is there any one who refurbs wheels who could have a look at some pics and say
if its worth it?
This is pretty much my last hurdle before I apply for IVA....
Please let me know.
Thanks
Andy
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nick205
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| posted on 27/3/13 at 09:50 PM |
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If they're not straight to start with they'll probably be hard to balance without big chunks of weights attached. If they need refurbing
as well, I'be inclined to put your money into a new set and finish the car of nicely.
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rdodger
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| posted on 27/3/13 at 09:53 PM |
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£40 each for a refurb?
I would stick them on ebay and buy some lovely new ones 
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Bare
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| posted on 28/3/13 at 02:11 AM |
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There is a respected wheel rebuilder / refinisher local to me. Their work is impeccable... truly!
Once refurbished one's damaged, pieces missing even wheel(s) are returned in 100% 'as new' condition complete with warrantee.
Problem is the cost is only barely below that of a brand new wheel :-)
Only practical to have this done..if ...one has unique and irreplaceable wheels.
[Edited on 28/3/13 by Bare]
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big_wasa
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| posted on 28/3/13 at 01:46 PM |
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AS above, only worth doing on a quality wheel. The sums don't add up on cheap rims.
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Slimy38
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| posted on 28/3/13 at 03:06 PM |
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I had one refurbed on my tintop, a chunk was missing and it was quite badly twisted. It cost me £70, but they fixed it so well that it now only needs
a 5 gram weight to balance the valve. Absolutely fantastic job....
However, after I'd got it sorted, I checked on Ebay and could have got a mint condition used one for £50, with a tyre! Obviously there is a
danger that it had some invisible damage, but I wish I had checked before getting the wheel done.
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AndyW
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| posted on 28/3/13 at 04:14 PM |
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OK Thanks for the replies.
So here is the next question, where is the best place for a set of 4 15" wheels to fit sierra hubs. Dont want anything flash just a nice alloy
wheel with tyres.
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Westy1994
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| posted on 28/3/13 at 04:35 PM |
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If its any use, a mate has 4 of these ( could be 5 thinking about it) i had them on my car before I did a swap for
some 13" 's. No clue as to how much he would want but if you are interested I will find out for you. The centre caps wre not fitted when
I took this picture years ago, but they do have caps.
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AndyW
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| posted on 28/3/13 at 04:45 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Westy1994
If its any use, a mate has 4 of these ( could be 5 thinking about it) i had them on my car before I did a swap for
some 13" 's. No clue as to how much he would want but if you are interested I will find out for you. The centre caps wre not fitted when
I took this picture years ago, but they do have caps.
[url=
u2u on way!!!
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