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My wheels no on ebay
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 2:53 pm
by PhilGTi
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 3:49 pm
by PieGTi
Hi mate,
I live in newcastle as well and i was wondering where you got them wheels refurbed?
Been looking for a while but unable to find anywhere willing to do split rims.
Also How much did it set you back?
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 3:57 pm
by PhilGTi
Well i got the centres done @ AMD coatings in the team valley for £100, and then the outsides finished off at my uncles mates place, not something they usually do, for £70.
So £170 all together.
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 4:06 pm
by PieGTi
Cheers.
I know a lad who works at a powder coaters on the valley, said he would be able to do them in his own time. So the cost of a few pints for him.
and for the rim doing this myself. but feel unsure about taking the wheel apart and reassembling it.
Would rather pay some one else who knows what they are doing.
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 4:08 pm
by PhilGTi
Taking the wheel appart etc is easy, just gotta be careful
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 6:50 pm
by Redline
polosilver wrote:Taking the wheel appart etc is easy, just gotta be careful
Yeah, don't snap any of the bolts....
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 7:52 pm
by 182_blue
look very nice mate, are they the original bolts, and have they been painted ?
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 8:01 pm
by ModifiedMadness
Redline wrote:Yeah, don't snap any of the bolts....
I'm guessing somebody you know done that then?
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 5:52 pm
by Redline
ModifiedMadness wrote:I'm guessing somebody you know done that then?
Yeah that someone being me
That "kerr-ching" sound still haunts me.
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 6:08 pm
by PieGTi
Hope you were abale to get more bolts
What did you guys do for running around on when you were in the middle of refurbing your wheels?
Havn't got any other wheels to put on, and don't really wont to spend any more money than needs be.
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 6:10 pm
by ModifiedMadness
A few people have G60 Steelies, direct from VW, can't remeber how much they are, but they're not that much (and that's new)
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 6:32 pm
by Si_GTi
ModifiedMadness wrote:A few people have G60 Steelies, direct from VW, can't remeber how much they are, but they're not that much (and that's new)
About £185 all in for the wheels and the accompanying centre caps from your local friendly dealership
And they use the same wheel bolts and tyre size as the BBS rims, so you can swap everything over, nice and easy
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 11:52 pm
by PieGTi
Thanks for the tip of putting on G60 wheels.
Think i'm sold on that idea. plus will prob use them as a winter wheel, so i can have a polished rim in the summer.
Bit skint at the mo trying to save for spends on hol in feb.
So will have to wait until after that.