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gti wheels
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 8:06 pm
by mk4_bandit
hey,
ive just got some gti wheels off my mate and was wondering were u can get new outer dish for them as the ones on mine are damaged beyond repair, and what tool to use to get them off? I also need prices as well?
And i was thinking about spraying the wheels? thinking of black centered? but thats becoming to common, so was thinking gun metal grey?
Any help would be appreciated
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 9:43 pm
by mk4_bandit
yeh corroded curbed to sh*t dented yeh well it'll cost alot to refurb them and a lot of effort!
but what do u think about if i do bother getting them refurbed, thinking about spraying them, any advice about colour??
cheers bud
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 10:55 pm
by Redline
Regarding colour, I think you're best off sticking with silver but it is personal choice.
Stuff like gunmetal and black centres can look cool, but if you were ever looking to sell them on and would reckon you'd get more for the standard silver.
Have you got any pictures of these wheels?
Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 12:14 pm
by DanDiesel
http://www.justmatz.co.uk/
give theres people a ring! they deal with BBS wheels and can supply the outer lips and centre caps i do believe!!
saw themat E38 and they had a massive selection of stuff in a small tent!!
Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:28 pm
by mk4_bandit
cheers,
im going to get a quote from b.j.v engineering who featured in pvw because their only up the road,
i'll get some pics up maybe at the weekend if i have any spare time, but just warning you that they r in really bad condition !!
Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:51 pm
by Si_GTi
BJV have an excellent reputation with split rims, a guy of here with a red Polo had his refurbed there IIRC - nickpolo was it?
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:45 pm
by mk4_bandit
good one;
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bad one;
sorry for the crappy pics their off my mobile!
does anyone know what tool you use to get the lip off??
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:49 pm
by mk4_bandit
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:04 pm
by ModifiedMadness
Says "You are not logged in"
Best thing to do is open the picture, right click, go to properties then copy and paste the picture URL
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 9:07 pm
by Redline
Just to make things clear, you don't remove the actual lip, but unbolt the centre from the rest of the rim.
Secondly I'd suggest reading this:
http://www.tigerstyle.co.uk/poloforum/v ... hp?t=13624
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 2:00 pm
by mk4_bandit
cheers for that link,
basically the outer rim is not as bad as those in the picture but they are dented and need bits of alloy welded to it, and the spokes are curbed pritty bad on 2, im guna try to take it down to b.j.v and get a quote and i'll try and get my mate help get the pics working