My wheels no on ebay

PhilGTi · Post by **PhilGTi** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 2:53 pm

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... %3AIT&rd=1

Thanks!

PieGTi · Post by **PieGTi** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 3:49 pm

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?

PhilGTi · Post by **PhilGTi** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 3:57 pm

Well i got the centres done @ AMD coatings in the team valley for Â£100, and then the outsides finished off at my uncles mates place, not something they usually do, for Â£70.

So Â£170 all together.

PieGTi · Post by **PieGTi** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 4:06 pm

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.

PhilGTi · Post by **PhilGTi** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 4:08 pm

Taking the wheel appart etc is easy, just gotta be careful

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 6:50 pm

polosilver wrote:Taking the wheel appart etc is easy, just gotta be careful

Yeah, don't snap any of the bolts....

182_blue · Post by **182_blue** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 7:52 pm

look very nice mate, are they the original bolts, and have they been painted ?

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 8:01 pm

Redline wrote:Yeah, don't snap any of the bolts....

I'm guessing somebody you know done that then?

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 5:52 pm

ModifiedMadness wrote:I'm guessing somebody you know done that then?

Yeah that someone being me

That "kerr-ching" sound still haunts me.

PieGTi · Post by **PieGTi** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 6:08 pm

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.

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 6:10 pm

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)

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 6:32 pm

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 Â£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

PieGTi · Post by **PieGTi** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 11:52 pm

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.