winters here

dannyboi · Post by **dannyboi** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:50 pm

put my winter wheels on today , to save the wires getting really rusty .

got no more shows or nothing planned for this year so my car now looks poop .

when i get a job im hopefully going to get a set of porker rims for winter as my car just looks chav lol

the new look:

how the wires are looking before they go into sleeping season:

still gleaming behind

wires are for sale also if someone comes up with the right price

htid-gordy · Post by **htid-gordy** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:03 pm

ow much are you wantin for your wires mate becuase its an unusual feature to have on a polo and think it would look smart. dont say name a price lol cus i dnt know how much theyre worth and wudnt want to say a low price. so name one. cheers.

NOZ · Post by **NOZ** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:37 pm

The Castellets ain't too bad, could'v diamond cut them but then they won't be winters!

So you won't be running the wires if you turn up at prept 2moro?

dannyboi · Post by **dannyboi** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:33 pm

im looking for about Â£900 with tyres dude

noz- thats me done for this season now . its all tuckd up till nest season

septic · Post by **septic** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:48 pm

What do you guys mean when you guys say you're gonna diamond cut them?

dannyboi · Post by **dannyboi** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:07 pm

tbh i dont no myself lol

i fink its chroming them up , quote me if im wrong lol

bstardchild · Post by **bstardchild** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 8:09 pm

septic wrote:What do you guys mean when you guys say you're gonna diamond cut them?

Mount the wheels without tyres in a lathe and with them spinning use a diamond tip cutting tool to take them back to a mirror finish

- not winter friendly

carerra91 · Post by **carerra91** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:36 pm

dusnt it just take it bak to bare metal and laqer them. shiny and reflect light in a sort of circle line pattern if you know wot i mean.

Ollie_R · Post by **Ollie_R** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:58 pm

carerra91 wrote:dusnt it just take it bak to bare metal and laqer them. shiny and reflect light in a sort of circle line pattern if you know wot i mean.

Nope, it's very hard to clearcoat bare metal you see. The clear has nothing to 'key in to' as it were.

Diamond turning is succinctly explained here:

http://www.wheelrefurbishing.com/diamondcut.htm

The RA's on my scirocco were diamond-cut by Spit and Polish:

And I agree that diamond-cut wheels aren't good for winter. The wheels above already have a bit of milky-ness, but it's going to be garaged once I sell my Polo.

CraigMK4 · Post by **CraigMK4** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 9:31 am

How much does it roughly cost for diamond cutting? I imagine it can't be cheap

htid-gordy · Post by **htid-gordy** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 11:00 pm

and how do they fit on the original 4 studs when theyve just got a big hole in the middle n center caps? its well weird!! cheers

Ollie_R · Post by **Ollie_R** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 11:12 pm

Splined hubs which bolt to the hubs, and the wire wheels slip on and you tighten the centre cap.

Diamond cutting isn't that expensive, around Â£35/wheel with the inner bits powder coated. The price & quality will vary with different places though.

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