Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 7:43 pm
I'mma get me some G60 Steels for the winter and I'm going to send my splitties off to Fat Wheels to get them refurbed when I get some money.
Why not go for this:
Polished tastyness...
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Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 7:56 pm
So if you're refurbishing them...
Why not go for this:
Polished tastyness...
Why not go for this:
Polished tastyness...
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 8:06 pm
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 11:51 pm
Sorry if this is a stupid question but what does refurbishing the wheels actually involve? I've kerbed my alloys slightly last year 
Would a refurb sort out his damage or is it irrepairable if it's chipped through the laquer?
Has anyone else here had any good/bad experiences of getting alloy wheels (specifically the GTi BBS alloys) refurbished?
Would a refurb sort out his damage or is it irrepairable if it's chipped through the laquer?Has anyone else here had any good/bad experiences of getting alloy wheels (specifically the GTi BBS alloys) refurbished?
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 11:52 am
The warranty booklet I was given says it doesn't cover wheels and tyres.
How did you guys go about getting them replaced?!
How did you guys go about getting them replaced?!
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 9:46 am
I'm in to black crome, I fancy a bit of that on my rims, anybody any idea on cost of re-furb and black crome on a set of GTi rims?Speedlaw wrote:So if you're refurbishing them...
Why not go for this:
Polished tastyness...
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 11:36 am
Black chrome? No idea... If it's the same as regular chrome, you're looking at one expensive trip to the plater.
Thing is, if it's done right, the wheels are first polished to the point they already shine like the pic above. After that, they're given the chrome treatment. All in all, it's more expensive than just polishing them - but there's bound to be someone out there that does a so-so job for a small fee.
The best polisher/chrome plater/carbon fibre artist in Europe charges about 1000€ for chroming 4 wheels. If you want gold plating instead, fork out roughly 2000€ and you're done.
Thing is, if it's done right, the wheels are first polished to the point they already shine like the pic above. After that, they're given the chrome treatment. All in all, it's more expensive than just polishing them - but there's bound to be someone out there that does a so-so job for a small fee.
The best polisher/chrome plater/carbon fibre artist in Europe charges about 1000€ for chroming 4 wheels. If you want gold plating instead, fork out roughly 2000€ and you're done.
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2003 8:57 pm
had 2 of mine replaced under warranty from vw.
i was told that it was due to the whole wheel being lacquered as one unit and not being laquered seperately (ie the 2 parts of the split rim being done seperately). Therefore between the two parts to the split rim wasnt protected from the elements so was vulnerable to corrosion.
i was told that it was due to the whole wheel being lacquered as one unit and not being laquered seperately (ie the 2 parts of the split rim being done seperately). Therefore between the two parts to the split rim wasnt protected from the elements so was vulnerable to corrosion.
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2003 9:00 pm
welcome back Tas 
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 3:47 pm
Whilst my car was under warrenty it had 5 rims replaced due to this type or corrosion.
And we all thought BBS wheels were top quality pieces of kit didn't we!
And we all thought BBS wheels were top quality pieces of kit didn't we!