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got my wheels back - what d'ya think?
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 4:15 pm
by nickpolo
i got my wheels back with new balanced eagle f1's on, they did a good job of them. had them split, shot blasted and then powder coated 'black chrome finish' looks cool, sometimes looks dark, sometimes looks light, also cleaned up my brake calipers while the wheels were off.
let me know what you think
nick
ps - cause i put the wheels back on the car myself, are there any other adjustments or anything i should have done?
pps - yes i know its red (i like red, and yes its 5 dr, which i think suits the shape of the car better - so no b***h about either of those things lol)
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 5:08 pm
by dubpolo
nice finish! its like a gunmetal.
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 5:10 pm
by ModifiedMadness
The certainly look the part.
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 5:39 pm
by bstardchild
Hats off - looks very nice
Re: got my wheels back - what d'ya think?
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 5:41 pm
by bstardchild
nickpolo wrote:ps - cause i put the wheels back on the car myself, are there any other adjustments or anything i should have done?
Check the bolts after 50 - 100 miles
nickpolo wrote:pps - yes i know its red (i like red, and yes its 5 dr, which i think suits the shape of the car better - so no ***** about either of those things lol)
nah not me mate
I like red ones - and I like 5 doors
but wouldn't buy one!!!
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 6:21 pm
by moynas
Nothing wrong with five door red GTi's
RED IS THE COLOUR POLO GTi IS IT'S NAME!! Sing with me all red GTi owners
We shall overcome the others one day!
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 6:30 pm
by Si_GTi
Lookin' good! Which company did you go to in the end for the refurbishment job?
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 6:59 pm
by PhilGTi
Looking pretty damn good. That reminds me, i must get my centres powder coated. The outside rim has been finished for ages now
. Aint got round to it.
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:21 pm
by Redline
moynas wrote:Nothing wrong with five door red GTi's
RED IS THE COLOUR POLO GTi IS IT'S NAME!! Sing with me all red GTi owners
We shall overcome the others one day!
Amen brother, on the red bit at least
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:35 pm
by GaryUK
That's the finish I'm gonna go for when I have to refurb mine.
They look fantastic. How much was it per wheel?
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:52 pm
by kenny15
that the colour my centres are getting done right now, as they were dropped off this morning
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 10:23 pm
by nickpolo
thanks to you si for recommending that place - bjv enginering, i dropped by to talk to them about it, thy were really helpful, left them with them on monday, and picked them up on friday was very pleased - £45 per wheel, paid in cash - soo much nicer than plain silver, just have to get the bodywork really polished up now - the previous owner didnt like many, if any, aspects of car cleaning. i want to get it looking like glass - like yours moynas. i bough megs 3 step stuff, hopefully that will do it, seem to be lots of surface lines like swirl marks...
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 10:33 pm
by GaryUK
£45.00, absolute bargain!
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:21 pm
by Si_GTi
Good stuff. £45 per alloy is a fantastic price, the only problem is that BJV are darn sarf, and I would need a second set of wheels to bolt onto the car whilst I deliver the alloys and give the guys the knackered BBSs for a few days to refurb. Hence why I'm looking for a set of G60 steels!
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 12:07 am
by Del_GTi
Nice finish mate. Colour looks well smart.