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winters here
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:50 pm
by dannyboi
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
wires
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:03 pm
by htid-gordy
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.
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:37 pm
by NOZ
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?
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:33 pm
by dannyboi
im looking for about £900 with tyres dude
noz- thats me done for this season now . its all tuckd up till nest season
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:48 pm
by septic
What do you guys mean when you guys say you're gonna diamond cut them?
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:07 pm
by dannyboi
tbh i dont no myself lol
i fink its chroming them up , quote me if im wrong lol
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 8:09 pm
by bstardchild
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
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:36 pm
by carerra91
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.
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:58 pm
by Ollie_R
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.
Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 9:31 am
by CraigMK4
How much does it roughly cost for diamond cutting? I imagine it can't be cheap
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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 11:00 pm
by htid-gordy
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
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 11:12 pm
by Ollie_R
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 £35/wheel with the inner bits powder coated. The price & quality will vary with different places though.