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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: dom on 19 January 2012, 17:44
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Ok so my new wheels are here:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0614.jpg)
One is cracked though :cry:
Little crack on lip:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0619.jpg)
Crack on the inside:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0618.jpg)
Can this be repaired? :undecided:
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did you get these from E38?
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did you get these from E38?
Nope, from a guy on here....
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:shocked:
did he mention these to u ?
i think it can be repaired mate
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even if it could be 'repaired', I wouldn't want them on my car!
can you not just return them and get a refund?
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:shocked:
did he mention these to u ?
i think it can be repaired mate
Nope no mention of it, the cracks don't look too bad tbh....
even if it could be 'repaired', I wouldn't want them on my car!
can you not just return them and get a refund?
I got them insanely cheap so the cost of return postage wouldn't make economic sense! I'd rather get it repaired and stick it on the rear of the car....loads of wheel refurbing places offer crack repairs.....
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you can get them repaired at a alloy wheel spectlist but i wouldt be happy if he never told you about the cracks
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yes mate get expert advice on repairing it and for what u paid wouldnt be worth sending back probaly make more selling the other 3 as seperate wheels for spares to people who have them anyway :smiley: if u cant repair that is
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http://www.thewheelspecialist.co.uk/
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yea, seeing the price you got them for you might aswell do as you say.... i'm sure it'll be ok. Ive seen places that weld and redrill different pcd holes so I guess this must be easier/safer than that!
good luck with getting it sorted anyway!
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Scrap is £1 a kilo :grin:
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Scrap is £1 a kilo :grin:
'kin 'ell.. which scrap yard do you go to? that would make it a grand per ton! :grin:
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One rojnd corner from
My house! £68 fr £68 kilo's and had £32 lead which is also £1 kilo
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One rojnd corner from
My house! £68 fr £68 kilo's and had £32 lead which is also £1 kilo
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Just round corner :grin:
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http://www.metalprices.com/
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really for ali? I chucked about 600kgs away not long ago from the secrete stash at work as the scrap men would only give us 10p a kilo.
We only keep copper now
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yes mate get expert advice on repairing it and for what u paid wouldnt be worth sending back probaly make more selling the other 3 as seperate wheels for spares to people who have them anyway :smiley: if u cant repair that is
How much do you reckon they're worth as singles?
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Gota be £30/50 each surely!
I get slot of copper :) silly prices atm :laugh:
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I would bill him for the postage mate, that is terrible selling them like that :shocked:
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Right, can get it repaired for £40-£60....that'd be drilling out either end of each crack and welding in replacement metal rather than just filling the crack.
Not sure what to do tbh.....if I can sell the other 3 for £50 then it'll cover the wheels and postage and leave me with a little beer money....I'm not sure how easy it'll be to sell them though :undecided:
Or I get it repaired, have the adaptors made up and I'll still have paid less than £250 :undecided:
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Are these the set of 2 in the clasifieds for £75?
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Weigh them on the scales, i bet you would get about £50+ for them but if youd trust a crack repair then :cool:
Selling 3 wheels could be a pain in the ass tbh
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Are these the set of 2 in the clasifieds for £75?
Yeah they are.
Weigh them on the scales, i bet you would get about £50+ for them but if youd trust a crack repair then :cool:
Selling 3 wheels could be a pain in the ass tbh
Not got any scales but I reckon they're no more than 15kg each.....really not very heavy!
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About £60 scrap! Not much of a loss but still!
He would have seen the crack tho :angry:
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dont know what u should do for the best really mate depends on how strong the wheel would be really after repaired
who got the other set ?
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I nearly had a set , the 2nd set
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Not got any scales but I reckon they're no more than 15kg each.....really not very heavy!
15kgs :shocked: mine are 9kg each :tongue:
Yes it could be repaired but I would never chance it, stick the 4 on ebay with good photos showing the cracks and am sure they will sell quick.
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The lms ? Thats why he wanted pennies for them then ......