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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: laydon on 31 May 2005, 16:45

Title: My first RM Refurb
Post by: laydon on 31 May 2005, 16:45: Just completed my first rm refurb

Came courtesy of E-bay de. Time to spilt them

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/makum/Splitting3.jpg)

All done

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/makum/Split.jpg)

Back from the painters tried each bolt (had the bbs ones rechromed) in to see if the threads were choked

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/makum/Bolts1.jpg)

Ordered a new set of polished and anodised rims from image

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/makum/Bolts.jpg)

Sealed up, is this ok

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/makum/Seal.jpg)

And finally, now waiting for my proxies T1-R's to arrive

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/makum/all4.jpg)
Title: Re: My first RM Refurb
Post by: jte on 31 May 2005, 16:49: :cool: Nice work!

What did you use to seal the rim?
Title: Re: My first RM Refurb
Post by: laydon on 31 May 2005, 17:53: I did quite a lot of research even Image wheels told me to use bathroom sealant, so I did, unibond translucent low modulus bathroom sealant. I did buy the most expensive one as it proclamed a 35 yr life span :grin:
Title: Re: My first RM Refurb
Post by: Ads on 31 May 2005, 18:05: Nice work!

How much are them dishes from image and do they have a site?
Title: Re: My first RM Refurb
Post by: laydon on 31 May 2005, 18:19: They were Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£240 thats inclusive of polishing and anodising I did offset the cost by selling the old outers on e-bay :smiley:

http://www.imagewheels.co.uk/
Title: Re: My first RM Refurb
Post by: Ads on 31 May 2005, 18:52: so Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£240 for 4 Dishes but not polished? How much is that to do.

And how much to get the nuts refurbed
Title: Re: My first RM Refurb
Post by: laydon on 31 May 2005, 19:45: No the Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£240 included the polishing as for the nuts I got a second set from e-bay had them all chromed at the same time Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£160. Sold a set on e-bay to again offset the cost.
Title: Re: My first RM Refurb
Post by: Ads on 31 May 2005, 20:29: wow thats cheap :laugh:

Shame there on holiday for the week, ill order some soon.

How long did it take to strip and rebuild the wheels?
Title: Re: My first RM Refurb
Post by: laydon on 01 June 2005, 18:51: Stripping was the easy part it I used a rubber mallet to separate the rims from the hubs. Attaching the new rims took around 2hrs each as I put the bolts in first to check the threads for paint/crap etc then put and torqued the bolts in a star pattern very carefully so's not to damage them. I have one last job to do the chromers advised me to cover each bolt head in clear nail varnish to protect them, I think if I did this again I would buy the stainless steel bolts.
Title: Re: My first RM Refurb
Post by: mix on 01 June 2005, 19:21: :cool: :cool: :cool:
Title: Re: My first RM Refurb
Post by: laydon on 05 June 2005, 11:14: Could not resist posting these now I've fitted them

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/makum/GolfAngle.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/makum/Gfront.jpg)
Title: Re: My first RM Refurb
Post by: Chris_D on 05 June 2005, 11:25: that is one clean looking mk2, wheels looking good, just needs lowering a little now?
Title: Re: My first RM Refurb
Post by: laydon on 05 June 2005, 12:12: I am thinking about it but it's not an area I know much about, any advise ?
Title: Re: My first RM Refurb
Post by: Chris_D on 05 June 2005, 12:18: To be perfectly honest i don't know too much myself, mines being done today, gone for some blistein shocks from euro car parts and some -55mm venom motorsport spings, also replacing front strut mounts and front bump stops. Not doing it muself though, a mates piking it up and doing it for Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£40!

A few people on here have gone for the streetline kit available from euro car parts (stuart does it for a discount in the deals and discounts thread), very good reports from all. try and serch on here and read there comments.

Chris