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General => Cosmetic and bodywork matters => Topic started by: dubsport on 10 January 2008, 17:43
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I have seen the wheels below for sale locally, apparently some one has tried to re-furb them with a metal brush :huh: any way they are going cheap and i was lookin for some wheels to have a go at refurbing!
my question is where can i get some new blots for them?
also i no the pics arent great but do you think they would refub up nice?
(http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/JJL2k7/S70000012.jpg)
thanks
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Are you 100% sure they're split rims, they don't look it to me, in fact they look like a bad BBS copy?
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couldnt car less if they are a copy mate ... i have some e30's i just liked the look of these ... dont see how you can say they look like a 'bad' copy when i said that the previous owner attacked them with a metal brush :grin:
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dont see how you can say they look like a 'bad' copy
Easy - they're a bad copy!
You will struggle to make them any better as it looks like the bolt head will have to be painted too, unless your any good with a tin of Airfix paint and brush.
Save your pennies and buy some real ones!
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dont see how you can say they look like a 'bad' copy
Easy - they're a bad copy!
You will struggle to make them any better as it looks like the bolt head will have to be painted too, unless your any good with a tin of Airfix paint and brush.
Save your pennies and buy some real ones!
fair do's!
cheers lewy :)
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I would also give advise to not buy them.
All the work to get them 'okay', and it's a not nice looking copy BBS. In Belgium and Germany you see the real thing a lot, save the money and get something great.
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If they're cheap why not. Think they could look reasonable, look lighter than BBS's which your car will love you for.
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If they're cheap why not. Think they could look reasonable, look lighter than BBS's which your car will love you for.
going for 50 quid ... he also said he may be interested in swapping for my BSA alloys so il see how it goes ;) :)
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look lighter than BBS's.
Now thats funny! :laugh:
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look lighter than BBS's.
Now thats funny! :laugh:
Lewy you are like some kind of wheel god lol
he sent me some more pics of them and well ... those bolts were plastic :rolleyes:
plus i dont even think the best refurb shop could get these even looking ok
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Do you know if they were bought off ebay from some guy in Southampton a couple of months back?
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couldnt tell you mate, said id give him 20 for them .. hasnt replied so i dont think he was very happy with that offer :grin:
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look lighter than BBS's.
Now thats funny! :laugh:
Lewy you are like some kind of wheel god lol
No, thats Joe!!
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What's so funny? BBS's look great, but they're soo heavy! I wouldn't feel threatened, I souldn't say there's any comparison between those and the real thing, but for the price why not?
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It's funny because you can tell how heavy they are from a picture!
And my BBS's are heavier than most as they are 8x15 & 9x15's with stainless lips, but who gives a monkey's, they look dope as hell!!
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Yeah of course they do :smiley: I don't want to turn this into a thread about light wheels, but I never brought up any arguement about why rs's are heavy, just that they are, and probably enough to guess that those are lighter IMO, gees!