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Offline Teutonic_Tamer

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Re: Falling in love again
« Reply #20 on: 30 August 2007, 16:25 »
No cure either, a guy I know refurbs alloys and reckons they cant be fixed, only cure is a sand blast and painting.

Hmmm, I think you havn't been talking to the right people, as "Spit and Polish" most certainly can refurb Monza IIs to OEM spec.  There was an article in one of the mags a while back, detailing how they did them.
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Re: Falling in love again
« Reply #21 on: 30 August 2007, 16:32 »
No cure either, a guy I know refurbs alloys and reckons they cant be fixed, only cure is a sand blast and painting.

Hmmm, I think you havn't been talking to the right people, as "Spit and Polish" most certainly can refurb Monza IIs to OEM spec.  There was an article in one of the mags a while back, detailing how they did them.

I dont think its impossible to fix. (My mom wrote off 2 Monzas and sideskirts when she swerved to miss a truck and drove up a pavement)

I think that its very expensive and to be honest I dont think many places would like to take the risk of refurbishing them.

They can be done. But rather. If you can afford it. Buy new rims and have the other ones as spares. Then sell them on Ebay or something when you sell the car.

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Re: Falling in love again
« Reply #22 on: 30 August 2007, 22:03 »
No cure either, a guy I know refurbs alloys and reckons they cant be fixed, only cure is a sand blast and painting.

Hmmm, I think you havn't been talking to the right people, as "Spit and Polish" most certainly can refurb Monza IIs to OEM spec.  There was an article in one of the mags a while back, detailing how they did them.

I dont think its impossible to fix. (My mom wrote off 2 Monzas and sideskirts when she swerved to miss a truck and drove up a pavement)

I think that its very expensive and to be honest I dont think many places would like to take the risk of refurbishing them.

They can be done. But rather. If you can afford it. Buy new rims and have the other ones as spares. Then sell them on Ebay or something when you sell the car.

 :smiley:

Sorry, I didn't make it too clear.  Spit and Polish http://www.spitandpolish.co.uk/ are a highly regarded and long established UK wheel refurbisher.  Their costs for refurbing a Monza II would be about £55 per rim, but you'd obviously need to double check the price.  They will . . . well, just read their web site!  :rolleyes:
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