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| posted on May 6th, 2003 at 02:54 AM |
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Widened steel wheels.
Anybody ever have any std wheels widened,is it legal,safe,i want to bo to 5.5 or 6 inch rims.Hmmmm opinions details,thanks Mick. |
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| posted on May 6th, 2003 at 07:19 AM |
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Yes there not bad if you dont want chrome. Chrome tends to be a pain in the bum, finding someone who will do a good job.
Contact VVDS at Campsie as they may have some wheels in stock, and or know a place that can do the job for you.
9789-1777
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| posted on May 6th, 2003 at 07:22 PM |
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I had a set of wheels widened and then powder coated white.(car is white) If you want chrome you have to get the centre and band chromed seperately
and welded later. It's almost impossiable to get the chrome to look good where their joined otherwise. |
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| posted on May 7th, 2003 at 02:50 PM |
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I have mine widened here in Tassie.The fella that does them is a qualified wheel maker.He uses two wheels to make one.He cuts one as far as he can
from the front and the other as far as he can from the back. Then he puts them together with one weld.He gets them to about 6" wide this
way.Aparently you can only have one weld to be legal.He then sandblasts them and gives them three coats of paint before bakeing them in an oven.All
this for arround $100. Here is some on the rear of my bug.
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| posted on May 7th, 2003 at 03:29 PM |
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Neal's Wheels does this I think.
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| posted on May 7th, 2003 at 06:27 PM |
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ok lets try this again.
i got a quote from a place in sydney (the only place that i found who would do it) and well, at $250 each, i decided to find another alternative. (not
vw wheels though... for my 64 Volvo 122S)
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| posted on May 7th, 2003 at 10:50 PM |
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I had my rear wheels widened by Morton & May, Wheel Repairs & Tyres in the El Toro Estate at Warkick Farm Ph 9601 7000. They pulled out the
centres and weilded them into new 6 inch rims. I had to specify the off set so that the wheels with the tyres fitted in under the rear guards without
fouling the top bump stops. I think I payed $120 per wheel unpainted. Powder coating the wheels was an extra $50 each but I knew someone that did a
special ripple finsh powder coat for me.
:thumb
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| posted on May 9th, 2003 at 03:27 AM |
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Thanks guys,yeah i found a bloke who will do it for $75 a wheel,he uses 6inch rims of something probly a crumpledoor and i supply the centres off my
wide 5s,no recommendations yet till i see what sort of a job the old bloke does,sseya. |
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| posted on May 9th, 2003 at 10:57 AM |
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if the quality is up there, please post his contact details.
thanks.
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| posted on May 9th, 2003 at 04:01 PM |
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Will do,an by the way those heads you sold me are lookin good, 2 wks soaking in kero tooth brushed every 2 days and after all that glass beaded it
looked so good i was thinking of clear coating a set just to look at,i then gave them to the boys from Headjobs all new valves all valve guides
sleeved flycut 3 angle seats blah blah blah anyway very happy seeya. |
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| posted on May 9th, 2003 at 04:10 PM |
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i didn't realise it was you. good to hear that they cleaned up nicely, i was wondering how they turned out.
i tried to call a little while ago to check but your mobile wasn't happening.
all the best.
henry.
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