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Gotta stop impulse buying!!!! More wheels!!!

Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 9:35 am
by Lunacy
Man wasnt really looking for new wheels since ive already got my widey ones but hav funny feeling they aren't gonna clear my brakes so was browsing trademe and found these beauties :)
Theyre even correct offset (pre AU falcon) so no spacers required and for just over $400 a steal i thought!!!
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 1:49 pm
by spinners
Good buy :beer .They are same as my ones but your got 17x8(I have 16x8)

All the clear coat is the same too,I tryed sanding it off but would of being there for friggin ages so I put them on the lathe and re-machined and polished them.
Pity they didn't make 7 inch wide ones as they sit out past the front spoiler a bit.

Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 2:00 pm
by Lunacy
Yeah clear coat is same as what my widey wheels looked like when they arrived, and after many countless hours of sanding finally got it off.
Will have these refinished i think, although that is way down the line at the moment as gotta finish engine and then start sanding the car back.
Not to mention suspension to build as well haha neverending jobs!!

Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 4:53 pm
by redzone
they're R.O.H. ZS.

get a wheel guy or metal polisher to dip them for you, my guy charges 30 a rim, they come out naked, like they've just been cast...

Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 5:56 pm
by JDSTAZ45
I bought a set last month to suit 4 stud. 16x7!! Talk about impulse buying, I didn't need them, but got them just in case!! :?

Nice wheels! Suit the staz!
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... 0328476206

Thankfully, Vulpes has decided to try them on his car!

Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 4:57 am
by kiwieurospec
Nice Bryce, since your not going to need your widebody wheels you should sell them to me :D

Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 11:29 am
by Lunacy
kiwieurospec wrote:Nice Bryce, since your not going to need your widebody wheels you should sell them to me :D
Haha was waiting for that from somebody!!!! Theres alot of hours of sanding gone into those wheels so mite hold onto them for the meantime for when the boss lets me import a widey from the USA haha - so no time soon :)

Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 12:30 pm
by JD_Stazza_Brendan
Gotta love impulse buying.

Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 3:30 pm
by STARZILA
Hey bryce. Mike here. they will fit cos I tryed those on!
The mag that didnt have the tyre is bent tho.....
You should hit him up about it, because I did draw it to his attention and he was going to change the way the auction read.
Definately repairable tho.

Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 3:12 pm
by gilby
try crc strip off on the clear coat. used it on my rims and the shit will waterblast right off. keep it away from the silver tho. alot easier then sanding it off anyway.

Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 7:05 pm
by Lunacy
gilby wrote:try crc strip off on the clear coat. used it on my rims and the shit will waterblast right off. keep it away from the silver tho. alot easier then sanding it off anyway.
Yeah i got some spray on stripper for my widey wheels which did a mint job of getting rid of the clear coat, then its just a whole lot of sanding to get them mint. Lucky i have plenty of time for that while im at work :)