Alloy Refurb

Im looking at getting my alloys refubed but im still slightly unsure what to do? i.e Keep them the same just cleaned up as new or keep the polished lip and get the spoke's and outer circle changed to black?

One main question i have is with my alloys being two piece if i remove one stud and replace it before taking the next one out will this cause a problem?

Thanks for any help

these are my wheels but the car is not staying as it is in the pic

[img]http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w215/p111ddy/photo78.jpg[/img]

Have you decided what colour you are having the car sprayed yet?

Still unsure but im swaying towards darker reds similer to the likes of peugeot's old diablo red

been thinking of doing same as mines red, with dark window tints black spokes would look neat if your keeping the polished lip

Lxx

Have you got a picture of a car with the Red you like?

Black and polished lip

Have you got a picture of a car with the Red you like?

This is the nearest to a pic i can find at the moment but hopefully this can give you an idea

[img]http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w215/p111ddy/Moroccanred.jpg[/img]

been thinking of doing same as mines red, with dark window tints black spokes would look neat if your keeping the polished lip

 

Lxx

I know what you mean as I'm having a carbon bonnet & spoiler I thought it would look good It's just i didn't want it to look too OTT

Supradoopa's is a fab colour

Supradoopa's is a fab colour

Now that is a nice colour! Thanks I'll send him a PM to find out what colour that is

Have you decided what colour you are having the car sprayed yet?

Looks like he was a bit unsure between white, and red

Looks like he was a bit unsure between white, and red

Supradoopa's colour is very nice

Doe's anyone know if I take a stud out at a time of my two piece alloy will this effect it at all?

Would it cause me to break a seal on the inside as there a split rim & give problems down the line with say slow punchers?

Would it cause me to break a seal on the inside as there a split rim & give problems down the line with say slow punchers?

shouldn't do mate, I did the same thing with my old 3-piece wheels before I eventually refurbed them fully, and I didn't have any problems, and seeing as yours are 2 piece then you really wont have any problems because the rim should be one piece anyway.

Thanks Garfy;)

Anyone know where these studs can be bought from?

I struggled with that when I did mine, and when I did find some they were £2 each, so I just got mine re-chromed

I struggled with that when I did mine, and when I did find some they were £2 each, so I just got mine re-chromed

£2 each sounds ok till i realised how many there are on each wheel lol. So how much did it cost to get them re-chromed if you dont mind?

£2 each sounds ok till i realised how many there are on each wheel lol. So how much did it cost to get them re-chromed if you dont mind?

I was a bit lucky there, I knew a metal worker that managed to get them done for nothing.

I'm not sure I would advise you do that though, because mine started to rust again very quickly, if you can afford it I would say go for new bolts, or maybe get yours powdercoated black or something?

have you found a powdercoater for the spoke parts yet? the one I used only charged me £110 for all 4.

I'd get new wheels, deffo the best option to accompany a new respray.

I'd get new wheels, deffo the best option to accompany a new respray.

thats what I ended up doing in the end, I just wasn't happy with how they came out.