Are these wheels rare/worth much?

Wed Nov 20, 2013 8:22 pm

Bought these wheels recently, they look similar to 15" BBS but with a bigger dish and smooth outer edge. However the seller wasn't very honest and they all need work before they can go on a car. Just trying to gauge if they are worth spending money on, any way the pics:

Wed Nov 20, 2013 8:43 pm

do you have any higher resolution pictures?

How much did you pay for them? Cost of refurbishment is about £30-£45 per wheel depending on damage according to my local sprayer.

I would look for the exact same wheel and work out what a new set would cost then divide that by 2. Any more than half the new price and its not worth spending.

Wed Nov 20, 2013 8:51 pm

Ronal ACT LS wheels.

Depends on howmuch you paid for them, and can look like this.

Wed Nov 20, 2013 9:53 pm

Wow wish that was the image of my wheels Rav.

Paid £100 knowing 1 was damaged, didn't mind shelling out for 1 refurb. Turns out the 'damaged' wheel is significantly buckled, the other 3 have small dents/buckles to the inner rims and 1 has 2 cracks in it! its obviously ££££££ to get them looking that good which I haven't got to spend. Can get the cracks tig welded at work but haven't tried straightening a damaged wheel yet!

Wish I hadn't bought them

Wed Nov 20, 2013 10:15 pm

NoTurbo wrote:
Cost of refurbishment is about £30-£45 per wheel depending on damage according to my local sprayer.

would probably be nearer 70 for a decent job with bead blasting/dipping, and polished rims done properly, average car sprayer type guy wont have the facilities to do that

Thu Nov 21, 2013 12:14 am

polsta wrote:
NoTurbo wrote:
Cost of refurbishment is about £30-£45 per wheel depending on damage according to my local sprayer.

would probably be nearer 70 for a decent job with bead blasting/dipping, and polished rims done properly, average car sprayer type guy wont have the facilities to do that

Tru Dat

Thu Nov 21, 2013 12:22 am

those ronal wheels look great on an e30, shame they are in bad shape.

Thu Nov 21, 2013 12:27 am

78gizmo wrote:Wow wish that was the image of my wheels Rav.

Paid £100 knowing 1 was damaged, didn't mind shelling out for 1 refurb. Turns out the 'damaged' wheel is significantly buckled, the other 3 have small dents/buckles to the inner rims and 1 has 2 cracks in it! its obviously ££££££ to get them looking that good which I haven't got to spend. Can get the cracks tig welded at work but haven't tried straightening a damaged wheel yet!

Wish I hadn't bought them

Have you "Spun" them yet to see how bad they are???
Light buckling is easy to get out on the rear of the barrel.
The worst type is if the actual face is buckled, then the wheel is scrap.