swap for black bbs' or get refurb???

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Post Fri Apr 28, 2006 9:08 pm

I really fancy getting a set of black bbs' with the diamond cut lip. I would like to swap the wheels i have currently on my motor but am in two minds of getting these refurbed or sourcing an available set of bbs' and see if someone is up for doing a straight swap with me. What you guys reckon?

Heres the wheels i got on my ride now. A few scuffs here and there. Lacqeur(spelling) is coming off all of them.None of them are buckled or anything. With a refurb they would look quite sick!
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Anyone got any pics of the black version of the bbs' im talking about?
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Post Fri Apr 28, 2006 9:30 pm

your on about the motorsport wheels I think mate which are actually nogaro silver centres which is like a mid-dark grey colour.

I have a set of 15" BBS wheels here but they are just silver I dont know if you'd be interested?
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Post Fri Apr 28, 2006 9:39 pm

Oh ok. I could have sworn i saw a set in black at Aces just gone? But then again it was dark.

Nah i dont want to spend any moola on a new set. But if i was to get a new set of wheels then i would be willing to swap the set i have now with the motorsport ones only.

Thanks for the offer though dude.
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Post Fri Apr 28, 2006 9:56 pm

to refurb a wheel it's between 20-40 quid and if I am correct motorsport wheels arent cheap second hand

you may well have seen black bbs's but they will have been refurbed like that
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Post Fri Apr 28, 2006 10:02 pm

Do you think its a big ask then to hope someone would be willing to do a swap with my current alloys?
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Post Fri Apr 28, 2006 10:15 pm

it's likely the wheels you want will be mint or nigh on and if the laquer is peeling on yours I'm not sure they would see it as a fair swop? also what make and size are your wheels?
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Post Fri Apr 28, 2006 10:28 pm

Yeah i see what your saying sir.

The make are called BCM. The size are 15".
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Post Fri Apr 28, 2006 10:48 pm

never heard of them before?
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Post Sat Apr 29, 2006 9:06 am

might have seen jonbuoys, he done a mighty fine job on his bbs's. not diamond cut but a silver paint lip and black centre. if u wanna save a bit ask him nicely and he might do them for you ;)

other then that, i keep hearing lepsons is the place to go !
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Post Sat Apr 29, 2006 10:17 am

Tried Lepsons and is it just me or is thier website preety shite. Is it best just to contact them and tell them the situation?

Dont know whos bbs' i saw but they were minty mint mint!

Nice one for the tip dark_sounds.