BBS refurblishment??

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firthy
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Have set of 15' BBS cross spoke alloys and they need a refurb. was thinking of maybe having the wheels powder coated with a black or dark grey and a polished lip? Will this look good and does anyone have any photos! cheers
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Sun Mar 18, 2007 11:28 pm

do a search mate youll find a lot of discussions about this, bbs look MINT with black centres IMO
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Mon Mar 19, 2007 12:54 am

Mine have black centres but the lips are not polished yet ....
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Sat Mar 24, 2007 2:22 am

Steve, They look awsome, what I'm after also, where did you get them done? is it powder coat?

Cheers

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Sat Mar 24, 2007 11:01 am

What about these??
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theyre a DIY jobbie but still look :cool:
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Those rims look great with black centres! :)

My 15'' BBS were badly curbed by the previous owner and they are showing signs of age. Can the curbing be repaired in any way and the wheels refurbished? I'm in France and am having a hell of a job getting parts which I still order from the UK or Germany.

What sort of price are we looking at here? Is it perhaps cheaper to find a better set on the bay?
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Sat Mar 24, 2007 2:12 pm

Just had mine refurbed here in Ireland by main dealer. They look brand new. Now I'm afraid to drive the car....... winkeye
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Sat Mar 24, 2007 3:03 pm

Cool! Any pics, Luke?
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[img][img]http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/7808 ... 084cl0.jpg[/img][/img]


this was my touring with them on.....powdered gold spokes,polished (bare)rims :D
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I don't normally like gold alloys, but those look great, especially with the polished rims. What sort of price would something like that cost to have done?

Is that one of those neat German grill badges I see there?
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Sat Mar 24, 2007 4:16 pm

Up to £200 for powder coating and special finishing. Depends on state of wheels when you hand them to whoever does the job. Do a search on Scoot/Yell.com and phone around for prices.
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Sat Mar 24, 2007 4:32 pm

you might want to change the title of the topic to 'refurbishment' 8)
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greentouring wrote:I don't normally like gold alloys, but those look great, especially with the polished rims. What sort of price would something like that cost to have done?

Is that one of those neat German grill badges I see there?
cost me 50 per rim...inc tyre fit n balance...

my grills inc badge and brows are gonna go the journey...be in the for sale soon :D
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