Hartge wheels;Sell or Restore?

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eko
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Post Sun Nov 27, 2005 11:54 am

MODS.I hope this is in the appropriate section,if not please move it :)

Right then what to do?

The Hartge wheels on my car are starting to look a bit shabby.
When i first got them they were all scuffed and scratched around the edges,so i cleaned them of with a flap wheel on a grinder and primed and painted just the edges!
Looked ok ,and probably still do,but they are starting to head back the same way.
Dont get me wrong they are not f*cked,just a couple of them are a bit kerbed again(misses :mad: )and to me(not her)they look shite!

So heres what im thinking!

Do i save up some money after xmas and have them powder coated close to the original colour(had this done on my RS1600i a couple of years ago and looked awesome)and buy some new tyres(two of mine getting very low)or-
Do i get rid of them now before they end up even worse and get a set of nice BBS`s and save myself shite loads of money.
Ah decisions,decisions :mad:

Heres some pics i took just now,not great,but to give an idea!

Any thoughts/suggestions guys :wink:
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So what do you think
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Post Sun Nov 27, 2005 11:59 am

I would say get them refurbed
but if you do decide to sell them
can I have first dibs please
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Post Sun Nov 27, 2005 11:59 am

I really like these wheels, just bought a set and am waiting to get them in december. I would have prefered a set of bbs split rims but they are serious money. I rekon a refurb is going to cost you some serious cash, sell these and get some fresh split rims.
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Post Sun Nov 27, 2005 12:16 pm

get them refurbed mate, it will definately be worth it in the long run they aint as common as 15" bbs's just makes the car stand out a bit more.

No offence to the bbs peeps! I've got 14's and 15's for mine so ya cant crucify me yet! :P
Bollocks to this 24v scrap!
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Post Sun Nov 27, 2005 12:24 pm

Refurbish them 8)
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Post Sun Nov 27, 2005 12:27 pm

agreed: refurbish them ! :wink:

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Post Sun Nov 27, 2005 12:39 pm

sell them to me
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Post Sun Nov 27, 2005 1:47 pm

if they ara 16's itll only cost about Ԛ£150 to have them refurbed. i'd go for that.
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Post Sun Nov 27, 2005 3:26 pm

Refurb them

Lovely wheel, wish I had a set
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Post Sun Nov 27, 2005 4:35 pm

if richy buys them im having his mims
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Post Sun Nov 27, 2005 5:29 pm

thanks for the advice peeps.

Still not sure what to do.

Last time i had a set of RS wheels done it cost Ԛ£50 per rim,which i dont suppose is bad,but then the cost of a decent tyres at about Ԛ£60 each,thats quite a bill,and to be honest im not sure i can justifie that much to my misses!

Plus the fact that i really like BBS`s and lets face it,if they havent been well looked after now,then i will be devastated for them to be kerbed again Ԛ£500 down the line :cry:

Oh well ill think on......
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