I drove out to collect some wheels off Adrian aka MoleT-5R. Ok the weather wasn't great but Maaaaaan he lives in a nice part of the country. The wheels are great and are now off for a recoat, they're gunna look great when they're done. Cheers Adrian, it was nice meeting you and you're lad. Nice motors too TT
What wheels have you got then? It is really nice out there in Shropshire/Welsh border.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]29884[/ATTACH]A replacement set of Zurak alloys for my V50. It is nice out there plus the added bonus of finding a campsite which I've been looking for, for the last 20yrs. Successful day TT
Did you go the M54 way?
Yes, it's the easiest way there from my part of the world TT
Sometimes I go the Bridgnorth way on I think the A458, and that is an awesome drive. Next time you're over there I'd recommend trying that route although further.
I wished I had today, the M6 was rubbish past Walsall. I know the Bridgnorth route very well, it was my area when I worked for Kenco. Overall including the hold up at Walsall, it wasn't a bad trip to be honest. TT
He's an o.k. chap is Adrian. lol
You should have popped in to say hello :)
Never crossed my mind. I was on a mission to get back to the wheel refurb company before they closed. They'll have my wheels ready for Friday TT
They are gonna suit the baconmobile Thong, get some pics up once they are on. Grease be with you brother.
Praise be Brother Rasher, I will supply images with pleasure. Just gotta dispose of the old tyres and find a home for the old alloys TT
Nice to meet you Alan, good to here the refurb is underway, not that they were to bad for a 5-6 year old set of wheels, they are a nice looking wheel imho and far less common than the 'r' design ones, looking forward to seeing the picture of them on your car shortly.
[QUOTE=MoleT-5R;789339]Nice to meet you Alan, good to here the refurb is underway, not that they were to bad for a 5-6 year old set of wheels, they are a nice looking wheel imho and far less common than the 'r' design ones, looking forward to seeing the picture of them on your car shortly.[/QUOTE] The silver didn't match my wheels so I've bitten the bullet and got em recoated for all the good it'll do. Worth it though, cheers matey TT
[QUOTE=The Thong;789373]The silver didn't match my wheels so I've bitten the bullet and got em recoated for all the good it'll do. Worth it though, cheers matey TT[/QUOTE] Did they do them in 2 different shades then ?, as the only other owner of the car was a retired postie and I can't see he'd would have changed the colour on his brand new car, which he kept for 3 years before we got it , when he chopped it in for a new one. Thinking back the dealer did touch in 2 of the wheels as there was a couple of curb rashes that I wasn't excepting on the purchase of the car, so they may have sprayed all 4 if the colour didn't match the original colour, but this would seem like too much effort for the dealer to do 2 more wheel than they needed too.
No, the rims on my motor are lighter, I suspect they've been recoated at some point. No probs though, they'll look good once they're done. They'll contrast nicely with the purple paintwork I suspect (hope) TT
Finally my wheels are refurbed and fitted
I inspected the old wheels and one is visibly bent so I'm trying find a new home for the other ones. It's going to be a bag em and stick em in the attic for now
I'm pleased with em though, gotta get the car cleaned to match now
TT
[QUOTE=The Thong;789613]Finally my wheels are refurbed and fitted
I inspected the old wheels and one is visibly bent so I'm trying find a new home for the other ones. It's going to be a bag em and stick em in the attic for now
I'm pleased with em though, gotta get the car cleaned to match now
TT[/QUOTE]
Looking great there Alan, glad they found a good home as there no good to me really, did the refurb cost much per wheel as they look fantastic...??
Get rid of the locking nuts your only asking for trouble :) oh and the wheels look good :)
[QUOTE=MoleT-5R;789622]Looking great there Alan, glad they found a good home as there no good to me really, did the refurb cost much per wheel as they look fantastic...??[/QUOTE] £85 per rim with my tyres transferred and balanced. Ok, financial kicking but judging by the state of the old wheels it's money well spent. I'm pleased with em for sure. TT
[QUOTE=Jamest5r;789623]Get rid of the locking nuts your only asking for trouble :) oh and the wheels look good :)[/QUOTE] Cheers matey, my lockers are tight enough to hold but not enough to be hard to remove. I'm considering getting rid but I don't want to lose my new wheels. TT
Lookin good Thong, I still love the colour of the car , it shines up lovely, the refurb looks like it was worth every penny, the wheels look like new.
Cheers matey, it's put a bit of life back in the motor now. I'm going to sort out the bast rim out of the old set and bin the rest. Let's see how long they stay unmarked TT