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[project mini chris]

Hi, Is it possible to band 12"x4.5" steelies? and also has anyone got any picture of it done/ cost of having it done?

Cheers,

Chris

[paul6266]

hi yes it is possible, you will need to run inner tubes tho (not advised) i have no pictures of my old ones but if you go on google there is a company that does it for you, i think it costs about £350 from memory

[SKIDDERWOLF]

Can I ask what is banding?

[paul6266]

its where the rim is cut off a steel wheel and a straight (straight being key here) is welded inbetween the wheel face and the outer lip, its a euro kind of look just makes the wheels look std and stretched

[olds_kool_lews]

it is widening of steel wheels by cutting them in half, and adding extra width to them

[1984mini25]

Cutting the wheel in half and then welding in a steel section ‘band’ to join the two half’s to make the wheel wider.

[Tomf]

Yep it can be done to any size wheels, it can also exen be done to alloy wheels.

[paul6266]

really? surely that will involve remoulding the wheel?

[Tomf]

Im not sure to be honest, i saw it on ebay a while back.

Heres the ebay add. http://cgi.ebay.co.u...08#ht_500wt_956

[crazycoleman118]

as a reply to one of the earlier posts.. you might not have to run an inner tube, if its done by a professional company the welds shouldnt be porus (spelling mistake there...) and therefor it should hold air thus not needing an innertube

[Down&Out]

Yeah its doable, you wont need inner tubes as said above (unless your planning to go above 7 - 8" wide, which you wont because i know you)

Heres a picture...

[mk3 Cooper S]

I've got some 13 x 6'S if anyone is interested?

[wolfie]

http://www.bandedste...ded Steels.html

[danie garry]

http://www.bandedste...ded Steels.html

if u go into the gallery is there a picture of the car that chop shop done for lawernce dallaglio??

[yeti21586]

banding alloys is bassically making them in to split rims from what i understand

YetI