24 replies to this topic

[clivemk1mini]

Hi I'm looking for a set of these alloys for my mini I think they only come in 10" which is what I'm after
would consider buying individual wheels. Tyres not important
Thanks

[Matt29992]

Theres a few of these on ebay at the min, heres some links to them (not mine)

http://www.ebay.co.u...8#ht_500wt_1202

http://www.ebay.co.u...a#ht_500wt_1202

[clivemk1mini]

Thanks I'm keeping a eye on them already

[jameswildcooper]

keep looking on there. they come up cheap sometimes. i bought a set of 4 in v good condition without tyres for £50
then a few days later 2 were on there at a starting bid for 99P and i won them for that so now i got a set of five and i sold the 6th wheel for £10 lol

[clivemk1mini]

Cheers I'm wanting to get them cheap so I can have them turned into split rims

[jameswildcooper]

thats my idea

[mini93]

Thats what i did


bought mine for £50 too

[clivemk1mini]

Very nice I'm going polished rims blue centres and black bolts on the split rim

[jameswildcooper]

look smart mate. what width did you go for?

[mini93]

the're 6.5's... annodised outters rather than paint. Inners are painted but Im considering getting them blasted and powder coated now... cant find green bolts lol

[jameswildcooper]

6.5s is how wide i want to go!
cant you get black bolts?

[mini93]

You can get black bolts in such a way the're know as self coloured... or non coated...which means they might well go rusty! You can do something called bluing (oddly) which you bath the metal in a solution and it deposists on the surface a black coat. not sure how durable this surface is tho
just a quick wiki link http://en.wikipedia..../Bluing_(steel)

and you can buy home kits from moss i think

[clivemk1mini]

I'm thinking of going 7"

[backstreetclassics]

ive just got my set back from force i went for 6.5 cant wait to get them on the car now

[mini93]

I was considering 7's but decided i didnt quite want too much of a streth seeing as the cars going to be primarily for hard driving.
so on a 6.5 there will be a smidge of stretch given the recomended max rim width for a 165 yoko is 6inches... so in my case its only going to be the width of the widewall which is going to be stretched