Reconditioning wheels
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Burning Brakes
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From: San Antonio Texas
Reconditioning wheels
there's a couple of places near where i live that "recondition" wheels. my 79 L82 has the aluminum wheels. i'd like to keep them but one has a bent lip like someone ran over a curb with a flat tire and another one has a "gouge" in the side. anyone have any experience with shops that recondition bent/damaged alloy wheel? good/bad? safe? etc.
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Burning Brakes
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From: San Antonio Texas
Originally Posted by SIXFOOTER
Depending on the price you may be able to find a replacement. they are not all that expensive
really, i can't find OEM replacement aluminum wheels for less than about $600/ea. where are you getting them "cheap"?
reconditioning around here runs about $100.
Le Mans Master
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From: detroit area
i'll send you my 77 rims that need a cleanup...with tires.... if you wanna buy me a serp or cog drive setup with brackets......
i know you can recondition them yourself...... wet sand and buffing...... probably would need to re-clear them after the polish.......
see if the refinishing place clears them
b
i know you can recondition them yourself...... wet sand and buffing...... probably would need to re-clear them after the polish.......
see if the refinishing place clears them
b
Le Mans Master
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From: Boca Raton Florida
Well, there ya go, also check out Ebay, and any of the corvette resellers around your area. There is a guy in ft lauderdale, Arts Corvette Parts 954 763 1123
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CORVE...43884137QQrdZ1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CORVE...43884137QQrdZ1
Last edited by SIXFOOTER; Nov 2, 2006 at 11:46 PM.
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From: Arlington Va Current ride 04 vert, previous vettes: 69 vert, 77 resto mod
you should be able to get nice wheels for $100 a piece although you may need to buy 4 of them...individually they may cost more
