SSR/Impul wheels

[Brett]

hey, just wondering if these are a good deal or not (regardless of spacing)

http://forums.toymods.org.au/index.php?t=msg&th=73187&start=0&rid=11147&S=ec4a6e7d92bd9325029d6429b7ab1da0

i've talked him down to $1100, and he doesn' t seem like he'll go any lower. is he just asking too much, or would the restoration have cost enough to add an extra $500 to the average price of a battered set? (prices quoted in AUD).

[Superium]

Offset is a bit too high as well as the price. 15x6.5 isnt really a big upgrade either from stock rims.

[dogstar]

15x6.5 puts you into 225/50s
you can get them from several different manufacturers at different price/performance points.

how is that not an upgrade? :)

theyre damn pretty wheels, ive got some impul promesh myself.

offset is a little high for a P type, on an L it would be great.
use some 5mm spacers and i would think itd look ok.

oh, and this line alone is worth about $300-400 dollars.
"All nuts, bolts, washers, and spring washers are brand new 304 stainless."

i was quoted about $240 for four sets of plain steel bolts, i would imagine stainless steel hardware would be MUCH more costly.

[Brett]

wow i'm surprised about the hardware price :/

would you say these figures pretty accurate in AUD? (the polishing and welding seem a little overpriced to me...but yet again I have next to no knowledge in this area)



These wheels will commonly have kerb damage, pitting and water / chemical damage to the alloy.
To get these wheels to the standard of the wheels I am selling it would cost you as follows;

Wheels: $450.00
Polishing: $1000.00
Stainless: $479.00
Welding, X-ray Testing, etc: $2000+
Glass Bead Blasting: $60.00

Total: $3989.00+

[dogstar]

i have no idea how much labour costs are in australia, but i imagine if you went to the most expensive shop around you could easily spend that much.

polishing the lips id do myself, for a cost of about $40 in supplies.
hardware costs, no matter what.
welding...again, depending on costs, i dont think it would be anywhere near 2000$, maybe $500?
bead blasting seems like an average price.

[Brett]

yeah some of those prices seem way out of range to me...especially the polishing :/

and they haven't been electro-plated or anything special, but they were polished by some guy that does show cars supposedly.

i need to find a pic of an MKII with them on :D

are impul pro mesh made by Hayashi?

[dogstar]

hoshino made the impul promesh,
at least thats what it says on my center caps.

polishing is time consuming, but cheap.

ask him if hes willing to go for a price you are willing to pay, and if not, get some cheaper wheels and refinish them yourself :)