Mark H Posted September 19, 2002 Share Posted September 19, 2002 Can anyone recomend a company to recondition some alloys , there in ok condition at the moment but would benifit from some work . Preferably in east anglia Also any idea of cost, they are revolutions so would require painting and polishing Thanks in advance. The Latest Bentley Boy 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlShack Posted September 19, 2002 Share Posted September 19, 2002 I used to have an Evo 6 (stands back awaiting a flaming ...) and some of the boys on that forum used a company called Wicked Wheels (0800 2985454). No idea where they are, and didn't use them myself, but I always heard very good reports. Can refurb as well as change colour (from alli-look to black coated, for example). Cheers Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Sewell Posted September 19, 2002 Share Posted September 19, 2002 Last time I looked into this, refurbs were £40 per wheel and new ones were £50 from Mr Polley - so I just started saving for the obvious choice.... Now does anyone want to buy 5 usable live axle wheels for £100 (without tyres) Low tech luddite - xflow and proud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark H Posted September 19, 2002 Author Share Posted September 19, 2002 Graham the costs maybe similar but i don,t think the revolution wheels are still available but i could be wrong , so seeing as i like them i thought i should treat them to a referb. Also had some new tyres fitted on my prisoners this week , had the balance checked on the full set and not one of these wheels is striaght ☹️ so i would like to smarten up the revos in the hope that i wont need 2 kilos of balance wieghts on each corner. Marc The Latest Bentley Boy 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Sewell Posted September 19, 2002 Share Posted September 19, 2002 A little known trick with wheel balancing is not to have wheels balanced inside and out. For example, when I got my current wheels balanced they wanted 50g inside and 50g outside to get a 'perfect' balance. However, the inside weighs fouled my brake calipers (see a long ago thread) so I found a wheel fitter (next to Ratrace) that could fit weighs only between the spokes (centre line) and guess what it only needed 20g and there is no vibration between 0mph and seriously illegal! But most tyre fitters can only do the 'perfect' job.... Low tech luddite - xflow and proud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark H Posted September 19, 2002 Author Share Posted September 19, 2002 My area AO Ernie has come up trumps with a local company he knows in thetford so i,l give,m a ring and report back soon. thanks Ernie Marc. The Latest Bentley Boy 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jf_renard Posted September 20, 2002 Share Posted September 20, 2002 Hi Marc. I have 5 Revolution Wheels for sale. 5 spoke, green+ali, quite new, based in the north of France. See the appropriate section of the forum (For sale) for more details. Jeff Cosworth 1600 BDR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark H Posted September 20, 2002 Author Share Posted September 20, 2002 Thanks JF but i have the wheels , i just wont them repainted and polished. im not in the market for any more but i do need a couple of the revolution centre caps if anyone got some 🤔 still wearing flares 😬 Edited by - Marc Hicks on 20 Sep 2002 18:30:01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Nick Chan Posted September 20, 2002 Area Representative Share Posted September 20, 2002 Hi Marc, Your lucky day..! Whilst I was wandering round the Donnington Show last Sunday, I came across a stand with repainted wheels etc. called The Refurbishment Company based in Whetstone, Leicester - 1 mile from Jct21/M1. (Tel: 0116 286 3486 or mobile 0797 6644 893). Their samples certainly looked like very decent quality. Apparently they shot blast and powder cost the wheels for £25 per bare wheel with the job taking a day to do. Must say I fancy having my wheels done so i would be interested in how you get on if you use them. Chap said they would powder coat anything like roll bars, cages etc and typically things were about £25 each... Can't be bad! Let us know how you get on.... HTH Nick Yellow HPC - A 2.0 VX - 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark H Posted September 20, 2002 Author Share Posted September 20, 2002 it could be my lucky day Ernie my AO. seems to think the company in thetford 15 miles from home will do them for less than twenty quid a wheel still wearing flares 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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