I have the worst wheels ever. Refurbishment time.

[firebobby]

You will just have to watch them there kerbs Sean.
Seems like a decent price though.

[N4LLY]

firebobby, Hey Fred,

The worst kerb around here, ironically, is the one into Halfords. It must stand about 10" tall.
I scraped it the first time The next time i knew it was there made a sharper turn in and still kerb'd it !!!!!!!
Park next door and walk round ever since.

Our refurb' man is busy since started trading in January, now i have my schedule sorted we have managed to fix
a date for 8th March. Looking forward to getting them done, finally After pic's will follow

[N4LLY]

Eventually Wheels done yesterday. Will get better pictures when brighter out....

For £ 60.-- each Inc. Happy with that

(10 year old 19" 326 M's and no crack's )

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[Big Bad Boris]

Looking good mate

Somethings wrong when your wheels are in far better shape than the pair of us

[Zed Baron]

Looks good, transforms the car, but get some new wheel centres do the job right!

[matsmith749]

+ new wheel bolts

Now the wheel are spiffy, the rusty bolts stand out (especially on good close ups like these).

& now you will need to make sure you brush your hair & wear a nice shirt when driving too!

[AnubisZed]

Looking lovely

[pvr]

I do love that style of wheel, especially in the "after" condition

[N4LLY]

Big Bad Boris, = Very true

Zed Baron, Will see if centre's scrub up, i do have some spare floating centre caps still.

matsmith749, Or mabe just silver bolt caps ? Anyone know size needed or suggest what/where to get some ?

Cheers

[Pondrew]

Or mabe just silver bolt caps ? Anyone know size needed or suggest what/where to get some ?

Don't bother, they are crap. I bought a set and at least 3 of them split straight away. They won't fit over the locking bolt, either.

You can get a full new set of bolts (without lockers) for around £20 on the 'Bay. Or a small paintbrush and some smooth black Hammerite will make them look a million times better. My old 'eBay specials' bolts

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[matsmith749]

I would second the quick rub over with wirewool & spray hammerite option - if you are not lazy (like me) - they look great afterwards.

Or just replace the set, it's not expensive.

[Deepseaskateboard]

I would second the quick rub over with wirewool & spray hammerite option - if you are not lazy (like me) - they look great afterwards.

Or just replace the set, it's not expensive.

They are £5 each!

Hammerite it cheaper and probably a more durable finish.

[N4LLY]

Pondrew, I see what you mean re the caps they are

matsmith749, Searching now for new bolts.

[Pondrew]

They are £5 each!

Maybe with added BMW tax, not from anywhere else.
and an M12 bolt is an M12 bolt, the 'OEM' ones are not any better.

[matsmith749]

Yeh - full set of cheapies (no idea of quality) looks like £20 give or take on ebay.

Febi Bilstein (good quality) somewhere around £40.

For that price, I wouldn't bother messing about painting TBH.