refurbish or replace?

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ronk

Lifer
 Durham
Currently have 108's and they are starting to look a bit shabby.

Do I have them done, or just bite the bullet and replace with something else?
 
also a matter of personal preference if you like the 108's refurb them but if there is something else you prefer to have, then buy them but as Colin said, it all depends how much do you want to spend :)
 
There's a lot to consider.
A local outfit wants £125 each to do a refurb - Its supposed to be a good / proper job - but at that price it has to be!

I did consider buying some "ready done" then selling mine on - they are a long way off being a basket case so have to have some value.

Then to throw another spanner in the cogs, I have a bit of a soft spot for an E89 - Maybe even this year if my pension will stretch!
 
At £500 to refurb the wheels you might as well buy something else,that price sounds expensive to me but i've never had wheels refurbed so i'm no expert :thumbsup:
 
Redzedfour said:
At £500 to refurb the wheels you might as well buy something else,that price sounds expensive to me but i've never had wheels refurbed so i'm no expert :thumbsup:
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Thats the outfit in Sunderland!

As you say, for £500 you can indeed get something half decent1 a quick trawel around this forum confirms that!
 
I had some 108s refurbed at the wheel specialist in Newcastle. It was £500 a couple of years ago. I wasnt very happy about the price! But they did a first rate job. Finish and durability was top notch. They completely seperated the two components of the wheel to do a proper job. Then reassembled to the correct torque for all the little bolts.

I think that composite wheels like this are more expensive to refurb properly because of this
 
I have same dilemma. After the roads have all the salt washed away I'm either refurbish the 108s or buying a different set of rims

Liking ///M rims but concerned about offset on the rears.

I may refurb the 108s. Can the rims be done in chrome to keep them looking 'as new' ?
 
My old E85 had whole set replaced by BMW under new car warranty. After less than a year, the corrosion started again. :thumbsdown:

Better get different types.
 
Has anyone fitted 255/35/18 and 225/40/18 on ///M wheels? I would maybe go for ///M wheels but wouldnt want the bigger tyres....
 
I would suggest getting a new style. I quite like the 108s but it seems to be a complete PITA keeping them in good condition.
 
Go for some bbs lm's
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I've been in the same situation: liked the 108 design but couldn't be bothered with the corrosion issues. I refurbed mine myself (a proper job involving splitting them, full polish on the rim, relacquering, etc) before selling them on while they were perfect as I always had a soft spot for ellipsoids :oops:

I see a lot of 108's have been refurbed with the outer/rim part of the wheel powdercoated instead of polished. To me this misses the whole point of the wheel - IMO they just don't look right without the polished lip.

So basically I'd say replace.
 
May have some 17" 103's with good vredstein winter tyres for sale when my MV2's are refurbed, should be a few weeks?
 
Lepsons in Swindon (or Kent) will do a bare metal rework for about £80 per wheel. If they have spares in stock they'll give you the choice to swap out with their's. They do an Alpina Register discount, so I expect an advanced call would secure a forum discount (10%)

I can thoroughly recommend them, the wheels on my Alpina are like new :thumbsup:
 
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