Sale Feeler - Ellipsod wheels and tyres
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In in Leatherhead, Surrey. I already have a set of 108s lined up if I do the switch, but thank you for the offer.
Lepsons are charging £65 plus VAT per wheel for a full referb (acid dip, sand blast, machine/fill any marks, and baked on powercoat+lacquer). Kwikfit are paying for the rear two since they marked them when putting on my non RFTs. I'm having a smoked chrome finish similar to this:
http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=134564&highlight=lepsons
Its a bit extra for this, refurb would normally be about £55+VAT. I've no idea how much it would cost to refurb 108s, I've heard quotes of several hundred per wheel?
Dave
Lepsons are charging £65 plus VAT per wheel for a full referb (acid dip, sand blast, machine/fill any marks, and baked on powercoat+lacquer). Kwikfit are paying for the rear two since they marked them when putting on my non RFTs. I'm having a smoked chrome finish similar to this:
http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=134564&highlight=lepsons
Its a bit extra for this, refurb would normally be about £55+VAT. I've no idea how much it would cost to refurb 108s, I've heard quotes of several hundred per wheel?
Dave
The 108s I have are actually on loan from a very kind forum member - m44rrt.
I borrowed them so I could still drive whilst Lepsons refurbish my 107s in the style above. Problem is I've fallen in love with the 108s and considering buying them from m44rrt, and then selling the ellips when I get them back.
I borrowed them so I could still drive whilst Lepsons refurbish my 107s in the style above. Problem is I've fallen in love with the 108s and considering buying them from m44rrt, and then selling the ellips when I get them back.
I sold my ellipsoids with a part worn tyres (3mm to 5mm) for £400 a shipping iirc to a former member, who was selling on his car.
They were near perfect with just the odd minor mark.
That might give you a ballpark figure.
There are plenty pictures of mine around with 108's on a Sterling Grey if you need to see what they look like a little darker than oem silver.
They were near perfect with just the odd minor mark.
That might give you a ballpark figure.
There are plenty pictures of mine around with 108's on a Sterling Grey if you need to see what they look like a little darker than oem silver.
Wait until you get your 107s back, they will look so sexy you won't want to part with themdaveg said:
They are spotless so I would leave them as they are. One worry of the 108s is how costly a refurb is if they get marked.Rudd_2002 said:
Great thank you. It's all your photos that have got me inspired for a darker finish on the 107s!cj10jeeper said:
Cheers, will update the thread when I get them back at the weekend.antman84 said:Id be interested in the 107s if you decide to sell
Cheers - liked your panaromic sig so copied the ideaRudd_2002 said:
That's what I'm really hoping - I keep trying to convince myself that 108s are a bad idea compared to 1 piece wheels. I gave the car a wash yesterday and couldn't stop looking at them!Wondermike said:Wait until you get your 107s back, they will look so sexy you won't want to part with them
When I was looking for a used Z4 the 107s were second on my list only to M seats. With the aerokit they just seem "right" - besides, with the facelift the 108s have become a bit ubiquitous.
When do you get them back?
When do you get them back?
Thanks for the comments everyone, appreciate your input especially since the 108 vs 107 debate must have been done a few times.
Wondermike, - I'm collecting them on Saturday - will put some pics up.
Rudd_2002, - Yes they do, isn't this normal?
Mr Whippy, - Sounds ideal - you can drive on one set while the others are being done . Postage would be somewhere between £30-40 each way. I've used these before, an agent for courier companies like Citylink http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370325371540
Wondermike, - I'm collecting them on Saturday - will put some pics up.
Rudd_2002, - Yes they do, isn't this normal?
Mr Whippy, - Sounds ideal - you can drive on one set while the others are being done
. Postage would be somewhere between £30-40 each way. I've used these before, an agent for courier companies like Citylink http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370325371540107s v 108s - such a personal thing!
I bought my 202s which are similar to the 107s (they were advertised as 107s) with RFT tyres - fronts 5-6mm, rears 3-4mm - for £350 via ebay plus a further £32 shipping. Condition was OK: one wheel perfect but the other 3 have minor kerbing marks. I thought that was a fair price considering the condition. They took a bit of cleaning up to remove tar and marks from the rear of them, but a long session with nasty Wonder Wheels stuff (I'd not normally touch that with a bargepole!) worked wonders - pardon the pun.
P.S. Here's a cheaper company for shipping 18" alloys @ £32.00 and other stuff: https://www.paisleyfreight.com/. Like that ebay link above, they're an agent and use Citylink for the actual delivering. I've used them several times recently: buying my 202s, selling my 108s to Ireland, buying my heated seats, buying a set of 104s. Slight delay on the 104s but that was due to Citylink and not the agent!
I bought my 202s which are similar to the 107s (they were advertised as 107s) with RFT tyres - fronts 5-6mm, rears 3-4mm - for £350 via ebay plus a further £32 shipping. Condition was OK: one wheel perfect but the other 3 have minor kerbing marks. I thought that was a fair price considering the condition. They took a bit of cleaning up to remove tar and marks from the rear of them, but a long session with nasty Wonder Wheels stuff (I'd not normally touch that with a bargepole!) worked wonders - pardon the pun.
P.S. Here's a cheaper company for shipping 18" alloys @ £32.00 and other stuff: https://www.paisleyfreight.com/. Like that ebay link above, they're an agent and use Citylink for the actual delivering. I've used them several times recently: buying my 202s, selling my 108s to Ireland, buying my heated seats, buying a set of 104s. Slight delay on the 104s but that was due to Citylink and not the agent!
So do Citylink take good care of the wheels then? They arrive round and straight etc
£40 delivery doesn't sound so bad all said and done, but adding £80 to their £70+vat ish per wheel ~ £410.
I can drive through to a fairly local person who does a great job (£90 a wheel) and ultimately get them done cheaper, and with even more TLC (wet paint process)
It really is a shame that most powder painters don't bother to work as well as Lepsons do, because they clearly do a great job for the money! Just they are soooo far away
Dave
£40 delivery doesn't sound so bad all said and done, but adding £80 to their £70+vat ish per wheel ~ £410.
I can drive through to a fairly local person who does a great job (£90 a wheel) and ultimately get them done cheaper, and with even more TLC (wet paint process)
It really is a shame that most powder painters don't bother to work as well as Lepsons do, because they clearly do a great job for the money! Just they are soooo far away
Dave
daveg said:Thanks for the comments everyone, appreciate your input especially since the 108 vs 107 debate must have been done a few times.
Wondermike, - I'm collecting them on Saturday - will put some pics up.
Rudd_2002, - Yes they do, isn't this normal?
Mr Whippy, - Sounds ideal - you can drive on one set while the others are being done
mine werent as shiny as that as standard. i never took a really close look but im sure mine were painted and lacquered
LOL I can't be critical of Citylink in the least - they've done a great job about deliverying stuff intact so farMr Whippy said:So do Citylink take good care of the wheels then? They arrive round and straight etc
. Helps if the sender packages stuff up well, i.e. cardboard covering the faces of the alloys. They stuffed up delivery date of alloys I had delivered recently, but they blamed that on the weather...