wheel refurb ..now fitted

hi all,after stripping ,flatting and polishing my mates renno wheels im very chuffed at the result so im now going to refurb my bbs i think they are called rz not sure tho maybe someone could clarify,gonna be doin them with gold spokes polished cap and rim i know its been done loads but think on any mk1 regardless of cars colour they look mint,so couple of pics for ya,


how the car stands at the mo

them polished wheels look good

currently refurbing my p slots, steels and standard gti rims

take a long time to do right

take a long time to do right
your not kiddin mate 7 hours ish per wheel,but well worth it when that shine starts comin through,my mates more than well chuffed with em,any pics of your progres so far.

what did you use to polish them up?  they look great.  i've been using a mop with some polishing paste on a drill, but dont look that good.

i'm only painting my so a different method is use

currently building a blasting cabinet to shot blast the paint off and then paint them up

they are gonna look mint on your car mate get to work keep us posted

they are gonna look mint on your car mate get to work keep us posted

wheels now done wats your thoughts,i may polish the full set lol


ive had a few positive comments from people and some negative points,i do like them just feel thers something missing.

in my opinion there is to much tyre but they do look great

It looks a classy carriage to me! In ref to dubwanabe's comment, I think higher ratio tyres can make a car look less "boy racer" and more as it should. Good work, why not write a little "how to" guide to show us the products and techniques you used.

Oldfool

Are those tyres 55's? Nice wheels but they need some 45's on there to make them look the business.

I also have some bbs rz that need refurbing, please could you tell me exactly how you did them? I think im going to wet and dry the spokes and outer rims and then chrome paint the centre caps?

What is the best way?

Cheers
Joe

cla55ydubs said

lol i love this car, looks alot like this one:

maybe you could try it with gold centre caps and 45 tyres. theres something thats wrong with them in my opinion but i just dont know what it is

the work you have done is outstanding.  i do think a lower profile tyre would improve the looks in my opinion.  you REALLY need to write a how to guide i think there are so many club members that would be very appreciative!!

Thanks for the comments peeps,i chose 185/60/14 tyres because the previous wheels were 195/45/15 and the ride was very harsh felt every little bump +im using fk coilovers,the ride is a lot smoother now ,willl be refurbing the 15s as soon as ive finished doing other peoples,next week will be doing a set of 16" alloys so will take plenty of pics and have a how to thread ,other people might have a different method but ill just stick to what i do seems to work quite well,i did try with a gold centre that didnt look rite either,