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General => General Technical => Wheels & Tyres, Suspension & Brakes => Topic started by: kevinb on June 08, 2007, 10:22:19 AM

Title: Split rim refurbishment
Post by: kevinb on June 08, 2007, 10:22:19 AM
Anbody know who does this in South London or close by at all?
 
All the people I can find don\'t touch split rims.
 
Also, I\'m considering spraying them blackand guess what? I can\'t find anyone that does this either.
 
Either theres no-one that does it near me or I\'m crap with Google!:xconfused
Title: Split rim refurbishment
Post by: elford_tim on June 08, 2007, 10:27:31 AM
Funny that, I was going to ask the same question as I\'ve got some Watanabe RS-8 splitties for the convertible that want refurbishing...
Title: Split rim refurbishment
Post by: memski on June 08, 2007, 11:18:53 AM
Try these guys http://www.lepsons.com/ see if they can help.
Title: Split rim refurbishment
Post by: kevinb on June 08, 2007, 11:33:24 AM
nope....no luck unfortunately.
 
God this is proving difficult!
Title: Split rim refurbishment
Post by: johnf on June 08, 2007, 12:12:49 PM
I split mine myself then found companies to do what was needed, either powder coat or polishing. Then put them back together.

I ended up wuth the full polishing, all done for £200
Title: Split rim refurbishment
Post by: kevinb on June 08, 2007, 12:15:35 PM
Ideally, I need a mobile repair company as I work rubbish hours.
Title: Split rim refurbishment
Post by: Van on June 08, 2007, 01:45:37 PM
Quote from: johnfI split mine myself then found companies to do what was needed, either powder coat or polishing. Then put them back together.

I ended up wuth the full polishing, all done for £200


Hi John, how difficult is it to piece it back together again?
Title: Split rim refurbishment
Post by: johnf on June 08, 2007, 04:05:12 PM
These are my three piece, before and after.

Took hours to undo thee 160 bolts, then used a gentle dritf to seperate them.

My RE wheels have a recess for the air valve so getting them back together in the right place wasn\'t a problem.

I did mark each set so I knew what belonged to what

I used a sealant between all the faces and did have one small leak, so had to strip one wheel down and do it again
Title: Split rim refurbishment
Post by: Fish on June 08, 2007, 10:46:39 PM
I think the people below refurb split rims for the likes for Merc, Porsche and a few other big boys.

Wheel Bright Ltd
78-80, Dudden Hill Lane, London, NW10 1DG
Tel: 020 8459 8822

But they are not cheap.

Fish