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hoopdub
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banded steels half the price, tell that to the dubbers who are asking near and over £400 for banded steels haha
i like banded steels, not a fan of flipped steels because of the width, dish without stretch looks a bit odd imo, not that i dislike them, just im used to seeing dish with a nice subtle stretched tyre.
banded steels mean that they have been cut into 2 pieces and a steel band welded in to widen them. the ones on the (sexy) red and blue micras above ar flipped, where the center is cut out and spun 180 degrees making the deeper part of the wheel face the outside.
i like banded steels, not a fan of flipped steels because of the width, dish without stretch looks a bit odd imo, not that i dislike them, just im used to seeing dish with a nice subtle stretched tyre.
banded steels mean that they have been cut into 2 pieces and a steel band welded in to widen them. the ones on the (sexy) red and blue micras above ar flipped, where the center is cut out and spun 180 degrees making the deeper part of the wheel face the outside.
Banded steelies all the way, and there are half the price of alloys
Do tell me more about this "half price" business, Jay. I though banded wheels were quite expensive?
skymera
Brutal Honesty
A place round here bands steels for £40 a steel so quite cheap. Shop around
Blue car has widened, but I got the impression that Frank used two back halfs to make them - he said something like he used up 8 spare wheels to make them. red cars are Reversed or centres re welded at a lower offset - I cant remember how Frank does 'em.
£40 a wheel is the right price. Don't forget though they will probably want blasting and painting to get a really good finish, and will probably want sealing with epoxy round the weld, both of which will add to the finished price. You'll need a set to get banded too - unless you can have the car up on axle stands for the time it takes to get the wheels done.
£40 a wheel is the right price. Don't forget though they will probably want blasting and painting to get a really good finish, and will probably want sealing with epoxy round the weld, both of which will add to the finished price. You'll need a set to get banded too - unless you can have the car up on axle stands for the time it takes to get the wheels done.
Oh, and banded 12"s.....Yes please.
Franks on wide 12"s
Franks on wide 12"s
Jay101
Black&Yellow
I got quoted £50 a wheel any width but thats sending my own set in which is £50 both ways delivery, some places can supply them but thats where it gets expensive
, so obv 4x50 = 200, alloys lets say....ATS classics for instance £500 iirc. not including tyres, But i'd prefer to get bandeds, spray them whatever colour you want and you will appreciate them more. And will be pleased with the work you done.
This is a members car, hope he doesnt mind, but how can you not like this hmmm
, so obv 4x50 = 200, alloys lets say....ATS classics for instance £500 iirc. not including tyres, But i'd prefer to get bandeds, spray them whatever colour you want and you will appreciate them more. And will be pleased with the work you done.
This is a members car, hope he doesnt mind, but how can you not like this hmmm
Hmmm, so compare like with like, if you are talking about buying new alloys, you need to consider starting with new steels - £40, 50, 60, 70, whatever a pop from the main stealer, plus the £50 each a wheel to band, plus the postage/fuel to whoever bands them, plus the paint to finish them when you get them back - or shot blasting and powder coat.
Just looking at the price to add the band is a bit misleading.
Just looking at the price to add the band is a bit misleading.
OP
OP
NICE! I'm loving steelies and I'm liking how people are slowly sort of going backwards and having steelies instead of alloys!... and I'm amazed at some of the ideas people come up with... So far only seen purposeful steelies (that is to say steelies that have been customised/modified/whatever) on Micras on here but I can see this trend spreading!
Working on my own set at the minute, but I'm pretty sure they're like nothing you've seen on a Micra before!? Got to get some mechanical bits sorted out then I'm gonna start my thread and reveal all!
But yeah, rock those steelies mate!
Some of these banded wheels look sick! What size wheels could you go to running 165/65/14 tyres? (And keep them "legal" whilst running a 30mm drop?)
