UPDATED 14TH MAY 2008: SEE BOTTOM POST

I've been looking back how long it's taken me to get my wheels restored and i found my first post up on the 1st of may 2006!

 

They started off like this soaked in dirt and diesel with one completely bent back on itself (before and after cleaning):

 

 

The bent one:

 

 

 

 

 

160 rusted & seized bolts and 2 days later...

 

 

And the following January I gave up trying to polish the rims myself and sent them to Paul Sankey in Burton which took a day and £80:

 

 

And finally 17 months later i've got my arse into gear and he's polished the centers for me as well and worth every penny it was too! £110 including having them stripped and sandblasted first:

 

 

 

I was missing one center cap so i got some nice black and gold ones off slick pete. Look gorgeous on the wheels i have to say, Can't wait to get the rubber on them next week and they'll be finished for Japfest at the weekend :)

:bow: :bow:

 

Well done you .... They look fab!!! :D

nice one bud

 

bit of topic but what was that three word story post thing called we had i off topic

Cheers folks :hyper:

 

Stella, was it not the three day a word story or something similar?

So now we have the forums only set of Speedline alloys with Work Centre caps:x:

 

Shall I mention about the centre bores???????.......

 

Nah! ... best to forget about that;)

 

:D:D:D

Shush we don't mention that, it's a painful distant memory ;) lol :rofl:

 

We have the only set of Speedline fitted to the zed in the world as far as my research tells me! And definately only the 2nd set of polished speedlines in the world so i'm rather happy.

 

The VS Work centre caps are there to confuse people ;) lol

Look absolutely superb, nice one :D :bow: :bow: :bow:

very nice nick... look forward to seeing it @ japfest... and yourself of course ;)

Cheers Guys :D

Can you polish any alloy? Could you polish oem ones? Would it be a cheaper alternative to getting chromed ones?

I think daveszed has a set of polished oems. They look awesome so it is possible :D

Well they're built, finally! 80 quid for a set of 160 stainless steel bolts, locking nuts and washers and 6 hours and they're all sealed up ready to go in tomorrow for fitting.

 

 

Lovely rims mate!! They looked ace on your old Purple TT.

Cheers matey, if it's got the si seal of approval they must be good :rofl: lol

 

The silver zed is going in for a respray next year when the engine comes out: more than likely purple, if not a bit of a unique black with effects or candy red so the wheels should look really nice with darker colours

They look excellent. Fancy doing another set of split rims LOL

If you have 2 years to wait then yes :rofl: :rofl:

LOL deal, do i pay you by the hour or per wheel LOL

I take a salary :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: