QLD OEM 18" Detroits

[koji]

Item Description: OEM VW Detroit Wheels, 18" x 7.5" et51. Fitted with 2 x 225/40/18 Kuhmo Ecsta (need replacing) and 2 x 215/40/18 Kuhmo Ecsta (40%).
Location: Southport, QLD 4215
Item Condition: Average condition, needs a new coat of paint. Had curb rash from the previous owner, I did a lot of work to smooth out a lot of the scratches. They aren't perfect but from afar you wouldn't be able to tell.
Price and price conditions: $500 ono.
Reason for selling: Returned car to stock, surplus to my needs.
Extra Info: Pickup preferred however happy to post at buyers expense. Happy to drop at Arundel, 4214 E-go depot. No centre caps.
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[Tom87]

wow you made a mess of them hey! haha

I want some detroits but i think one would spend over $500 just getting these repaired to an acceptable standard!

[koji]

Wasn't me! I had got them to a point of being in good condition haha. I had them looking good but I did a half arsed attempt at stripping the paint off as it was starting to peel off. All they really need is just a half decent DIY paint and they will look good; even plastidip would do the trick. This pic is when I had them looking acceptable:

[jboogie]

wow you made a mess of them hey! haha

I want some detroits but i think one would spend over $500 just getting these repaired to an acceptable standard!

errr?

you could easily strip the current paint and re-paint for about $40 in total. It doesn't look as if there is any major curb rash or chips/chunks missing from the edges.

[Shazzad0c]

What about if u want to restore them to the original finish? That would cost a bit I'm assuming?

[koji]

What about if u want to restore them to the original finish? That would cost a bit I'm assuming?

Yeah these won't be able to be taken back to the machined finish look. I thought of maybe using a vinyl wrap to achieve a somewhat similar look but I never bought them with that intention. These are best kept as a set of wheels that are painted IMO. As mentioned, a decent paint job on these would be suffice to have them looking good on your car

[koji]

will accept any reasonable offer, just PM me

[Tom87]

You can get them back to original machined finish, try someone like Depulu wheels on the gold coast, but you'll be paying somewhere near a thousand bucks to get that done I reckon. Possibly better off having them refinished by the same people in a different colour scheme to OE, like a painted silver face with black inside. With such a large surface area these wheels really need a quality finish.

More effort than I'm willing to put in though! Lol

[koji]

I have heard of a few places being able to replicate the machined finish however I just don't see the point of doing so with this set. I agree that it's too expensive to go that route. These are more a quick cheap/quick DIY project for someone who's looking to get into some wheels that aren't stocky alloys that are 15" haha.

[koji]

SOLD. Will close thread when I can get on a computer