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Stampers
 Number of posts : 1553
Age : 37
Location : Soham, Ely
Drives : BMW 32HATE
Registration date : 2009-07-06
| | Subject: Machining wheels!? Mon Sep 26 2011, 20:50 | |
| Anyone know of somewhere that could do it?
All the sets of wheels I've recently been looking at have very low offsets.
Would want 10mm machined off the back (can be done to these wheels as its been done before).
Thinking of buying a set, but would be interested to see if anyone knows of a company round here that'd do it.
Preferably as close to Cambridge as possible. And prices would be great too! | |
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matty_mk1
Number of posts : 6255
Age : 39
Drives : Mk2 audi TT / BBM mk2 VR / Air'd passat wagen
Registration date : 2008-01-24
| | Subject: Re: Machining wheels!? Mon Sep 26 2011, 21:35 | |
| Are the wheels cast or forged? Had my front bbs gt's machined down but they're forged so nothing to really worry about. | |
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Stampers
Number of posts : 1553
Age : 37
Location : Soham, Ely
Drives : BMW 32HATE
Registration date : 2009-07-06
| | Subject: Re: Machining wheels!? Mon Sep 26 2011, 22:54 | |
| - matty_mk1 wrote:
- Are the wheels cast or forged? Had my front bbs gt's machined down but they're forged so nothing to really worry about.
Not sure mate. I do now that they're 3-piece and have magnesium centres. That's about it though. Whereabouts did you get yours machined down? And how pricey was it? | |
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curtis_caddy
Number of posts : 3070
Age : 33
Location : duxford
Drives : mk2 driver
Registration date : 2008-02-03
| | Subject: Re: Machining wheels!? Tue Sep 27 2011, 06:15 | |
| - Stampers wrote:
- matty_mk1 wrote:
- Are the wheels cast or forged? Had my front bbs gt's machined down but they're forged so nothing to really worry about.
Not sure mate. I do now that they're 3-piece and have magnesium centres. That's about it though.
Whereabouts did you get yours machined down? And how pricey was it? says it all really. ule be lucky to get 10mm off the back of any wheel, 5mm is extreem maximum i would have though, like matt said probs only sensible on a forged wheel. magnesium isnt really a nice material todo anything too, let alone take 10mm off of it | |
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Stampers
Number of posts : 1553
Age : 37
Location : Soham, Ely
Drives : BMW 32HATE
Registration date : 2009-07-06
| | Subject: Re: Machining wheels!? Tue Sep 27 2011, 10:22 | |
| Ah right.
I'm not too clued up on this stuff so thought best to ask on here anyhow. Cheers for letting me know.
Emailed the guy for some more pics of them and the lips aren't as 'mint' as he originally stated anyway.
Gonna steer clear of them.
And getting forged wheels isn't cheap, so I probably won't be buying some anytime soon!
Cheers again chaps. | |
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matty_mk1
Number of posts : 6255
Age : 39
Drives : Mk2 audi TT / BBM mk2 VR / Air'd passat wagen
Registration date : 2008-01-24
| | Subject: Re: Machining wheels!? Tue Sep 27 2011, 11:04 | |
| - Stampers wrote:
- matty_mk1 wrote:
- Are the wheels cast or forged? Had my front bbs gt's machined down but they're forged so nothing to really worry about.
Not sure mate. I do now that they're 3-piece and have magnesium centres. That's about it though.
Whereabouts did you get yours machined down? And how pricey was it? cast mag is a tricky material to deal with as joe said. i know youve said people have took 10mm off them before but without seeing them its hard to say. And wherei got mine done wouldnt touch them i dont think. | |
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Lupton_20vt
Number of posts : 6815
Age : 34
Registration date : 2009-02-01
| | Subject: Re: Machining wheels!? Tue Sep 27 2011, 20:35 | |
| yeah I really wouldnt mess about with mag mate, I was looking for somewhere to mill mine down when I had my 35mm adaptors so had the adaptors done instead. | |
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matty_mk1
Number of posts : 6255
Age : 39
Drives : Mk2 audi TT / BBM mk2 VR / Air'd passat wagen
Registration date : 2008-01-24
| | Subject: Re: Machining wheels!? Tue Sep 27 2011, 21:30 | |
| - Lupton_20vt wrote:
- yeah I really wouldnt mess about with mag mate, I was looking for somewhere to mill mine down when I had my 35mm adaptors so had the adaptors done instead.
lol why would you even think about machining wheels when your running 35mm adaptors  | |
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curtis_caddy
Number of posts : 3070
Age : 33
Location : duxford
Drives : mk2 driver
Registration date : 2008-02-03
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Lupton_20vt
Number of posts : 6815
Age : 34
Registration date : 2009-02-01
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Tiz
Number of posts : 3773
Age : 35
Location : Wimblington nr March - Cambs
Drives : myself mental
Registration date : 2008-01-28
| | Subject: Re: Machining wheels!? Wed Sep 28 2011, 14:15 | |
| but you thought wheels could? lmao | |
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Lupton_20vt
Number of posts : 6815
Age : 34
Registration date : 2009-02-01
| | Subject: Re: Machining wheels!? Wed Sep 28 2011, 14:19 | |
| Apparently so  | |
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matty_mk1
Number of posts : 6255
Age : 39
Drives : Mk2 audi TT / BBM mk2 VR / Air'd passat wagen
Registration date : 2008-01-24
| | Subject: Re: Machining wheels!? Wed Sep 28 2011, 16:04 | |
| - Lupton_20vt wrote:
- yeah I really wouldnt mess about with mag mate,(im lupton and just thought id try and willy wave by telling everyone i have magnesium wheels) I was looking for somewhere to mill mine down when I had my 35mm adaptors so had the adaptors done instead.
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Lupton_20vt
Number of posts : 6815
Age : 34
Registration date : 2009-02-01
| | Subject: Re: Machining wheels!? Wed Sep 28 2011, 16:26 | |
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MarkGTX
Number of posts : 2925
Age : 37
Location : fens!
Drives : Rocco and Passat
Registration date : 2008-01-19
| | Subject: Re: Machining wheels!? Wed Sep 28 2011, 17:02 | |
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