Whats good all? I finally found after much searching what these rims are called. Now my question is how much are these usually worth right now and the year they were made?




Also, I'm in the process in trying to restore these and I was wondering how do I take these apart? I know their 3-piece and so in the picture above I was in the process of taking off the bolts. After to my dismay , I couldn't get the lip piece to come off. So I thought maybe its so old that the pieces are rusted together or something, so I got the trusty rubber mallot and tried banging on the back to see if it would budge. No luck. So then I figured maybe I have to take the tires off first? Before going out and wasting money if I don't have to; Do I have to dismount the tires first for them to come off or is there a way without dismounting them? If they are indeed stuck together are there any type of product I can use to get them apart? Thanks in advance.


Modified by ahhhdam at 1:34 AM 5/15/2008

 

I would dismount the tires, if I were you. You might be able to get away with just deflating them, though.

I would say a full set in good condition, with the centercaps, would cost around $600-$800, depending on size/offset/bolt pattern.

 

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I would say a full set in good condition, with the centercaps, would cost around $600-$800, depending on size/offset/bolt pattern.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i agree and then after all the bolts are off then carefully drop the rim on its face on a soft but firm surface like maybe a piece of cardboard on top of a rug or tile so the face will pop out.


if you need the caps then i have some but measure your opening first before pm'ing me

 

^^ Thanks for the offer Opossum, I will definatly be sending you a PM tomorrow when I measure the opening.

Tomorrow I will also be going to a friends shop to get my tires dismounted and start the refinishing process. One shop I can get a discount to only has aircraft stripper as the brush on and not the aerosol spray. Just wanting a heads up to get gloves or not, is it just like the aerosol where you apply and just wait or is there anything I need to know beforehand? Lastly just to make it clear, once the tires are dismounted, and the bolts removed, the pieces should just come off like pie, correct? Thanks everyone for your replies; Ill keep you guys posted on the proccess and if any questions would arise.

 

my caps are for 4x100 rims btw..the smaller opening

http://img.photobucket.com/alb...9.jpg

 

Sweet, those are the ones I need

Update: I got my wheels demounted but only 3. I forgot to bring the bolts I took off from the wheel I posted a pic of and so I have to wait on that. But for now atleast 3 are demounted. Now for the question in hand. My friend said that he would advise me NOT to take off the bead from the rim. Theres this "caulking" like bead around the rim keeping air from seeping out. I asked him if I could take it out and just re bead it after, but he said that the product is expensive and that since my rims are 3-piece and not 2 that he wouldn't. So just wondering if you guys have done this already and/or what to get/do in my situation.


Will post pics up soon of the bead on the rims.

 

ok great..just let me know when you need me to send out the caps

and you might wanna take a look at this thread on vwvortex for real 3 piece aero rims:

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zer...age=1

sometimes the outer barrel of the rims has that silicone around it just to cover up a weld.. just make sure you don't need to reseal the barrels and if you don't then the face should simply drop out... i admit that i haven't messed w/ racing peaks before but i have, in the past, messed w/ blitz 01 cx and racing s 2 piece which are made by enkei and they are just straight 2 piece...but who knows.. i could be wrong


wait for toyomatt to chime in..i think he knows the product name of silicone

 

Thanks for the link Opossum. I will mos def be sending a PM to you when I'm ready for the caps. Hopefully toyomatt will make another appearance and his .02.

Heres the pictures that I said I would post up of the rims.




the GF wanted to be in the pic too


heres the pic of the "bead" or silicone type stuff around the rim

 

aye toyomatt care to chime in? I really don't want to break the bead and come to find out that the stuff is expensive and hard to put back on If anyone has a clue to what to do, let me know

 

Nice.......havent seen a set like these in a while.

i want to see final product asap!!!

 

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You can use Hondabond to reseal the wheels, but you shouldn't have to separate the barrel when removing the faces.

 

i've seen them go for 600+ in good condition...with caps.