Item for sale:
this is a for sale thread i thought i would never make..........but as my new car will be 5x114.3, i have to come to terms with parting with my pride and joy.....
my Schmidt TH Lines.
The specs are:
- 15x8j all round
- front et25
- rear et12
these sit perfectly on an ek, without any spacers - some of you may remember seeing it at JAE
Description: I bought these for my VSM Ek as my show wheels, and was thrilled to find them in such good condition. as the car was in the bodyshop being painted, i got bored of not working on it, so, well....i turned to working on the wheel, and lets say, i got abit carried away! But hell, im glad i did!
i decided that i wanted to have the centre's re-polished, to bring the best out of them. I was trying to come up with a way of making them more easy to maintain, i just wouldnt have the time for regular polishing. also i wanted to do something with the pockets in between the spokes.
here's the process they went through to become the finished product you see above ^
I took the dirtiest looking one and began my work
8mm Spined socket and ratchet, 10mm socket and ratchet from behind
the pain staking process of removing all split rim bolts - and polishing them
removed the centres
Now by this time, i had come up with the best way to make these as easy to maintain as possible, and adding a nice touch to the pockets. this has enable them to be almost a daily-able wheel now
I had the face's highly polished, and the pockets between the spokes on the faces and also the rears shot blasted. this resulted in them looking a nice silver colour (as if painted)
i then had the whole centre laquered, front and rear, which seals them from the elements, retaining the polished face without requiring maintenance, and also retains the bare metal silver colour on the rears and the pockets. see pics
Then came the paint staking rebuild process.
cleaned the lips before fitting the centres
Rears
time to test fit has finally arrived
Now it was time to get a set of new tyres
Brand New Federal Fomoza FD1 - 165/50/15
One last thing to perfect them - a brand new set of cntre caps from germany
Next was JAE 2010
the wheels made the car, and i really dont need to say anything to promote selling them. the pictures do all the talking needed.
Condition:
See the pics for yourself ;-)
Tyres were fitted, drove to JAE-Drove Home and removed the wheels, so they have done next to no millage. wolverhampton to JAE and back.
Location: Wolverhampton
Price: These have cost me in excess of £1300 to build, and my extensive hours of labour which isnt included in that.
They have put a smile on my face everytime i look at them, and even more so when they are fitted to the ek.
I will accept £1200 collected
i will be prepared to post them as i can pack them securely. this will be an extra £30
i WILL NOT respond to low ball offers, as i'd rather keep them locked away to use in the future. i am in no rush to sell
all enquirers -contact me via pm
-David
