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Rich H
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7th Jan 10 at 15:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Depends on the price of the car as to how much I spend on the rest of it imo.

Never spent more than £280 on wheels, £390 inc tyres iirc. Picked up 2 mint sets for my van and old C after months of looking.
steel
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7th Jan 10 at 15:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by TurboChris
I paid £1700 for the wheels on my cossie and £1000 for the wheels on my BMW. However the wheels on my Evo where £3000 not good

If you want them and have the money just get them thats my take on it!!



[Edited on 07-01-2010 by TurboChris]



are those wheels on ur cossie in ur pic, OZ Ultralegeras?
Sean-B
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7th Jan 10 at 15:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lol £440 isn't that much at all for rims.

I presume they don't come with tyres as you're making such a fuss
TurboChris
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quote:
Originally posted by steel
quote:
Originally posted by TurboChris
I paid £1700 for the wheels on my cossie and £1000 for the wheels on my BMW. However the wheels on my Evo where £3000 not good

If you want them and have the money just get them thats my take on it!!



[Edited on 07-01-2010 by TurboChris]



are those wheels on ur cossie in ur pic, OZ Ultralegeras?


19" oz superleggera
steel
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7th Jan 10 at 15:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by TurboChris
quote:
Originally posted by steel
quote:
Originally posted by TurboChris
I paid £1700 for the wheels on my cossie and £1000 for the wheels on my BMW. However the wheels on my Evo where £3000 not good

If you want them and have the money just get them thats my take on it!!



[Edited on 07-01-2010 by TurboChris]



are those wheels on ur cossie in ur pic, OZ Ultralegeras?


19" oz superleggera



ah rite nice wheels
i got some 15" OZ Ultras (second hand mind) haha
steven_r2008
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depends how good you are at not kissing the kerb with them. and i would say in some instances what car they are going onto. personally i wouldn't buy alloys that were worth more than the car tbh.

it shouldn't matter how much everyone else has paid neither, different people have different circumstances. if you can afford them and really like them get them bought
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7th Jan 10 at 18:05   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I spend as little as possible on wheels, as much as it takes for good tyres, and the rest goes on power.
Mark.W
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7th Jan 10 at 18:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
No more than £500 for rims & tyres for the B.
John
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Not a chance in a million years I'd spend more or anything near a fraction of what the car was worth.
aron
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buy a set of decent wheels, take care of them and you'll get all your money back when you sell

the wheels are what make the car, cheap wheels make the car look cheap in my eyes.

it's always better to pay a bit more for a refurbished set and not have to build them like i had to

make sure you're not paying OTT for them though, 15" bbs rs's are generally £1200+ for a nice set, sometimes even more if in a good fitment (4x100)

also, because they're are so many options (width, bolt finish, basket colour etc) every set is different

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MattBrown
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7th Jan 10 at 19:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Most expensive set of wheels Ive ever bought was £80, with new tyres!

Im a minge bag lol
Sidesport
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7th Jan 10 at 19:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My latest set stand me at about £3000 with tyres.....



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if you want them, and can afford them, then buy them. dont really see what the fuss is? theyre not going to add any value to the car, so thats why you can sell the seperatly at a later date.
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100notes for the cavs with 2 shit tyres

was thinking of getting some new ones for around the 400/500quid mark for my uno turbo but not sure yet!
Chris x
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Wheels for the corsa were £450

Wheels that im looking at for the Land Rover are £1k
aron
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what car are they going on sidesport? very nice!
Ian W
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Paid £800 for my speedlines in 2001.
aron
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quote:
Originally posted by mk4_boy
most my previous alloys have owed me is around £220

the ones im looking at are going to cost just over double that, maybe thats why it seems a hell lot more..


you're just being tight mate, save up and do quality mods bit by bit
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7th Jan 10 at 22:08   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Mine cost me just over £500 Love them!
jo1945
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I'd probably pay up to 700 for a nice rare set, but they'd have to be pretty special and come with tyres. I'd never buy new alloys though, waste of money imo. (unless they're rota flashbacks/rs4's. And thats only because I can't find any 2nd hand) Most I've actually paid for alloys with tyres is 180 I think.

[Edited on 07-01-2010 by jo1945]
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quote:
Originally posted by aron
what car are they going on sidesport? very nice!


Mk3 Ibiza Cupra mate....should roll it out for Edition38 this year!
John
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You could have got a car worth double instead of buying wheels.
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My comps where £630 + tyres
aron
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quote:
Originally posted by Sidesport
quote:
Originally posted by aron
what car are they going on sidesport? very nice!


Mk3 Ibiza Cupra mate....should roll it out for Edition38 this year!


i'll look out for the car
aron
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quote:
Originally posted by John
You could have got a car worth double instead of buying wheels.


same goes for any modification, but sought after wheels can be unbolted and sold on, usually at little or no loss

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