Aww, Ginho... you're doing it all wrong. 
You better catch up with the cool kids!
You better catch up with the cool kids!
So there is like a way it has to be done? i like it this way 
dat wheelgap
is.. about perfect?
now who is urla?
That is because you live in Basra. Plus if you avoid standard first car cars, you save a bundle when you're a youth. I was paying 1,800 on a 2.0 Omega, sure it wasn't sporty or cool, but was comfy.
I was quoted 800 for a 1988 Defender 110 2.5TD at 21.
And that was in S****horpe, which is a worse place to live than Basra.No-one notices except the person who spends hours waxing their car. 
Edit: I should rephrase, cleaning the car, from washing to drying, to polish, to paint protection, to waxing, to paint protection over that.
That all takes about 3 hours. Waxing takes maybe 20 minutes if I do it properly.
Edit: I should rephrase, cleaning the car, from washing to drying, to polish, to paint protection, to waxing, to paint protection over that.
That all takes about 3 hours. Waxing takes maybe 20 minutes if I do it properly.
I should probably wax my van from time to time, make it more aerodynamic.
Do you take the extra 5-10 minutes when cleaning your car to do the lip on the wheel arches? It is a spot damn near everyone misses and results in the arches getting cancer early on in life. I have an old tooth brush I use to clean mine, though it is too late really as rust had already set in, it does slow down any extra development.
Do you take the extra 5-10 minutes when cleaning your car to do the lip on the wheel arches? It is a spot damn near everyone misses and results in the arches getting cancer early on in life. I have an old tooth brush I use to clean mine, though it is too late really as rust had already set in, it does slow down any extra development.
Nope don't do that. I mean I wax the full vehicle so does include wheelarches and perhaps a bit gets pushed onto the little lip, but now you've mentioned it I'll make sure I do it every time. After all when I spend 3 hours washing and waxing the car what's another 5 minutes 
VW's are galvanised and you get something like a 10 year warranty on the paintwork
and you get something like a 10 year warranty on the paintworkGalvanisation only holds back the rusting process for so long and by having mud/dirt/shit stuck under the arches all the time holding moisture against the metal, you're just encouraging rust. Most Ford guys will roll the lip and then seal it (silicone in along the edge of the lip to stop shit getting in and the a coat or two of standard underseal), purely because Ford use the shittiest grade steel available.
Pic is a thing of beauty! I don't spend hours waxing the car, it only takes minutes to wax. It's the hours and hours of polishing that takes the time. I knew better than to buy a black car....
You do give up though once you get older and have more that has to be done with life. I polished and detailed my car so well that I actually changed the color. Your reflection was miles deep in the paint and the car changed color as the sun moved across the sky from morning til dark.
Now, I practically hurry up and run outside to squirt some soap on the car when I see rain clouds rolling in.
I squirt something else on my car from time to time. :hide:
Haha yup, in the two years I had my Escort my arches went from pristine to shagged. I do miss my Escort at times
After having these in my garage for a year, and no replacement wheel forthcoming, I am tempted to get it repaired... oh shi..
What do you guys reckon?
What do you guys reckon?
Well, lights seem to work.
Get a replacement 6UL. Or I'll take the set of your hands for the price of shipping
Hmm if it's still holding air then its definately repairable. If it's broken the bead then you'd need to get it looked at in detail, take it to a proper refurb place (not the touch up merchants but a proper shotblast and refurb place)
There's a place called BJV Engineering based somewhere not far from St Albans, who are apparently pretty good. (I think you're from the south somewhere - If not then oh well
)http://www.wheelrefurbishing.com
I am from Bristol, but will email them with a few pictures. Cheers for the link.
There's a place that's a bit closer, in Basingstoke called "MyAlloys" (MyAlloys.co.uk) will probably be getting them to refurb my wheels in the next couple of weeks as long as I get paid enough. I'll let you know of the outcome and the quality if you haven't already got yours done by then.
I am not too keen on driving on a "repaired" wheel. However, like you said, the bead is fine. It's quite literally just the outter lip.
The wheels are from america, and to import another wheel would be around £200. If I am able to get the wheel restored to a safe, decent finish for £50-75, then I'd be very happy. Would love to get them back on my mx5, as my 14" tyres are nearly shot.
Good times..
Next question would be if it was repaired... Would you rather have the repaired wheel on the front or the rear?
The wheels are from america, and to import another wheel would be around £200. If I am able to get the wheel restored to a safe, decent finish for £50-75, then I'd be very happy. Would love to get them back on my mx5, as my 14" tyres are nearly shot.
Good times..
Next question would be if it was repaired... Would you rather have the repaired wheel on the front or the rear?
Wheelgap, where?
If it's just the rim then it's not really a safety issue, they'll weld new metal on and it'll be finished properly. Get them to play that old card game where you swap the cards around, but with the wheels, you'd not be able to tell the difference.
I'd estimate a top end cost of £100 as that's quite a large ding, still it's much cheaper than shipping a new wheel over from the states.
MX5 looking nice there.
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