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Post by Big Blue on Dec 2, 2022 19:34:07 GMT
The Mini’s wheels are quite frankly dreadful. I also think they’ve gone porous as the TPMs cry foul far too often.
So my question is shall I refurb them or…..
I’ve got a set of pretty nice genuine alloys in my eBay basket for £500 with good tyres on (although I’d keep the Cross Climates we’ve got whatever.) These look pretty good but have the odd nick on them. The Mini is far from immaculate but it’s pretty clean all round for an 8yo car with 70k so I wouldn’t refurb them unless the guy did me a deal involving him having the other set.
Any views? (I expect a refurb to be £100 a corner btw).
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Post by ChrisM on Dec 2, 2022 22:19:02 GMT
A decent refurb should sort out the porosity. I'd get the set in your basket and take it from there. When were you thinking of swapping the crossclimates and can you do it yourself or do you have a local garage/tyre place who would do it for a reasonable cost?
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Post by Big Blue on Dec 2, 2022 22:31:27 GMT
I might just go and speak to the guy in Chessington I used for the Gorilla once.
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Post by PG on Dec 8, 2022 18:15:57 GMT
Are the wheels in your basket the same size? Don't "over-wheel" a Mini, he says from experience.
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Post by johnc on Dec 8, 2022 18:28:15 GMT
A full powder coat should sort the porous problem for a few years. Up here you can get 4 wheels done for about £250/£300
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Post by Big Blue on Dec 8, 2022 20:45:32 GMT
I found a place in Surbiton so I’m taking it there for the OE wheels to be refurbished. £350.
Yes the other set were the same size.
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Post by racingteatray on Dec 10, 2022 20:26:49 GMT
Are the wheels in your basket the same size? Don't "over-wheel" a Mini, he says from experience. What did you have? Ours has 17s wearing Goodyear Eagle F1s, and the ride is firm but not unacceptably so. |
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Post by Big Blue on Dec 10, 2022 23:06:53 GMT
Are the wheels in your basket the same size? Don't "over-wheel" a Mini, he says from experience. What did you have? Ours has 17s wearing Goodyear Eagle F1s, and the ride is firm but not unacceptably so. 16”s. The Mini is not comfortable with a bulging disc in your spine. More noticeable when stepping out of Eva. Totally chuckable though. |
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Post by PG on Dec 12, 2022 14:09:34 GMT
Are the wheels in your basket the same size? Don't "over-wheel" a Mini, he says from experience. What did you have? Ours has 17s wearing Goodyear Eagle F1s, and the ride is firm but not unacceptably so. Ours came with 18's and run flats. They looked great, had no give at all and the road noise quickly became a right pain on any longer trips. So we sold those and bought a set of 17's. The 17's still have run flats and when they wear out I'm going to swap the tyres for non run flats. |
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