bluecalais79 Posted October 18, 2018 Report Posted October 18, 2018 I'm hoping no one gets ticked for me putting in a plug for a vendor and this memo will confirm I have NO financial interest in doing this, but I had to show the group a photo of one of a set of 4 of these wheels. I bought these refurbished wheels from Collision Wheel in Bath, PA. HOLY S**T they are nice! Correct silver sparkle with the milled edge. They look even better than the photo below shows, now I'm afraid they are so good they are going to make my car look like c rap. I'll take that chance though. I am 100% satisfied, as far as being correctly finished, these folks NAILED IT. I sat one next to one of the wheels currently on my car and now I don't even want to look at my existing rims anymore, bring on the swap! jiggity76 and primergray 2 Quote
jiggity76 Posted October 18, 2018 Report Posted October 18, 2018 2 hours ago, bluecalais79 said: I'm hoping no one gets ticked for me putting in a plug for a vendor and this memo will confirm I have NO financial interest in doing this, but I had to show the group a photo of one of a set of 4 of these wheels. I bought these refurbished wheels from Collision Wheel in Bath, PA. HOLY S**T they are nice! Correct silver sparkle with the milled edge. They look even better than the photo below shows, now I'm afraid they are so good they are going to make my car look like c rap. I'll take that chance though. I am 100% satisfied, as far as being correctly finished, these folks NAILED IT. I sat one next to one of the wheels currently on my car and now I don't even want to look at my existing rims anymore, bring on the swap! They look great! I'm worried about the finishing results of my CS pie alloys, I hope someone can replicate the Oldsmobile lettering and correct shade of tint. Galaxie500XL 1 Quote
bluecalais79 Posted October 18, 2018 Author Report Posted October 18, 2018 Heck if anyone can do it I'd wager they can. I'm now thinking about having them refurbish a set of wheels I have for my 79 Hurst Olds. It takes real talent to get that job done right, especially the centers which are a true pain in the A** to get done correctly. Quote
Imp558 Posted October 18, 2018 Report Posted October 18, 2018 There's nothing wrong with sharing a good source. That place did a really nice job. It's when people join just to post ads that there's a problem. primergray 1 Quote
Brodizzle83 Posted October 26, 2018 Report Posted October 26, 2018 I love those Cutty 5-spokes! My dad used to have a white '96 Cutlass and painted the 5-spokes matching white and got the windows tinted 50% (legal limit in Minnesota) and that car is one of my favorites that he's had throughout the years. He also had a '91 Grand Prix GTP in the mid-90's and also bought a brand new 1999 Grand Prix GT sedan and brand new 2001 Monte Carlo SS with the ground effects package. He was a W-body fan back in the day. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk Quote
Steve Posted December 28, 2018 Report Posted December 28, 2018 Need to do this to mine!! Look Great! Quote
bluecalais79 Posted December 29, 2018 Author Report Posted December 29, 2018 They seem to be holding up well so far, I'm about to take them off for the winter storage so they don't sit outside exposed to snowdrifts all winter. The car cover only goes so far..... Can't wait till next year! I've dumped A TON of money into this white 1996 CS since I got it and in retrospect it's all been worth it, I'm really enjoying driving it every day to work. To think at one time these cars ruled the road but these days they just aren't around. Next year- Cross Drilled slotted rotor and ceramic shoes to add some stopping power. I'll probably go with E-Line or Power Stop. And I've GOT to get that leak into the trunk fixed, it's driving me NUTS! Quote
Leadfoot Posted January 4, 2019 Report Posted January 4, 2019 Looks great. Did they redo the center cap as well? My experience having my wheels like that refinished is the paint they use isn't nearly as durable as the factory finish and is much easier to damage. Some refinishes are better at it than others. Quote
bluecalais79 Posted January 10, 2019 Author Report Posted January 10, 2019 I've installed NOS Center caps to go with these as well as NOS plastic lug nut covers. I bought all those many years ago and I now finally have a chance to actually use some of this stuff Galaxie500XL 1 Quote
bluecalais79 Posted January 12, 2019 Author Report Posted January 12, 2019 Also, as these wheels are TOO nice to be sitting out all winter, I've already pulled them and currently have my saw blade wheels with snow tires on the car. It's ready to go in bad weather if needed but I'd prefer to just leave it under the car cover until Spring. In other words, EMERGENCY USE only Quote
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