Selling alloys.. refurb or sell as they are?

[Hellcat]

Gonna be selling these wheels sometime when I've got some bolts for Bunny's new HLX wheels..

Question is do I attempt a refurb as they have gained some unsightly scratches, or sell them as they are 'warts n all"?

Think they would quite suit a dark spoke with silver rim. Think this would improve my chance of getting a decent price?

 

[M111CYY]

would it not depend on cost, ie.e whether it would be cost effective to clean them up before a sale

 

[Hellcat]

To get them powder coated would cost £20 a wheel. Not sure if it would add £80 to the value of the wheels.

A bit of time and effort on my behalf with rattle tins might get them looking good. I might also ruin them and devalue them

 

[M111CYY]

are there scratches on all wheels? are they really that bad that there would be a massive drop in value?

 

[Hellcat]

There are a couple of deep scratches on the spokes that I made

I remember them now, pulling up outside my parents and finding the road slopes away quite steep to the curb... but the brand new high curbs made from granite are perfectly vertical... GOUGE!

 

[custard]

i would just give me a good scrub up personally

 

[Hellcat]

Or leave the dirt on to hide the scratches?

I'll have another look at them later and see if the gouges are as bad as I remember.

 

[custard]

yeah suppose.ive seen those type of alloys go for not much more than a ton 2nd hand and sometimes less.
so £80 on refurb hits the profit margin heavily

 

[vtec]

a home DIY on them and a bit of attention., they'll be worth a bit more.,

 

[dave]

sell um cheap as they are, buyer might want a diffrent colour or finish to the one you do

 

[PNL]

i would just give me a good scrub up personally

Cor blimey custards propositioning you Rob

I say leave them as they are just give them a good clean and leave the refurb to the new owner to chose a colour etc to his or her choice

I have the same situation here I have two sets of alloys that need a lot of attention but both sets have mint 205/40/17 tyres what do I do sorry to highjack you thread rob but I know how you feel :bang:

 

[bulldog5046]

ditto phil, i think i'm gunna take the tyres off and ebay them

 

[SkinzCinqSporting]

OT rob but those are BK alloys yeah? Whats the style code thingy (BK###) as my mate has them on his corsa but we can't find out which one's they are.

 

[Hellcat]

OT rob but those are BK alloys yeah? Whats the style code thingy (BK###) as my mate has them on his corsa but we can't find out which one's they are.

Don't think they are BK... But I will have a look and let you know if they are.

 

[Hellcat]

Nearly... They're BSA Racing lol

no idea what sort.. they have nearly 100 different models listed for their 2005/6 products so it might not even be listed anymore.

 

[SkinzCinqSporting]

Ah well, they are definately the same, never mind

 

[Hellcat]

Mine might be just Malaysian knock offs! They'll prob have the same number. I'll let you know if I find one.

 

[SkinzCinqSporting]

Now you said BSA i nipped round, his have a BSA stamp on them :bang:

 

[Hellcat]

Now you said BSA i nipped round, his have a BSA stamp on them :bang:

Well if YOU find out what they are please tell me

 

[SkinzCinqSporting]

I'll see what I can do.