robfg67 Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 Got a lead on 5 Turbine rims with 4 center caps for $550. I haven't seen them in person yet, but the picture attached is a fair representation. Thought? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Seems steep for their condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robfg67 Posted July 18, 2023 Author Share Posted July 18, 2023 I've read though the posts on restoring them and it seems like each wheel would take many. many hours. fiatslug87, what would be a more fair price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Nope, nope nope. I picked up (4) in MA for $120 with very bald rims. They were not in great shape, but way better than that photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robfg67 Posted July 18, 2023 Author Share Posted July 18, 2023 1 minute ago, Salvagedcircuit said: Nope, nope nope. I picked up (4) in MA for $120 with very bald rims. They were not in great shape, but way better than that photo. Ok, Salvagedcircuit, you already got yours, so how did you find them? Craigslist and eBay are very thin on decent rims for a decent price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzaman09 Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 I spent $125 a wheel to get my Eliminator wheels refinished. They are far less complex that the turbines. If you just want to sandblast them then it could be economical to refinish them but gosh $550 seems steep for a set in that bad of shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 This is not a good deal, because ebay sellers like this exist. $169 each. I'm sure you can message him and lowball him even further. That's a professionally refinished rim. There are nearly a dozen ebay sellers who do the same thing, a lot list at ~$200/rim. You can lowball them and probably get a newly refinished set for $500 or less. Refinishing the turbine rims is a process. There are multiple threads on here about it, but it takes a lot of time or money to do. The general order of operations is this: Power wash the dirt / grime off. If there is little to no corrosion and it polishes up with auto store wax, just use them. If they are tarnished and corroded, they'll need to be bead blasted or sanded Bead blasting and sanding removes the luster/shine on the 10 spoke rims You will need to either re-machine the surface of the 10 spoke rims on a lathe or slowly step sand the spokes from 400 grit to like 3000 grit, then polish Polishing compound must be removed with acetone or alcohol In between the spokes is an off-gray color. This means the rim will need to be powder coated in off-gray, then powder coated entirely in clear. Some people skip the two color powder coating and just clear powder coat. Spray paint clear coat will likely not hold up to road debris, which is why powder coating is your best bet. Bead blasting, polishing and powder coating cost money. If you have a commercial grade bead blast cabinet and a powder coat booth, sure go to town. But otherwise, your best bet is to hunt around for a set in good shape or lowball some ebay sellers. Ebay will always cover you if you get a set in bad shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 those look pretty rough. like-125-for-the-whole-set levels of rough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minuit Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad R Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 I found mine on car-part.com and found a salvage yard that would ship. 2 of the wheels were $50 each and the other 2 were $30 each and $25 a wheel to ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokeyyank Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 I have mine for sale for 200 and better shape than those. I'm in CO, PM me if you're interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCO6 Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 10 hours ago, robfg67 said: Got a lead on 5 Turbine rims with 4 center caps for $550. I haven't seen them in person yet, but the picture attached is a fair representation. Thought? You could have those restored professionally and be happy with the results but at $550 before you start it's going to be expensive. I bought a set of 4 in similar condition for $100 CDN (about $75 US). I paid $125 CDN each for them to be done by a wheel restoration shop. They ... - media blasted them - painted them silver - turned down the originally polished surfaces to remove the pits return the shine - clear coated them I was fine at that price as I would have spent a lot of time and effort and not got the same results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 On 7/17/2023 at 9:01 PM, Pete M said: those look pretty rough. like-125-for-the-whole-set levels of rough. More like 50 bucks for the whole set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatJeepGuy Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Let the seller sit on them, that's an outrageous price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classy Comanche Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 $550 for these wheels and tires? Are these specific ones like....limited edition or something? I on Google and saw a set of turbines for like $300 completely clean and shined like new. These are totally not even worth it. I'd be hesitant to give him $100. I saw on Facebook market place not to long ago a set of steelie wheels like that's on my truck that had big fat knobby tires and he was asking $750. And he said they were estimated to be used about 1500 miles. I'd either let the dude just sit on the wheels or offer him anything under $100. That's just crazy seeing the condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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