Ford Transit Forum

by **Luke** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:20 pm

anyone had any dealings with split rim alloys :?:

i'm looking out for bits to collect for a future project and i saw these on ebay

only sold for £150 :shock:

shame they were too far for me to collect :lol:

they are the sort of thing ive got in mind ............ except the offset

anyway my question is how difficult is it to interchange the rims :?:

or is it a pro only job :?:

if so what sort of price would i be looking at :?:

i assume they have some sort of gasket, o ring, seal between the rims what would it be

any other advice appreciated :wink:

by **gatecrasha** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 6:21 pm

can i help with anything luke?

ex-compomotive employee :wink:

by **MrMPuk** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 6:26 pm

gatecrasha wrote:can i help with anything luke?

ex-compomotive employee

What about his question above?

by **gatecrasha** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 6:51 pm

you can split the rims yourself,
heard of folks doing it
but to be honest i'd go with factory re-finish

the rims are available with various offsets to give the variations
to make the wheel face plate suit any applications,

there is indeed a rubber gasket between the rims and face plate
2 per wheel
availablity of these for D.I.Y. is unknown

try compomotive themselves,
or any of the wheel refurb places
all will have access to the gaskets etc

how's that mrmpuk :wink:

by **Luke** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:11 pm

gatecrasha wrote:can i help with anything luke?

ex-compomotive employee

go on then :lol:

say i bought those above and wanted a 4" deep front rim fitting how much would it set me back :?:

just a rough idea

what makes share the different fittings - ie is it only a compomotive rim that can fit a compomotive rim or can others ie bbs fit compo's :?:

also what are they like for leaking :?:

a mate says he had some and they leaked trough the joins

is that common :?:

by **gatecrasha** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 11:30 pm

Luke wrote:say i bought those above and wanted a 4" deep front rim fitting how much would it set me back just a rough idea

dunno luke, ex-shopfloor employee - not sales mate :wink:

Luke wrote:what makes share the different fittings - ie is it only a compomotive rim that can fit a compomotive rim or can others ie bbs fit compo's

irrelevant question,
as compomotive manufacture the magnesium rim edges,
they can be made to suit other wheels simple as width of rim edge and hole locations etc

Luke wrote:also what are they like for leaking a mate says he had some and they leaked trough the joins is that common

your mates needed refurbing,
theyre fine by all accounts, leakings usually taken as time for refreshing etc

give compomotive a bell,
ask em who the best to speak to regards getting these wheels made to suit requirements,
as above,
wheel refurbishment places will also be able to help with these,

tip - dont cut corners if you can help it,