Can Anyone ID these rims?
01-16-2009, 05:59 AM
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Can Anyone ID these rims? I got a great deal on these and i plan a complete overhaul. But all the rim says is "VIA-TTC" I googled it and found nothing. I love them even now. They have curb rash but what i plan is adding a four inch lip in rear. Leaving the fronts alone width wise. Painted them a dark gray, and then machining the face. I think the end result will be amazing. BUT. I dont know who made them lol. They are a BMW tuner brand though and so therefor very lightweight aluminum which is why i can add alip rather than a peice inside the wheel! Any help or pointers would be appreciated! These are on my 96 WS6 BTW
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i looked up "wheel widening sacramento" because this is where i live obviously lol. I stumbled across a few different sites but weld craft was the first that said with an aluminum wheel, you can add it to either side. Check out this link and go right below half way down.
http://www.weldcraftwheels.com/Wide.htm
Quote from the website;
"Aluminum Wheels — Are v-grooved and hand tig welded....all seams...both sides. Can be widened to the front as well (deep dish look) however this will involve finishing down the weld beads and refinishing your wheels. In other words, this will cost more!"
so i saw these rims and i though that they were the perfect candidate. They had curbrash so i got a good price and i was going to replace that part anyway. I want them machined face so they were also going to be refinished anyway. So it worked out for me!
http://www.weldcraftwheels.com/Wide.htm
Quote from the website;
"Aluminum Wheels — Are v-grooved and hand tig welded....all seams...both sides. Can be widened to the front as well (deep dish look) however this will involve finishing down the weld beads and refinishing your wheels. In other words, this will cost more!"
so i saw these rims and i though that they were the perfect candidate. They had curbrash so i got a good price and i was going to replace that part anyway. I want them machined face so they were also going to be refinished anyway. So it worked out for me!
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i looked up "wheel widening sacramento" because this is where i live obviously lol. I stumbled across a few different sites but weld craft was the first that said with an aluminum wheel, you can add it to either side. Check out this link and go right below half way down.
http://www.weldcraftwheels.com/Wide.htm
Quote from the website;
"Aluminum Wheels — Are v-grooved and hand tig welded....all seams...both sides. Can be widened to the front as well (deep dish look) however this will involve finishing down the weld beads and refinishing your wheels. In other words, this will cost more!"
so i saw these rims and i though that they were the perfect candidate. They had curbrash so i got a good price and i was going to replace that part anyway. I want them machined face so they were also going to be refinished anyway. So it worked out for me!
http://www.weldcraftwheels.com/Wide.htm
Quote from the website;
"Aluminum Wheels — Are v-grooved and hand tig welded....all seams...both sides. Can be widened to the front as well (deep dish look) however this will involve finishing down the weld beads and refinishing your wheels. In other words, this will cost more!"
so i saw these rims and i though that they were the perfect candidate. They had curbrash so i got a good price and i was going to replace that part anyway. I want them machined face so they were also going to be refinished anyway. So it worked out for me!
Those wheels look a lot like these, just has different rivets. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/17-Wh...ht_4563wt_1357
Last edited by Gordo78; 01-16-2009 at 07:53 PM.
