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Old 11-28-2010, 06:03 PM
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Nice find man
Old 11-28-2010, 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by my bandit
You say the lightest steel wool which is #0000 or super fine but I was reading the back of the package and it said to use #00 very fine to polish and restore aluminum and clean metal wheels
I grabbed one of those lol. I don't remember which it was. It even had some problems doing work. My buddy used a wire brush on a drill on his which also worked fine.
Old 11-29-2010, 05:24 PM
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well i just got done doing a slight cleaning and its going to be alot of work! i need to take them completely apart and clean it reallllly good. but heres some more pictures
Before:



After:





What They Will Look Like on the Car:



The Dirt From One Wheel:

Old 11-29-2010, 05:25 PM
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one last question...
What goes in the threaded holes? spacers?
Old 11-29-2010, 05:39 PM
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Bad ***!! Going to look like 'trusts' old WS6 before he had his coated black.
Old 11-29-2010, 07:27 PM
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is your TA a 4x4? jk good deal on the wheels
Old 11-30-2010, 12:04 AM
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Great find. How wide are the rears?
Old 11-30-2010, 07:04 AM
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the rears are only 8" but im going to change out the lip to 3" and make it a 10" rear
Old 11-30-2010, 02:46 PM
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Those are nice, Simple Green and a maroon fine 3M/scotchbrite is what I use,

I think Thatchers the one, I'll check!
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Nice Deal!
Old 11-30-2010, 05:07 PM
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Some guys have all the luck!! haha
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Congrats on getting a good deal. Some of my friends don't believe some of the deals I've found, but they're out there. You just have to be the one lucky enough to find them.
Old 11-30-2010, 10:44 PM
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That day was all luck. When we got there we were directed into the very first row instead of having to walk 1/4 mile to the entrance. Then as we were walking up a guy gave us a ticket for 2 to get in all 4 days for 20 bucks (one ticket is 15) to get in. So me and my dad saved 10 bucks. Then I found these
Old 11-30-2010, 10:45 PM
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I just noticed I should have played the lottery that day...
Old 12-02-2010, 12:25 PM
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Thatchers the one, and Fikse back open in Canada, I here there looking for work, Kodiak motor sports aquired them,
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I post a pic of my rear in the Conversion/hybrid forum, under Steve68 Camaro, check them out, took me 5 monthes to get them, right near when they were going under,
Old 12-14-2010, 02:09 PM
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holy ****. well after finals ive had a chance to start cleaning them more. i just tried on the inside with a dremel and metal polish and its barely making a dent... brake cleaner didnt do much either
Old 12-14-2010, 08:37 PM
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should look good on my buddy has the same ones on his t/a
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I think these are pretty old due to the fact that the centercaps say fikse forged instead of just fikse like the newer ones do
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Try spray on oven cleaner on the barrels, let it soak for 10 minutes. Works wonders on stainless exhaust. might wanna try a small area and see if you need to tape off the faces of the wheels, unless your gonna poiwdercoat them.



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