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Old 01-16-2012, 06:22 AM
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^ i agree, after poishing and cleaning those could happen, but if you polish them right and clean them the right way they should always look great,again i would be pissed if i got those, those are going to look great on you ta,
Old 01-16-2012, 10:02 PM
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More than likely the plastic had something to do with it too. Billet Specialties should wrap these in something different
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Hmm well my prostars always looked like that even after spending multiple passes with polish, however I got them used
Old 01-17-2012, 07:52 AM
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If my brand new wheels come in looking like that id blow my lid too. Thats just fucked up. They would be goin back imo
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do you mind telling me how much those ran you shipped?? also every set i have ever seen opened has never been like that like previously posted i think they might have dusted them off before shipping them
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When you get this sorted out, please post up some pics. I also own a red WS6 and am interested in the BS Street Lites in 17x7/17x11.
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Mine didn't look like that when I bought mine. If you get new wheels sent to you the best thing to do is take them to someone who powder coats and let them put clear on them, and you'll never have to polish them again. They'll look brand new from now on
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what wheels do you currently have on your WS6?
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uuuhhhhh yea that does not look normal!! Did you ever get it resolved?
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Anybody in this thread have some tips for cleaning them really good? I have Adams wheel polish that I have yet to use on the Street Lites. I used it on my prostars and they came out blingin.
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those wheels are way to exspensive to be getting them with swirls all over send em back and ask for some free **** cause now you gotta wait a few weeks .
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Anybody in this thread have some tips for cleaning them really good? I have Adams wheel polish that I have yet to use on the Street Lites. I used it on my prostars and they came out blingin.
then use the same method lol
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Sorry for taking so long to reply. I sent them back this past saturday and called Billet Specialties today to follow up. I wanted to verify that I wasn't wrong here, and that their quality control needs to be a little more strict. They agreed that they weren't up to standards and that they didn't know how or why they were sent out like that.

I will post pics up after I get them on. I have considered getting them powdered clear....

Here is the car right now. Black torque thrus m's...

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I've had polished wheels before. So

Can you buff that out quicker then boxing them back up and sending them back? Probably.
If you buff them out or get new ones, will they look the same or worse after the first month? Probably.

You can see where I'm going with this eh?
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^ i for sure know what your are saying, but at the same time the wheels shouldnt be sent like that ,no matter how they will look after the first week lol,
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I'm having them cleared when I get them lol.

I am sure I could buff that out but I didn't want to spend hours on wheels I spent a lot of money on that should had been right to begin with lol.
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agree thats why i would have been upset as well, i know what those cost and you shouldnt have to pay that much and have to do a full polish on them right out the box, let me know what clear they use, polishing wheels all the timesucks
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Hmm I didnt think about putting a clear on mine. Might go that route after I polish the **** out of them.
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They finally showed up after sending back to address the polishing issue. They look a lot better..



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