Corrosion on Alloys.....any repair possible?

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156 SP3 - 03 Feb 2006 18:44 GMT

My 156 telephone dial alloys are beginning to corrode in a few places, and
now it's becoming quite noticeable.
Has anyone tried the repair kits sold in Halfords?? Any good?
How much does it cost to get a wheel refurbished professionally - is it
worth it, or is it cheaper to buy some second hand wheels? - seem to come up
on Ebay often enough.

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Catman - 03 Feb 2006 19:16 GMT

> My 156 telephone dial alloys are beginning to corrode in a few places, and
> now it's becoming quite noticeable.
> Has anyone tried the repair kits sold in Halfords?? Any good?
> How much does it cost to get a wheel refurbished professionally - is it
> worth it, or is it cheaper to buy some second hand wheels? - seem to come
> up on Ebay often enough.

I had the ones on my 116 done for about £40 each IIRC

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Domestos - 03 Feb 2006 20:10 GMT

Doesn't alfa offer the 6 year anti-corroision offer on bodywork and alloys?

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gazza82 - 05 Feb 2006 16:42 GMT

Warranty only covers bodywork! And even then they will try and wriggle out
of it. Corrosion has to start INSIDE!

Gazza

> > My 156 telephone dial alloys are beginning to corrode in a few places, and
> > now it's becoming quite noticeable.
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> Doesn't alfa offer the 6 year anti-corroision offer on bodywork and alloys?

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Gamerjones - 04 Feb 2006 18:09 GMT

i had wheels refurbished at a garage due more to curbing than
corrosion and they looked as new afterwards, all for £40 a corner

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Marty Gi8YWE - 06 Feb 2006 18:35 GMT

Same on my 156. Been looking at local scrap/salvage yards for a set. Shame
I can't find a set of GTA style alloys! :-( I had refurbished a previous
set on another motor for 50 quid a corner.

Marty.

> My 156 telephone dial alloys are beginning to corrode in a few places, and
> now it's becoming quite noticeable.
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> up
> on Ebay often enough.

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156 SP3 - 06 Feb 2006 18:46 GMT

Thanks all for your comments. Will probably give the Halfrauds kit a go as
it's the cheapest option, and if it looks crap I'll look at the other
options. If refurb is about £40 a wheel, seems quite expensive, although I
guess there's a couple of hours work involved. I'll probably look for some
second hand ones..........anyone wanna buy some corroded alloys :)

> Same on my 156. Been looking at local scrap/salvage yards for a set. Shame
> I can't find a set of GTA style alloys! :-( I had refurbished a previous
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> > up
> > on Ebay often enough.

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Halmyre - 06 Feb 2006 19:35 GMT

I've got the same problem myself. I wish I'd spotted it before the
warranty was up - my wife *twice* had her MX-5 alloys replaced FOC
because they started to bubble slightly.

A pal of mine had his alloys refurbed at about £25 a corner, but he gave
them the bare wheels (i.e. no tyres) and drove a hard bargain!

I have spotted Veloce alloys on ebay at about £200 quid, which almost
makes them as cheap as refurbishing - but either way I can't afford that
at the moment :(

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