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

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.

156 SP3 wrote:

> 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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"156 SP3" > wrote in message
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> 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.
>
>

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

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

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

Gazza

"Domestos" > wrote in message
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>
> "156 SP3" > wrote in message
> ...
> > 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.
> >
> >
>
> Doesn't alfa offer the 6 year anti-corroision offer on bodywork and
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
set on another motor for 50 quid a corner.

Marty.

"156 SP3" > wrote in message
...
> 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.
>
>

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



"Marty Gi8YWE" > wrote in message
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> 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.
>
> "156 SP3" > wrote in message
> ...
> > 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.
> >
> >
>
>

156 SP3 wrote:
> 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'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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Halmyre