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StvC · Nov 19th, 2013, 13:50

Sure I saw someone doing up to 14" bandeds and painted for £50 a corner online. Was for a Polo GT i almost bought.

I think feedback and a recommendation is a must wuth such a thing though, it's only a couple of years back where this very post would spark a furious debate about the OP threating everyone's life with such a reckless mod!

Bit like 'Errr what d'ya think of chopped springs' :-).

Point being, if done properly there's no problem but if done badly there could be so I'd go with Antz's recommendation and pay the extra I think.

Antz · Nov 19th, 2013, 14:28

These are my third set of banded steels and although I havent got them on the car yet, just by looking at them they are far better than the previous two sets Ive had which were marginally cheaper.

The 1st set I had were ancient, very crude and wobbled like hell no matter what I did to get them balanced. The current set im running were done about 6 years ago by a rival wheel banding place and they look OK but the band and welds are visible plus one leaks from the weld. Other than that, they wobble like hell unless you line them with some hefty wheel weights on the outside by the middle of the wheel. They arent bad but having heard about Alonze from a few people, including a staff member of Retro Cars magazine have some wheels done by Jim Alonze and said he was over the moon, I decided to give him a try.

Ive not heard of anyone having a problem with Jims wheels yet and being local to him, he gets a lot of business from the VW boys. My mate runs them on his daily driver Ford Sierra without any problems and they balanced up no problem, dont wobble, hold air fine and survived all of last winter without trouble.

Even better, his turnaround time is usually a week. I was really surprised when he did mine in 4 days.

Check his Facebook page if you are on it. He posts pictures of most wheels he does, both befores and afters. Painted and unpainted so you can see the quality of the work throughout.

If youre after banded wheels. I'd speak to him first.

Volvodrivingbiker · Nov 19th, 2013, 22:57

are theres the crucks of wheel banding then they need to be perfectly straight otherwise the ballance would be all over the place but its got me thinking though Hmmm

V8brick · Nov 20th, 2013, 23:17

Got some old school goodness just waiting for them !

Nov 19th, 2013, 14:28	#12
Antz No I'm not the redhead Last Online: Nov 25th, 2022 09:49 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North Yorkshire Coast	These are my third set of banded steels and although I havent got them on the car yet, just by looking at them they are far better than the previous two sets Ive had which were marginally cheaper. The 1st set I had were ancient, very crude and wobbled like hell no matter what I did to get them balanced. The current set im running were done about 6 years ago by a rival wheel banding place and they look OK but the band and welds are visible plus one leaks from the weld. Other than that, they wobble like hell unless you line them with some hefty wheel weights on the outside by the middle of the wheel. They arent bad but having heard about Alonze from a few people, including a staff member of Retro Cars magazine have some wheels done by Jim Alonze and said he was over the moon, I decided to give him a try. Ive not heard of anyone having a problem with Jims wheels yet and being local to him, he gets a lot of business from the VW boys. My mate runs them on his daily driver Ford Sierra without any problems and they balanced up no problem, dont wobble, hold air fine and survived all of last winter without trouble. Even better, his turnaround time is usually a week. I was really surprised when he did mine in 4 days. Check his Facebook page if you are on it. He posts pictures of most wheels he does, both befores and afters. Painted and unpainted so you can see the quality of the work throughout. If youre after banded wheels. I'd speak to him first. __________________ 1988 Volvo 240 GLT T5 Swap a T5 motor into your RWD Volvo:The Guide

Nov 19th, 2013, 22:57	#13
Volvodrivingbiker Member Last Online: Oct 31st, 2015 15:11 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: east yorks	are theres the crucks of wheel banding then they need to be perfectly straight otherwise the ballance would be all over the place but its got me thinking though Hmmm __________________ Old Blue Brick Think Bike !

Nov 20th, 2013, 23:17	#14
V8brick Senior Member Last Online: May 27th, 2014 01:50 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southport	Got some old school goodness just waiting for them ! __________________ Stop hating on prv's mine still runs good!

Nov 19th, 2013, 13:50	#11
StvC Junior Member Last Online: Jul 9th, 2022 02:51 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Middlesbrough	Sure I saw someone doing up to 14" bandeds and painted for £50 a corner online. Was for a Polo GT i almost bought. I think feedback and a recommendation is a must wuth such a thing though, it's only a couple of years back where this very post would spark a furious debate about the OP threating everyone's life with such a reckless mod! Bit like 'Errr what d'ya think of chopped springs' :-). Point being, if done properly there's no problem but if done badly there could be so I'd go with Antz's recommendation and pay the extra I think.

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