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Title: original BRM wheels restoration Post by: empicolector on February 26, 2007, 19:59:14 pm hye every body last year I bought a set of original BRM I want to restore it like new do you have some tips to do it
thanks for your help Title: Re: original BRM wheels restoration Post by: speedwell on February 26, 2007, 20:30:34 pm pas besoin de les restaurées juste un bon polissage et c tout :D ,fred laisse la patine d origine du noir au moins on voit que c des vraies ;)
Title: Re: original BRM wheels restoration Post by: Rune on February 26, 2007, 20:49:00 pm Whats up with the language Fabian ;)
As for restoring BRMs, what do you mean? Are they cracked and need welding or do you just want to polish them? Your BRMs look really nice as they are.. Actually they were NOT polished when they were new. They were greyish like yours are now. I like the grey look better than the polished.. But if you want to polish them use Snap On Metal Polish, it's the best polisher I have tried for mag wheels http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=all&item_ID=15087&group_ID=1886&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog Picture of my BRMs, I have polished them but I am not going to keep them this shiny... Title: Re: original BRM wheels restoration Post by: speedwell on February 26, 2007, 21:32:05 pm rune i said he don't want to restore them, just polish them , don't touch the OG black patina
Title: Re: original BRM wheels restoration Post by: empicolector on February 26, 2007, 23:00:39 pm thanks for your answer
hye fabian i hope you be fine did you come to supervw nats this year? Rune you've got a nice set of BRM too mine is in very good shape and don't need welding may be I will follow your advice fabian but what kind of product use I will check the web link that rune give it to me but I need to know what kind of nuts to use for tha wheels did you got nuts to use on your car Title: Re: original BRM wheels restoration Post by: Sander/DVK on February 27, 2007, 17:47:34 pm hye every body last year I bought a set of original BRM I want to restore it like new do you have some tips to do it I would do nothing about the wheels, they are perfect now!thanks for your help Just my 2 cents :) Cheers, Sander Title: Re: original BRM wheels restoration Post by: speedwell on February 27, 2007, 18:18:18 pm hy fred yes i wil go to the super vw nats at the same camping of the other year with olive & jean mi & matthias
for the nuts may be ask frank aka blackbomber he 've some repro of the brm lug nuts spacer Title: Re: original BRM wheels restoration Post by: Rune on February 27, 2007, 18:26:57 pm Here is the mounting hardware you need. I dont' have enough of these myself.. I am working on having some made up.. Are you missing the original centercaps as well?
Title: Re: original BRM wheels restoration Post by: empicolector on February 27, 2007, 19:55:18 pm merci fabian pour le tuyau
I have already nuts spacers but I would like not to use them I also have FAT center caps and I wait to finish the deal with another wheel to have 5 of them fabian I am also at "La grande tortue" like the past year I hope we could find time to have good time and drink a beer Rune can you have this kind of nuts? Title: Re: original BRM wheels restoration Post by: speedwell on February 27, 2007, 20:32:18 pm de rien ;)
Title: Re: original BRM wheels restoration Post by: Frank LUX on February 27, 2007, 20:43:36 pm I have already nuts spacers but I would like not to use them Huh...????????????????????????????? I'm currently having the Nuts copied aswell, hope to get them soon... Frank Title: Re: original BRM wheels restoration Post by: Rune on February 28, 2007, 09:47:00 am Hey Frank, check you pm's
Title: Re: original BRM wheels restoration Post by: SilverPig on February 28, 2007, 11:18:08 am Your BRM's look just horrible!! Have them blasted to remove all of that old, faded muck and have them powdercoated in lime with pink "spokes". ;)
With this poorly disguised irony, it's pretty obvious that your BRM's rock!! They are sexy as hell and need absolutely NO resoration whatsoever. Title: Re: original BRM wheels restoration Post by: bathing ape on February 28, 2007, 16:32:37 pm Your BRM's look just horrible!! Have them blasted to remove all of that old, faded muck and have them powdercoated in lime with pink "spokes". ;) silverpig is right those brms look fantastic as they are,i wouldn't change how they lookWith this poorly disguised irony, it's pretty obvious that your BRM's rock!! They are sexy as hell and need absolutely NO resoration whatsoever. Title: Re: original BRM wheels restoration Post by: Diederick/DVK on February 28, 2007, 17:27:45 pm exactly, you're priviliged with a set like these! i read that some people have to bury their flat4 repros in their garden for 2 years to get anywhere near to these looks. imagine having to go through that... ;D ;)
Title: Re: original BRM wheels restoration Post by: Shubee2 (DSK) on March 02, 2007, 00:49:40 am Heres a Set Of My American Racing 5 Spokes Should I Polish them?? LOL thats Texas Mud and they are Pitina
Title: Re: original BRM wheels restoration Post by: Grelland on March 02, 2007, 21:03:47 pm exactly, you're priviliged with a set like these! i read that some people have to bury their flat4 repros in their garden for 2 years to get anywhere near to these looks. imagine having to go through that... ;D ;) I heard of a guy here in Norway that did that to a set of genuine BRMs.... (somebody else may confirm whether this is just a rumor?) Title: Re: original BRM wheels restoration Post by: Jon on March 02, 2007, 22:54:38 pm I think he can comfirm this him self, he´s on here ;)
Title: Re: original BRM wheels restoration Post by: empicolector on March 03, 2007, 12:26:03 pm yes I believe that he use some nos brm to make it the car was featured in several vw book and he fit them on splitwindow bug with big IDA engine no?
Title: Re: original BRM wheels restoration Post by: speedwell on March 03, 2007, 13:27:22 pm the split windows was onwed by paul rui , here's some picture i've take at the volksworlds show in 2001
Title: Re: original BRM wheels restoration Post by: empicolector on March 03, 2007, 15:32:20 pm he own the coolest barndoor on the earth too
Title: Re: original BRM wheels restoration Post by: JeePee/DVK on March 04, 2007, 10:09:31 am Is this car still alive?
This was Bugrun 1998. (http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/3761/01tp4.jpg) (http://imageshack.us) (http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/9230/02gn0.jpg) (http://imageshack.us) Title: Re: original BRM wheels restoration Post by: Mags on March 04, 2007, 11:04:59 am I think Pål have the car,and he have plan too drive the car too Bad Camperg and EBI This Summer. ;)
Title: Re: original BRM wheels restoration Post by: empicolector on March 04, 2007, 12:51:54 pm hye everybody
thanks for all yours advices and ideas for my wheels i hace choose to fit my wheels like they are in a first time I have to find all the hardware to fit them so If somebody could help me he wwill be welcome after the next vw season I will choose if I restore them or not Paul your ride is awesome we have to do something with the ghias togeter on a special display for EBI thanks again |