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scrapping wheels £?
« on: 26 March 2012, 10:13:01 »
How much are people getting when weighing alloys in? been quoted £1 per kilo, any idea how much they weigh, mfl elite ones that is
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Re: scrapping wheels £?
« Reply #1 on: 26 March 2012, 10:18:56 »
Put 'em on the bathroom scales ;)
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Re: scrapping wheels £?
« Reply #2 on: 26 March 2012, 11:02:24 »
Quote from: omegod on 26 March 2012, 10:13:01
How much are people getting when weighing alloys in? been quoted £1 per kilo, any idea how much they weigh, mfl elite ones that is

I weighed my MFL Elite wheels in a few weeks back. They weighed 38kgs  :y  :y ........... I was then told that I should've removed the balance weights first  ::) ::)
and I got £1 per kilo for them  :y
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Re: scrapping wheels £?
« Reply #3 on: 26 March 2012, 11:14:41 »
I was getting £44 for 4 CDX alloys just before Christmas but they had to be clean ie no tyre and the weights removed ;)
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Re: scrapping wheels £?
« Reply #4 on: 26 March 2012, 11:22:56 »
Quote from: omegod on 26 March 2012, 10:13:01
How much are people getting when weighing alloys in? been quoted £1 per kilo, any idea how much they weigh, mfl elite ones that is

Are they the same as mine??
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Re: scrapping wheels £?
« Reply #5 on: 26 March 2012, 11:32:15 »
Quote from: John-R on 26 March 2012, 11:22:56
Quote from: omegod on 26 March 2012, 10:13:01
How much are people getting when weighing alloys in? been quoted £1 per kilo, any idea how much they weigh, mfl elite ones that is

Are they the same as mine??


Yep :y
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Re: scrapping wheels £?
« Reply #6 on: 26 March 2012, 11:33:28 »
Quote from: John-R on 26 March 2012, 11:22:56
Quote from: omegod on 26 March 2012, 10:13:01
How much are people getting when weighing alloys in? been quoted £1 per kilo, any idea how much they weigh, mfl elite ones that is

Are they the same as mine??


Yeah got 3 of them as in piccy and 5 nasty ones off the calibra
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Re: scrapping wheels £?
« Reply #7 on: 26 March 2012, 13:09:45 »
Get a lump hammer and chisel and knock the steel ferral out before you weigh them in.
Some scrapys get a bit arsey if you leave them in  ;)

I was quoted 8 quid a wheel last month
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Re: scrapping wheels £?
« Reply #8 on: 26 March 2012, 21:22:56 »
Quote from: tigers_gonads on 26 March 2012, 13:09:45
Get a lump hammer and chisel and knock the steel ferral out before you weigh them in.
Some scrapys get a bit arsey if you leave them in  ;)

I was quoted 8 quid a wheel last month


Very well said. I got caught out like that.
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Re: scrapping wheels £?
« Reply #9 on: 26 March 2012, 21:48:07 »
i was quoted £13 per clean rim from 2.2 omega..  :y
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Re: scrapping wheels £?
« Reply #10 on: 27 March 2012, 18:56:23 »
Just got to get all the friggin tyres off now, cut through with a grinder and thin disc methinks ::)
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Re: scrapping wheels £?
« Reply #11 on: 27 March 2012, 18:58:48 »
Quote from: omegod on 27 March 2012, 18:56:23
Just got to get all the friggin tyres off now, cut through with a grinder and thin disc methinks ::)

I just asked nicely at a few tyre bays & got  them to do just one.  ;)
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Re: scrapping wheels £?
« Reply #12 on: 27 March 2012, 19:04:58 »
I've got the use of an old manual tyre remover, that keeps you fit i'll tell you ;D
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Re: scrapping wheels £?
« Reply #13 on: 27 March 2012, 19:07:17 »
I have use of a pair of tyre levers.They keep you even fitter. ;D
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Re: scrapping wheels £?
« Reply #14 on: 27 March 2012, 19:11:49 »
Quote from: Albs on 27 March 2012, 19:07:17
I have use of a pair of tyre levers.They keep you even fitter. ;D

Jesus, rather you than me. Its bad enough with a 5 foot bar ::)
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