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Posted by: kkid Feb 17 2015, 12:42 AM

Hey guys!

Time for me to find a set of Mahle for my special edition conversion project.

Local p/u and no tires preferred.

Thanks,

kkid

Posted by: kkid Feb 19 2015, 01:53 AM

Still looking!!

Posted by: pvollma Feb 19 2015, 08:38 AM

I'm looking to buy a set of Minilites. If I find a set, I'll have my Mahles for sale as soon as I can get the Minilites on the car.

Posted by: G e o r g e Feb 19 2015, 11:35 AM

Removed

Posted by: airheads Feb 19 2015, 10:49 PM

Craigslist. Dc or Baltimore if I remember correctly. A pretty nice set for about $700. Good luck.

Posted by: Big Len Feb 20 2015, 08:16 AM

Here ya go - http://charlotte.craigslist.org/pts/4836693067.html

Posted by: kkid Feb 20 2015, 08:55 AM

George, you didn't have to remove your post. Yours are super nice!

Posted by: kkid Feb 20 2015, 08:57 AM

Thanks airhead for the info.

Posted by: kkid Feb 20 2015, 09:10 AM

Hey Big Len, those are nice.
Realized it's hard to find a good set like these. Seen many that are either damaged or bent since they aren't forged.
Wished I lived a little closer to them though....

Posted by: Big Len Feb 20 2015, 10:02 AM

Pay'em a hundred bucks extra to ship (shipping included). Or find a member nearby to pick them up and ship.

Posted by: pvollma Feb 20 2015, 10:29 AM

Found my Minilites, so I'll have a set of 5 for sale and ready to ship by the end of next week. Looking to get $150/each, will sell you only four if that's all you need (5th one is the spare - the original owner ordered the Mahles with the car). They're not polished like the others you've seen through this thread.

Posted by: kkid Feb 20 2015, 11:12 AM

Congrats on finding your Minilites!
Is your price with the tires?

Posted by: pvollma Feb 20 2015, 11:57 AM

No, the tires will go on the Minilites.

Posted by: pvollma Feb 20 2015, 01:25 PM

I received a PM from another board member expressing an interest in the Mahles, and I've sent him pictures and a quote of $150/each, not including shipping. I have 5 available (original owner ordered the car with Mahles), along with a set of lug bolts.

Posted by: pvollma Feb 20 2015, 02:09 PM

Mahle wheels are sold.

Posted by: gcrotvik Feb 20 2015, 02:16 PM

Really? You (pvollma) add a post in an active WTB thread that you may have a set of wheels available if you find the wheels you are looking for. Then when you find your Minilites you offer the Mahles to another member before you make sure the person (kkid) to whom you initially offered them to (yes, you did by adding the post that they might be available) can make an offer to buy them? That sucks.

Posted by: pvollma Feb 20 2015, 06:29 PM

I didn't "offer" them to the WTB poster, I just made a statement of possible availability. I didn't "offer" them to the another member, he contacted me, expressed an interest, and responded to my replies with a phone call and a firm offer. I notified the original WTB requester that another person was interested in them. Why should I have to wait some unknown amount of time for a possible sale, when I have a committed buyer on the phone? What about the guy who "offered" his Mahles for sale, and then withdrew his post before the original poster could make an offer? Did that "suck" too? Who appointed you the arbiter of suckiness?

Posted by: G e o r g e Feb 20 2015, 08:23 PM

I would sell my wheels for my original post to Kkid, but I realized looking at the picture that the lug area was not polished out, and I'm going to take them back to Al Reeds and get them completed.

I believe you did offer them to Kkid, you stated the price he asked a question on the wheels and with in a couple of hours you sold them , we are assuming with out kkid passing on your price. If he did pass on them via pm's that would change things, but by the way you responded I doubt there was any.

Anyways KKid

did you look at the samba?
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1708861
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1642660
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1732679

I have 2 sets of 5 I had put together mostly buying singles, It might not be the fast way but CSOB way does work.
If your having them cleaned up and painted A good wheel guy should be able to clean up mild curb rash.

here is a look at what is on my 74



not for sale, but all 5 had some curb rash before I had them done

Posted by: kkid Feb 23 2015, 10:06 PM

Thanks guys for the offers and information. I am still looking mainly in my area. The rims don't have to be perfect since they will be painted anyway.

Posted by: kkid Feb 23 2015, 10:19 PM

George, thanks for the links. Those on the sumba are perfect for my use but distance...I will look in my area for a while and might end up grabbing those.
BTW, yours looks brand new!
Nice!!

kkid

Posted by: 914Sixer Feb 24 2015, 06:21 PM

BE VERY CAREFUL with Mahle wheels. They are usually bent. To the best of my knowledge they can not be straighten. They will need to be spun on a balancing machine to check for wobble. I went through 10 wheels before I found one good one.

Posted by: PotterPorsche Feb 24 2015, 10:26 PM

Kkid

I have 4 mahle for 500 firm. That is what i have into them. Located 25 minutes away in hayward

Posted by: kkid Feb 25 2015, 11:27 AM

Thanks Sixer for the heads-up.

Maybe I should stay with my unbent Fuchs?

Do you have a portable balancing machine that you can check on the sites?

I should be super lucky to find a good set then at a time.

kkid

Posted by: kkid Feb 25 2015, 11:33 AM

Hey PotterPorrsche,

Thanks for the offer.

I am very interested.

Will PM you shortly.

kkid

Posted by: Geezer914 Feb 25 2015, 01:53 PM

The Mahles look nice on a 914.


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Posted by: kkid Mar 1 2015, 01:14 AM

Thanks everyone for the help finding the rims.

Got this set from PotterPorsche today.

I was able to test it there and they're almost all straight.

Have a great weekend guys!!

kkid

Posted by: Cuda911 Mar 1 2015, 01:45 AM

I agree. I purchased this set from Kelty, and like them very much!
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