FS: Magnesium Mahle Gasburner Wheels - 5 of them. Clean Options

[greggearhead]

Real Magnesium Mahle Gas Burner rims. 15 x 5.5, dated 1970 (the ones I can read, anyway - can check dirty ones for someone that's concerned). These are rare and aren't always clean - the magnesium is known to corrode quickly and easily, just like VW BRM wheels.

Five of them so you can have a matching spare. One wheel was started to be stripped, so you can see the blue primer the factory used. One wheel had a crack and was welded and repaired.

$3500

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[toolguy]

A couple of items. . logically speaking.
Yes, the original factory finish wheels had a blue tinged primer as part of the base coats.

2nd, as Mike accurately pointed out, is the perspective of a potential buyer on a reasonable price range "in today's sales climate" for rims in the unrestored condition as yours are.

3rd, Greg is correct. . Mahle gasburners in all likely hood will go on the top condition 914-6 and early 911 cars, which is a very limited audience of potential buyers.

4th. A damaged Magnesium rim has significantly less value and less realistically safe usability. Especially if the repair wasn't done by a person certified in Mag welding. It would make a good spare if the weld holds air. . Porosity is an issue as well as structural integrity.

5th. . Cost to refinish. . the professional refinishing places I checked estimated the cost around $300 a rim. . do it yourself and it takes days. . to strip all the nooks and crannies, prime with correct Mag chromate and paint, so that is another $1500 to $2000 investment needed to make these rims usable to the high quality car buyer. . These costs added to the initial investment is what will determine saleability. PS-Those supplies came to around $300 when I did mine..

Lastly, Magnesium wheels apparently have a safe usable life span depending on their previous use. Stress cracks seem to be common for older, heavily used rims.

Despite what can be found on the web, powder painting Magnesium rims is a bad idea. Once that is done, they can't be refinished again in the future. Powder paint is removed by either chemical striping or burning, baking off at very high temps which is detrimental to magnesium. My powder painter company refuses to do Mag wheels due to liability issues.

Probably more than just my 2 cents, but I feel is logical and realsitic thinking.