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| 7391420 |
 Oct 21 2004, 01:21 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 353 Joined: 6-August 03 From: boston, ma Member No.: 988  |
Just got a free set of mahle "gas burner" rims, they are straight, but have a lot of curb rash and so so finish. Is it worth having them re-finished? or just dump them? I've got the stock 2.0 alloys on my car now, but it'd be cool to have a second set....of something a bit different..
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| BMartin914 |
Oct 21 2004, 01:23 PM
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Are they really the 5 lug gasburners or just the 4 lug Mahles?
I was under the impression that the "gasburners" were rarer than the 4 lug Mahles. If this is true, I would hang onto them. Just my $.02 |
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| Mueller |
Oct 21 2004, 01:46 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None 
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4 lug = mahles
5 lug = gasburners...huge differance in price (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) if the 4 luggers....keep them if you plan on getting a second set of tires (auto-x/race), or sell them to let someone else have a spare set (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) |
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| 7391420 |
Oct 21 2004, 01:47 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 353 Joined: 6-August 03 From: boston, ma Member No.: 988 |
didnt know there was a 5 lug version, what I have are 4 lug, 15inch which I think are 5.5 in wide?
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| Mueller |
Oct 21 2004, 01:50 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None
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yep, 5.5"...they weigh about a pound more than Fuchs, but are nicer looking depending on the color combo in my opinion....what color are they? the "might" have come off of an LE????
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| 914werke |
Oct 21 2004, 01:50 PM
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"I got blisters on me fingers" Group: Members Posts: 10,059 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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they are and are NOT MAG. which is where the Gas Burner came from, they are just alum alloy and can be welded (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif)
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| Mueller |
Oct 21 2004, 01:53 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None
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QUOTE they are and are NOT MAG. which is where the Gas Burner came from, they are just alum alloy and can be welded ...."gas burner" has nothing to do with them being magnesium, the name is due to them looking like the top of an older gas stove top grill |
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| 7391420 |
Oct 21 2004, 01:55 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 353 Joined: 6-August 03 From: boston, ma Member No.: 988 |
They are silver/polished but I havent cleaned them up yet to see if there is a clear coat or anything over them
- so basically they are a slightly heaver version of what I already have? I think I like the 2.0 alloys better, but after I clean them up maybe I'll feel differently.. I've got a set of autox tires that I may mount on them to see how they look... i |
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| Mueller |
Oct 21 2004, 01:57 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None
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trekkor has a set on his car polished up, the look pretty good...they will not polish and clean up like a Fuchs due to the Mahles having a cast finish, but they can be made to look nice............
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| SpecialK |
Oct 21 2004, 05:35 PM
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aircraft surgeon Group: Benefactors Posts: 3,211 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Pacific, MO Member No.: 1,797  |
QUOTE(Mueller @ Oct 21 2004, 11:57 AM) trekkor has a set on his car polished up, the look pretty good...they will not polish and clean up like a Fuchs due to the Mahles having a cast finish, but they can be made to look nice............ I don't know.....they look like they shine up pretty nice to me! okay, these are pedrinis, but aren't they the same material? Attached image(s) 
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