I've been after some 313 alloys for a while and I've noticed a set have come up for sale fairly cheap! It almost seems to good to be true, but something doesn't seem right.
Advert shows an invoice dated August 2017, for 313 alloys and Potenza tyres.. so these should only be 2/3 months old but looking at the condition of them they clearly arn't, two of the wheels have Dunlop tyres too! to my eye the alloys have been painted on the faces instead of the factory diamond cut?
As you say, they have been refurbed very cheaply before and the curb damage is quite serious. It's very difficult to tell if they are straight, so you need to look at them. He has described them as straight, so if they are not, you can get your money back. Forget the tyres - they're runcraps, so you could ebay them or enjoy a day of drifting!
His starting price is not bad - they do sell for a lot more. However as you'll need to refurb and the tyres are just packaging, you could make a very derisory offer. There's a set of E92 313s listed for under £300 at the mo, so that might give you some leverage.
Yeah he says they are straight, not been refurbished before (can only be diamond cut twice before they become too thin to cut). I'm cautious about them being painted I had a set of diamond cut Brabus monoblock on my last car and when they went in for refurb the wheel place said the face of the wheel had a buckle and they couldn't be cut because of this, the only option was powdercoat/paint.
I don't mind some minor damage as most of these need a refurb anyway as the lacquer gets water penetration but if there is any deep damage that might mean they cannot be diamond cut and without viewing them I can't judge if that's the case.
But I'm half tempted to offer £240 and claim my money back if something is not right with them when they turn up! Is £240 worth the risk? :?
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