TURBOED Posted June 13, 2013 Report Share Posted June 13, 2013 Last year I ran over a large piece of metal on the highway in my speed3. It damaged both wheels and popped both tires. After insurance bought me new wheels, I wound up with the old ones because they just looked too nice to toss out. The wheels are in PERFECT shape, besides each having a small piece of damage in the outer bead. I guess I could sell them for scrap... and that might net $20 a wheel or so? It just seems like they look too nice to scrap... Would a refurb place buy them to fix and sell? Is it worth maybe putting in the marketplace for $25/wheel to see if someone wants them for some other reason? Any other ideas... or should I just stop caring so much and scrap? Here are some pics to show the damage. For size reference, they are 18x7.5: Wheel 1 took the brunt of the hit. You can see a small chunk taken out of the edge: http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f122/jjschafe/IMG_20130518_132418.jpg Wheel 2 has a much smaller amount of damage: http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f122/jjschafe/IMG_20130518_132428.jpg http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f122/jjschafe/IMG_20130518_132505.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POS VETT Posted June 13, 2013 Report Share Posted June 13, 2013 Scrap value isn't that much. I say you'd be very lucky to get $1 for both. Fixing them can vary between $70 & $120. Unless they are very desirable, they are just a cool hose reel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TURBOED Posted June 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2013 Scrap value isn't that much. I say you'd be very lucky to get $1 for both. Fixing them can vary between $70 & $120. Unless they are very desirable, they are just a cool hose reel. Really? It's probably ~40lbs of aluminum... but I know nearly nothing about scrap yards. The hose reel... now that is not a bad idea at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POS VETT Posted June 13, 2013 Report Share Posted June 13, 2013 Unless it's rare and precious metal like the ones inside a catalytic converter, scrap value is significant when you have, literally, a ton of it. Otherwise, it's just nickels and dimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVE-O Posted June 13, 2013 Report Share Posted June 13, 2013 Clean them up , fill it in with any sort of solid just so it looks good and make a end table or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truckin Posted June 13, 2013 Report Share Posted June 13, 2013 Mount on garage wall to coil up air hose or garden hose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboRust Posted June 13, 2013 Report Share Posted June 13, 2013 Unless it's rare and precious metal like the ones inside a catalytic converter, scrap value is significant when you have, literally, a ton of it. Otherwise, it's just nickels and dimes. straight aluminum pays 60-65 cents. per pound.. being 18's theyre prolly near 25 lbs each.. so thats roughly 30 bux... not quite nickles and dimes but your not going to get rich on them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledhead36 Posted June 13, 2013 Report Share Posted June 13, 2013 Talk to Wheel Medic, http://www.theroundhouse.ws/ They may buy them from you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaSSon Posted June 13, 2013 Report Share Posted June 13, 2013 Buy a plate of glass any make a table Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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