[s-cars] Dreaming of New Wheels - '92S4

[Bob Frizzell]

Mike,
With a little filler or glazing compound and some silver spray paint that
matches, you can do a pretty damn good job of making the wheels look almost
new.  That's what I did with some OZ wheels I bought from a fellow lister.
Bob
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Bishoff" <mdbishoff at comcast.net>
To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 10:21 PM
Subject: [s-cars] Dreaming of New Wheels - '92S4


> Folks - I'm about to buy fresh all-season rubber for my '92S4 and would
like
> to have the wheels look pretty like they used to years ago. I'm using the
> stock rims and would prefer to keep them or something that looks like them
> vs. an aftermarket wheel. The wheels are biffed up around the edges (curb
> rash. from previous owners!) and the paint is variously faded and
> discolored. The plastic center caps look almost new.
>
> I've talked to Foster Wheels in Ballard and they say they can fix them so
> they look like new by filling the curb rash and then repainting the entire
> wheel. This is likely to cost about $120-$140 per rim.
>
> So, my questions are: Is it worth spending $600 to get my wheels fixed?
Or.
> should I find someone locally that has nice (really nice) stock Audi rims
> that they're interested in parting with? I'm not necessarily hung up on
> having the exact 92S4 wheels, but stock 16" Audi wheels for sure.
>
> Thanks for any help and insight.
>
> Mike - Silver/Black 92S4, still less than 100k miles on the clock.
> Burien, WA
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