OZ Superleggera III disassembly and rebuild finished! - Page 2 - 6SpeedOnline

Feb 23, 2008 | 10:53 AM

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FLT6SPD

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mfletch, your Kinesis centers look anodized are you going with ano or powder? Either way Kinesis is a very nice wheel and should turn out great either way.

Feb 23, 2008 | 11:17 AM

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Thanks ISIS. Two of the wheels are the original anodized finish and the other two have been redone in powder. I'm going to have the two anodized wheels refinished in powder.

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Oct 27, 2008 | 11:11 AM

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ISIS, nice car bro! New wheels look much better then the old ones.

How long have you owned the car?

Oct 28, 2008 | 05:22 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by damon@tirerack

Mike -

We can dis-assemble them here for you, send you the parts for refurbish, and put them back together together for you when they are finished. We will not sell the tool to take them apart as there is a technique and proper equipment necessary to put them back together. You won't get them put back together correctly without it.

I got the tool from Germany and done the job myself, I will say it takes time to do the job correctly and had to spend a good bit of money on a very accurate torque tool.

Oct 28, 2008 | 06:00 PM

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I need my SL III's rebuilt as well so I've been looking for a place to do it. I will definitely give TR a call and probably just stop there.

Can I be rude and ask how much it cost to have them refinished? I don't have enough posts for PM yet, so don't feel obligated to post publicly.

Oct 28, 2008 | 08:17 PM

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Shipping alone approached $1k, stripping/prepping done inhouse saved big $$$ there, powdercoating $450. New titanium hardware I think was another $4-$500. Do not remember what TR charges where for disassembly and reassembly. In the end with new Sport Cups i was in in over $4k

Oct 29, 2008 | 02:35 PM

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Benjamin Choi is infamous around these parts

so many people disassemble and color their three piece wheels like they're changing underwear it's comedic.

oz3s are top notch wheels better than anything any american company offers (e.g. hre).

however, blasting the centers certainly voided your warranty with OZ. i personally wouldn't have done it, but it's yo $ and time.

Damon is a top notch TR sales rep. i've bought several sets of wheels from him.

great communicator.

Oct 29, 2008 | 03:16 PM

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Glad to see this post is still alive. Doing this set was a lot of fun.

I did a quick search to give you an average of part costs, but they vary by wheel. These numbers are close however.....

COMPONENT ITEMS

OZ 3PC OUTER RIM:
19X1 $169.00
19 x 3 $243

OZ 3PC INNER RIM 19X7 36HOLE $222.00
19 x 8.5" inner $253

OZ VALVE STEM $9.00

SL3 CENTER 19 5-130 $464.00

OZ STAINLESS STEEL BOLTS $2.00, Titanuim optional, $5 each

Rebuild labor $30 per session per wheel

Hope this ballparks it. 18" is slightly cheaper.

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