Anyone had their BBS wheels re-drilled?
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Anyone had their BBS wheels re-drilled?
I'm pretty much new to the scene of "redrilling" rims.
Now a lot of people redrill their bbs's and was wondering if any of you guys rockin the bbs's had any problems.
If you live in SoCal, recommend me a place to do the redrilling for around $200.
P.S. please do not say get rims in 5x100
Now a lot of people redrill their bbs's and was wondering if any of you guys rockin the bbs's had any problems.
If you live in SoCal, recommend me a place to do the redrilling for around $200.
P.S. please do not say get rims in 5x100
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Pretty sure VrWheels.com does redrilling, I've seen a lot of BBS RS's that were re-drilled to 5x100 on their site. They are out of SoCal too. I can't chime in much about the problems, but tomy knowledge a lot of the VW guys run re-drilled wheels with no problems.
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My coworker use to work there... they're pretty cool. I actually been there once.
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No problems with my RS's done by RB/VR wheels.
Rotiform does it as well. http://www.rotiform.com/wheel_service.html
Rotiform does it as well. http://www.rotiform.com/wheel_service.html
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just found a place here in socal, don't know exactly where, but
Simple Wheel Works
Rebarrel | Widened Steelies | Repair | Redrill
Call 1-714-651-7239
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Ask for Ralph.
Prices are pretty good. Just redrilling are $25 per wheel and $200 for a set for fill and drill. the cheapest i found so far.
Simple Wheel Works
Rebarrel | Widened Steelies | Repair | Redrill
Call 1-714-651-7239
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Ask for Ralph.
Prices are pretty good. Just redrilling are $25 per wheel and $200 for a set for fill and drill. the cheapest i found so far.
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I dont know what all goes into this process but it sounds to me that this is not the time to be finding the cheapest price/place to do it...this is what is holding your wheels onto your hubs :/
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Pretty simple questions for those who did a bolt conversion to their rims.
This question is directed to wheels that have a center cap, which covers the center console.
Now there are 2 types when it comes to the back of those rims.
1. bolt specific
2. flat back
Now all the flat back ones can be redrilled 100%, but i'm wondering if the bolt specific wheels can be redrilled to 5x100 if the original was 5x114.3.
Can this be done with the fill and drill method?
This question is directed to wheels that have a center cap, which covers the center console.
Now there are 2 types when it comes to the back of those rims.
1. bolt specific
2. flat back
Now all the flat back ones can be redrilled 100%, but i'm wondering if the bolt specific wheels can be redrilled to 5x100 if the original was 5x114.3.
Can this be done with the fill and drill method?
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