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Re: Is this a good deal?? Soccer ball wheels Posted by eric in vermont [Email]  (#2058) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from eric in vermont) on Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:16:17
In Reply to: Is this a good deal?? Soccer ball wheels, Grant Lundy, Sat, 10 Jul 2010 11:53:57 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Grant,
The wheels look like they are good shape, although two of them have a strange paint pattern. But that should bead-blast off okay.
The thing you have to think about is the bolts. Normal steel wheel bolts will not work. You need Sonett wheel bolts. There's a guy in Melrose Ill that made some up and you can search for them on the same site. $80 a set is his current asking price. However, several other people have said these bolts were not properly heat-treated and tend to snap off when torqued. I'm not trying to diss the guy- I've just heard this persistently over the last couple of years. Anyone have any direct experience, plus chime in!!!
Anyway, it seems like $200 for a set of unfinished soccerballs is all I'd pay. Then you have to find the bolts.
A set were up for bid just a couple of weeks ago by my friend Nick here in Vermont, including bolts.
eric in vermont
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