Banded Steelies

  1. Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Walsall Posts: 1748
    #1
    I was wandering if anyone had put banded steelies on there three stud saxo. As im not shore how wide to have them as i dont want them sticking out the arches.
  2. Established Member Joined: Jun 2008 Newcastle/ Billingham Posts: 1873 02 Gold Cleaned OEM+ VTR
    #2
    flat arch no point mate, for the cost involved for the depth you could add its pointless, have you even priced them up?
  3. Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Walsall Posts: 1748
    #3
    no cus the price varies for the depth so i didnt know what to choose
  4. Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Walsall Posts: 1748
    #4
    can anyone help??
  5. Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Walsall Posts: 1748
    #5
  6. Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2008 Republic Of Linwood.. Posts: 855 green phase 1 vts
    #6
    if the steelies are on the car measure from the lep of the wheel outawards to where you want them to sit, i doubt you will need anymore than a 1 inch band
  7. Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Walsall Posts: 1748
    #7
    thanks ally
  8. Established Member Joined: Jun 2008 Newcastle/ Billingham Posts: 1873 02 Gold Cleaned OEM+ VTR
    #8
    and for the cost involved for the sake of a 1" band to about a 5x6" wide wheel its not worth it, you might aswell get some euro deep dish alloys for it that would be just as wide if not wider
  9. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2006 Charming man Posts: 15880 Charming car
    #9
    How much does banding actually cost?

    If it's alot it may be worth sourcing the bits to convert to 4 stud and whacking on some vtr wheels or something
  10. Saxperience Addict Joined: Apr 2006 Frome, down deepest, darkest zummerset Posts: 12971 VTRallye
    #10
    what the guff are banded steelies?


  11. Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Walsall Posts: 1748
    #11
    The thing is if i get alloys or convert to 4 stud ile have to tell the insurance with the steelies i was gonna paint and maybe stretch the tyre a bit and if theres any problems i can stick the cover back on
  12. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2006 Charming man Posts: 15880 Charming car
    #12
    That's a fair point although insurance surely wouldn't be affected if you just converted and say put on rallye steelies painted?

    May be worth the call as i'm sure they can't up the cost for changing parts?
  13. Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2008 Republic Of Linwood.. Posts: 855 green phase 1 vts
    #13
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by frankie View Post
    what the guff are banded steelies?


    there steelies

    you take a steel wheel and cut the lip off it on a jig, then weld in a steel band to widen them..

    obv that makes it sound simple but theres a lot of precise measurements etc needed or no amount of balancing will get them to run straioght
  14. Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Walsall Posts: 1748
    #14
    im on directline line tho. i 'cant' do any modifications till im 25 so converting would be classed was a modification i think.

    So no 1 on the site has banded steelies then??
  15. West Midlands Joined: Dec 2007 West mids Posts: 23149 Supra,civic GL
    #15
    not that i know of on here

    tbh banding i normally used to get like an 8 inch wide rim
    a 1 inch you may aswell try to find some oldschool citroen (bx iirc a rare few came with 3 stud steels) they may be wider
  16. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 Yorkshire Posts: 5415 Saxo
    #16
    I got a quote for some rallye steelies to be banded, they wanted £800 for all 4 including a lick of paint.

    Of course i didnt get it done.
  17. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2006 Charming man Posts: 15880 Charming car
    #17
    It's not really done on saxo's tbh. Check out edition38.com and have a search
  18. Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Walsall Posts: 1748
    #18
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Alex-VTS View Post
    not that i know of on here

    tbh banding i normally used to get like an 8 inch wide rim
    a 1 inch you may aswell try to find some oldschool citroen (bx iirc a rare few came with 3 stud steels) they may be wider
    Thanks Alex Ile have a word with the citoren scrappy
  19. Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Walsall Posts: 1748
    #19
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ste View Post
    I got a quote for some rallye steelies to be banded, they wanted £800 for all 4 including a lick of paint.

    Of course i didnt get it done.
    800 quid id rather drive round on axle stands
  20. Established Member Joined: Jun 2008 Newcastle/ Billingham Posts: 1873 02 Gold Cleaned OEM+ VTR
    #20
    ye £800 sounds about right to widen a set of rallye rims
  21. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2007 Nuneaton Posts: 6476 RB RS 200
    #21
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ste View Post
    I got a quote for some rallye steelies to be banded, they wanted £800 for all 4 including a lick of paint.

    Of course i didnt get it done.
    on widewheels.com mate which is the only legal place to get it done thats actually works to regulations and use a tried and tested method to get some 5.5j or 6j rallye steelies banded out to 8j say....

    it'll cost you around 320-400 quid.

    paint them yourself or else you should expect to pay 800 really.
  22. Established Member Joined: Jun 2008 Newcastle/ Billingham Posts: 1873 02 Gold Cleaned OEM+ VTR
    #22
    plus price of rallye rims, £160, then painted ect BUT would look SO SOO GOOD!!