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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 12:22 PM
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I have been searching for a set of 15x7 4x110 Enkei 92's for the past two years with no luck. No one was selling them. This past October, I came across a FS thread for a set of them with a +7 offset, with one catch: the owner had slid into a curb when it was raining out and dented one of the wheels, and didn't want to deal with having them repaired. I paid (with shipping) $317 for all 4, and they arrived exactly how he showed them, bend and all.

I have been searching for a place to repair my one wheel since them, and decided if the company did a good job, I would take all four in next winter and have them completely restored to like-new condition. I have to say that I am extremely impressed.

Here is what they were working with:

I have been searching for a set of 15x7 4x110 Enkei 92's for the past two years with no luck. No one was selling them. This past October, I came across a FS thread for a set of them with a +7 offset, with one catch: the owner had slid into a curb when it was raining out and dented one of the wheels, and didn't want to deal with having them repaired. I paid (with shipping) $317 for all 4, and they arrived exactly how he showed them, bend and all.

I have been searching for a place to repair my one wheel since them, and decided if the company did a good job, I would take all four in next winter and have them completely restored to like-new condition. I have to say that I am extremely impressed.

Here is what they were working with:

I have been searching for a set of 15x7 4x110 Enkei 92's for the past two years with no luck. No one was selling them. This past October, I came across a FS thread for a set of them with a +7 offset, with one catch: the owner had slid into a curb when it was raining out and dented one of the wheels, and didn't want to deal with having them repaired. I paid (with shipping) $317 for all 4, and they arrived exactly how he showed them, bend and all.

I have been searching for a place to repair my one wheel since them, and decided if the company did a good job, I would take all four in next winter and have them completely restored to like-new condition. I have to say that I am extremely impressed.

Here is what they were working with:





I will upload the after pictures tonight after work, as I forgot to shoot images of the wheel after I got them back. The lip is about as perfect as I could ask for with that big of a dent in it.

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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 12:28 PM
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damn i got jacked, i sold a set 2 weeks ago for $125, straight with no curb rash.
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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Karack
damn i got jacked, i sold a set 2 weeks ago for $125, straight with no curb rash.
On here? What bolt pattern/offset?
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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 03:08 PM
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can't wait to see the finished repair!
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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 10:37 PM
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here they are.







If you would like a picture of the damaged area (i can still tell where it is, but if you didn't know they were damaged, you could never find the spot), I can shoot it on Sunday (going to Chicago tomorrow night, and a concert in Detroit Sat. night).

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Old Mar 5, 2010 | 03:21 AM
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cost and good picks would help.
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Old Mar 5, 2010 | 04:46 AM
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looks great from the pics!
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Old Mar 5, 2010 | 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Hyper4mance2k
cost and good picks would help.
I took the pics late last night as I was walking from my car to my bed after 10 hours of work and a run. I will snap some more on Sunday.

Cost: $125.
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Old Mar 5, 2010 | 01:47 PM
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When searching for a replacement wheel, did you try google? I just typed in Enkei 4x110.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&s...qi=g4&aql=&oq=




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Old Mar 5, 2010 | 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Kentetsu
When searching for a replacement wheel, did you try google? I just typed in Enkei 4x110.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&s...qi=g4&aql=&oq=




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I did try google, about twice a week .

All of the FS ads that I came across while searching were old and the wheels were long sold.

I was ready to pay 500+ for a clean set of 15x7 4x110 wheels (I almost picked up the set from Matt @ RotaryShack last July for $750 iirc, but my job was being slow with paying me), so the $317 shipped + $125 for repair isn't too bad, everything considered.
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those are going to look good on your car.
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Old Mar 6, 2010 | 09:18 AM
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So my boss decided yesterday to cancel my trip to Chicago, so here are some pictures I shot last night. Sorry for them being dark (again). I'll take the wheel outside and snap some shots in the sunlight today.













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