deedee Posted November 23, 2003 Share #1 Posted November 23, 2003 I'm looking for a set of rims or just one rims,for the 83 280zx n/a.5 piont star pattern. good condition a must. One of mine have been ruened by a curb,(I'm guessing) It was like that when I got the car.DeeDee Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/9004-looking-for-rims/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
owenk Posted December 1, 2003 Share #2 Posted December 1, 2003 I think have what you want, i will send a photo tonight. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/9004-looking-for-rims/#findComment-59031 Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ManyZs Posted December 1, 2003 Share #3 Posted December 1, 2003 There is a full set of 4 on Ebay right now, but, I think his Buy It Now price is perhaps a little on the high side:ermm: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2445357612&category=43954 Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/9004-looking-for-rims/#findComment-59036 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EScanlon Posted December 1, 2003 Share #4 Posted December 1, 2003 2¢Having bought from Zcar on e-Bay myself, I can vouch for the quality of what he sells. If he claims the items are first rate, then they are probably well worth the money.A proffesionally polished set of rims at $500 a set may seem expensive until you think of $125 each. In my opinion that may end up being cheap, if it weren't for the fact that these aren't the most popular style of rims for the Z.Enrique Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/9004-looking-for-rims/#findComment-59057 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZmeFly Posted December 2, 2003 Share #5 Posted December 2, 2003 But for 500 dollars I think I could definetly find a better looking set of wheels.Escanlon is correct though in that polishing professionally does cost. Me personally I wouldnt pay that price though. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/9004-looking-for-rims/#findComment-59092 Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ManyZs Posted December 2, 2003 Share #6 Posted December 2, 2003 Well, my thinking was that after paying shipping charges, the price might be a little more than most would want to pay for a used set of wheels....They do look good, and are one of the better looking ZX wheels IMO..... Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/9004-looking-for-rims/#findComment-59094 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblake01 Posted December 2, 2003 Share #7 Posted December 2, 2003 Both the 'Iron Cross' and the six spoke ZX wheels are fairly plentiful in the junkyards here is SoCal. You might have to search a while to find good center caps, however. You can pick the rims up for $25 or less each. A metal polisher will charge $40 to $50 a wheel to polish them. I have the six spoke rims on my 810 and the 'Iron Cross' rims on my 78 280Z. I polished them myself. You have to be able to stand working with muriatic acid because thats what you do the initial cleaning with. Then there is lots of grinding, sanding, buffing, and polishing over and over and over, etc. It's a lot of work and very time consuming to get good results. Take a look at the pictures of my Z in my gallery. I haven't done the 810's rims yet, but soon. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/9004-looking-for-rims/#findComment-59098 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zvoiture Posted December 2, 2003 Share #8 Posted December 2, 2003 A good place to watch for onesies and twosies is: ZCarparts/wheels steve77 Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/9004-looking-for-rims/#findComment-59123 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZmeFly Posted December 2, 2003 Share #9 Posted December 2, 2003 About 2 months ago I just tossed 5 of these wheels out. I didnt think anyone would want them and I polished them myself.They were on my black 72.Shame, I would have just given them away. Oh well I got the scrap aluminum price for them:classic: Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/9004-looking-for-rims/#findComment-59192 Share on other sites More sharing options...
seerex Posted December 2, 2003 Share #10 Posted December 2, 2003 there are panasport copies from Koing that look very nice they are the correct 4 on 114.4 and 14 dia, they have them on ebay comsisitantly here is one http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=43954&item=2446418874its a cheaper alternative and they are new , its their old school style they call , they also have some that look like libras<sp> I have the name of a guy in the states that sell the old formula ssr wheels new , but they are quite expensive , but they sure look great on the 240zg from japan , gonna be my next purchase, hoe I helped a bit , Jeff:geek: Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/9004-looking-for-rims/#findComment-59245 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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