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disposing of wheels and tires
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 2:42 pm
by Mr Kleen
a friend of mine has a set of wheels and tires that he needs to get rid of but they're in such bad shape he can't give them away. where should he go to dispose of them? call a tire install shop and beg? sit them on the curb and hope somebody picks them up before he's sited for thowing tires in a dumpster?
any ideas???
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 3:13 pm
by Libra Monkee
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 3:33 pm
by Mr Kleen
he called a local shop, they agreed to take the wheels and tires for $3 each.
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:39 pm
by TAPOUT
He should have left them at the shop for free after hours.
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:44 pm
by Mr Kleen
he could have left them on the curb for free. he wanted to do the right thing and make sure the tires were disposed of properly.
the shop didn't charge him anything when they saw the wheels were aluminum. with a little homework and a trip to a scrap yard he might have made some money, but he wanted the wheels gone quickly.
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:05 am
by sirwilliam
Mr Kleen wrote:he could have left them on the curb for free. he wanted to do the right thing and make sure the tires were disposed of properly.
the shop didn't charge him anything when they saw the wheels were aluminum. with a little homework and a trip to a scrap yard he might have made some money, but he wanted the wheels gone quickly.
You'd be surprised how much he could have gotten for them at the scrap yard. My friend fills up his truck bed w/ aluminum, takes it there, and comes back w/ a nice bit of change to go towards his drag truck. Copper is a heavy hitter as well.
CN: Metal brings a pretty penny at the scrapyard.
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:12 am
by WRXWagon2112
sirwilliam wrote:CN: Metal brings a pretty penny at the scrapyard.
Which is why there's a rash of thefts of things that would otherwise seem...odd. Catalytic converters are being cut off of SUVs (because of their ground clearance it's easy to get under them and remove things), street lights, etc.
--Alan
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:35 am
by Phibs
Hmm speaking of which I have a set of SSR-GT2s ( wrecked on curb ) w/ brand new pole position S-03s on em. Would anyone want just the rubber or do I need to find a shop that'll hand me $6 as well?
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:21 am
by avriette
Mr Kleen wrote:he could have left them on the curb for free. he wanted to do the right thing and make sure the tires were disposed of properly.
This is great news! Somebody's offsetting all those priuses!
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:45 am
by Mr Kleen
Phibs wrote:Hmm speaking of which I have a set of SSR-GT2s ( wrecked on curb ) w/ brand new pole position S-03s on em. Would anyone want just the rubber or do I need to find a shop that'll hand me $6 as well?
I'm having some BBS wheels refinished (bad curb rash, small bend in one lip) for $150 each. for nice wheels like the SSRs it might be worth looking into.
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 3:31 pm
by drwrx
I believe the S03s are 18"
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 1:21 pm
by zaxrex
Are they broken, or just rashed and out of round? If they are repairable, then the Kleen method might make them sellable for you to get mucho mas dinero que tres dollares.
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 2:28 pm
by Phibs
zaxrex wrote:Are they broken, or just rashed and out of round? If they are repairable, then the Kleen method might make them sellable for you to get mucho mas dinero que tres dollares.
Hmmm lemme illustrate!
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:21 pm
by Tallen
Thats not a piece of trash, it's a trophy!
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:23 pm
by zaxrex
Umm, yeah. Babby go boom...
I'm surprised the tire held together on the cracked one. I'd give you $12 for the center caps and stems to cover your disposal costs.
Not that I need any more tires, but are they 17"s?
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:38 pm
by Phibs
245/40ZR18 Bridgestone Potenza S-03 Pole Position Blackwall
on
18x8.5 SSR GT2 Silver Painted