sin01bst

I am thinking of selling my 16inch magnesium phone dials.
they are in mint condition(no chips or nicks) and have brand new cooper zeon tires(less than 500miles on them)
I have a chance to get some 18inch turbo twists soon and would like to know the cash value of the wheels and tires i have. I have reciepts for the tires($700.00)
fronts are 205-55-zr16
rears are 225-50-zr16
sorry i dont have any pictures yet just trying to get a ballpark figure and see if there is any interest here.
these are really in excellent condition
tia
Jason Garber

hpservertech

Dont know about the tires. but a place around here sells the 16" phones between $50-$75 each depending on condition. They are always parting out a NA or Turbo. I'm going to be in the market for some next month depending on price.

ibkevin

I thought a set of mag's were in the $2k area.

hpservertech

ah, didn't see that part.

sin01bst

i believe they are magnesium because of the color of the metal(Ive been a machinist for 8 years and have never seen aluminum that looks like this)
is there a definitive way to tell if they are magnesium
thanks for the responses. if need be i can take some pics

lart951

Magnesium are usually painted white if I am not mistaken. You can ask Nz951 the new gay from New Zealand he had magnesium in his Porsche.

MC951

Are they 8" and 9"? If so, I would be interested...can you post pics?

Burma Shave

Grind some in a little pile and try to light it. You'll know if its magnesium or not.

sin01bst

ok so i filed some shavings off one of the front wheels(very very little) i could take a razor blade and shave off some shavings.I tried to light them and they flamed up. so just to be sure i took a piece of aluminum stock i had laying around and tried to shave some off and it was near impossible. What shavings i could get would not catch on fire.
Here are what i think are all the relevant numbers that are on the inside cast surface of one of the front wheels
95136211401
Gk AlSi12mg
7jx16 et52.3

mc951 yes they are 8" and 9" wide

there was a very very dull whiteish looking coating on the inside of the wheel. where i used a wire brush to get to bare metal.
oh and i will try to get pics up tomorrow

special tool

7jx16?
They are aluminum phones and they are 7 inches wide, not 8.
Measure inside the bead, not outside.

2bridges

bummer dude.

Well with $700 tires, might be worth $650

nitehawk951

I feel bad for 924 owners.

lart951

Peta catalog says aluminum alloy. What about $ 150.00 shipped to california?

sin01bst

no thanks i will keep them as beater wheels
then why did the metal shavings catch on fire if they are not magnesium
yeah i measured from outside to outside, so i f#$kd up
sorry guys

2bridges

paint is flamable