Corso

I have two Sport Design wheels with minor curb rash on the wheel lip, the painted center portion is fine. I have made an appointment to have them repaired. The wheel repair company intends to separate the two halves, repair the rim lips, then put them back together.

In chatting with a gentleman (unrelated to the wheel repair shop) yesterday, he mentioned that there may be a gasket between the wheel and the wheel rim, and to be sure that the shop knows this, to ensure that they put a gasket back in place when they reassemble the wheel.

Can anyone here confirm if in fact there is a gasket between the two halves of a BBS Sport Design wheel?

Thanks.

Y2KARRERA

I've had 3 sets taken apart and haven't seen a "gasket". Either they don't have one or they all had been previously removed? which seems unlikely

Dranon

I just took my 2 halves apart to clean and recondition them. They have never been apart and I owned them since new in 2001. There is no gasket or sign of any.

SoCal911t

I don't have any experience with Sport Designs but I've done several sets of two piece BBS wheels and have never had a gasket. Even the three piece RS doesn't have a gasket (just a sealant).

Capt. Obvious

Some BBS wheels do have gasket, but not the Sport Design wheels. Those are a two-piece wheel and the lip/barrel are one piece and the face is the other part.

Corso

Excellent. Thanks to everyone for confirming.

168glhs1986

The wheel itself is one piece. Gaskets are used when wheels are 2 piece.

Dranon

You meant to say the "barrel" the wheel comprises all pieces. So the sport design wheel is 2 piece. SOME barrels are also 2 pieces but not sport designs.

c didy

one piece barrel. Doesn't need a gasket because the barrel doesn't separate and it doesn't need to be sealed.