How much are 17" vitty alloys worth?

SteTommo · Post by **SteTommo** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 4:59 am

I'm getting some new wheels soon and I was wondering what to do with the 17" vitty sports that are on there ATM.

There's no major damage, just a few scuffs but 2 of them are corroded in the centre and need respraying to look 100%

How much are they worth?

RED-ROVER-Ti · Post by **RED-ROVER-Ti** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 8:40 am

seeing them go for as much as Â£200 a set on ebay!!

rnash2002 · Post by **rnash2002** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 9:32 am

All depends on condition mate,seen sets sell for Â£250

The Flying Dutchman · Sun Jul 09, 2006 10:02 am

I bought mine here at 150 in same condition, from what I hear about yours.

rich820coupe · Post by **rich820coupe** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:31 am

ive bought them from 80-150 and sold them from 180-220

listie · Post by **listie** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 2:49 pm

It really depends, I bought a set from a scrap yard for Â£50 sold them on ebay for Â£375

BrackenFox · Post by **BrackenFox** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 3:03 pm

I think they're worth whatever anyone is willing to pay for them at the time, really.

Wasn't long ago that you'd be lucky to get fifty quid for a set, but at the moment 250 seems common if they have good tyres!

Definitely a seller's market at the moment for Vitty Sport rims.

(Which is a bugger, because I want a set.

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Post by **MarkCoupe** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 3:05 pm

BrackenFox wrote:I think they're worth whatever anyone is willing to pay for them at the time, really.

Wasn't long ago that you'd be lucky to get fifty quid for a set, but at the moment 250 seems common if they have good tyres!

Definitely a seller's market at the moment for Vitty Sport rims.

(Which is a bugger, because I want a set. )

Shouldnt your car have had them as standard?

BrackenFox · Post by **BrackenFox** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 3:07 pm

MarkCoupe wrote:Shouldnt your car have had them as standard?

It did.

But, as I was quite skint at the time of buying her, to bring the price down a bit I let Rob keep the 17's to sell on, and she's on 15" Sterlings at the moment. Car was a bargain as it was, didn't want to try and rip him off any more!

BlueRover · Post by **BlueRover** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 7:01 pm

BrackenFox wrote:...... and she's on 15" Sterlings at the moment.

I see lots of people saying Sterlings on 15". Was the 16" an option then as my 820 Mk1 has 16's and before I knew better thought all Sterlings ran on 16's.

Post by **Punx0r** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 8:32 pm

My dad's 1993 827 sterling has 15" sterling wheels. His new 1996 sterling has the same wheel design but 16"

The Flying Dutchman · Post by **The Flying Dutchman** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 9:20 pm

Iirc they made the 15 inch later for more comfort.

mach1rob · Post by **mach1rob** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 2:31 am

Well the "Sterling" 15" on Steves at the moment came off an 820i SE rather than a Sterling, however anorak time, the correct name for that style is Prestige, same style was also available on the 420 GSi

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king arthur · Post by **king arthur** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:24 am

I could have done with a set of Vitesse Sport alloys for the one I just acquired, as the previous owner took them off for his Ti, but Â£250 a set makes them more than what I paid for the whole car, so I think my other Vitesse is going to have its wheels swapped!

shane25 · Post by **shane25** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 5:15 pm

ive now got those 15's on my motor looks a bit diffrent from the 18's i had on (now sitting in the garden waiting for a new 4th one to be bought

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SteTommo · Post by **SteTommo** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:08 pm

well I will be refurbing them and selling them shortly as I have some 15s for now.

SteTommo · Post by **SteTommo** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 2:27 pm

Their not brillient quality but here's what they look like, 2 are in that condition adn the other 2 have no corrosion on them.

They will be for sale shortly. Â£200 sound right?

Post by **Punx0r** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 8:02 pm

Depends what the tyres are like really.

Have they been repainted? Perhaps it is just the photograph, but the centre cap looks quite a different hue to the wheel around it

SteTommo · Post by **SteTommo** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 1:45 am

Yes they have, the paint has coroded off in the center so I decided to respray them. The colour is slightly differnt but the camera made it look al lot worst.

Before you all ask, the reason I've resprayed them is, they do look a lot better, I know I should of shotblasted them and used the proper rover paint but it was just a quick job to make them look better. so if you just want to buy them and stick them on your car they are all nice and shiney. If you were going to do a full recon on the alloys you'de shotblast them anyway so it doesn't make much diference that there's another coat of paint on there. I've put 3 coats of laquer on there too so the paint will stay put.

And the tyres are just legal, so you could put them on your car, but TBH they need replacing.