Gold Borbet Type A

JJSquirt · 07-02-2011, 08:37 PM

I just got finished refurbishing these Borbet Type A's that I picked up. I polished the lips and painted the face gold with gold pearl. What do you think?

Pyropiggy2.5 · 07-03-2011, 02:09 PM

Beautiful

What's the size?

Jorge · 07-03-2011, 02:34 PM

What are they going on? They look awesome man.

JJSquirt · 07-03-2011, 05:08 PM

Thanks. They are 16x7.5 et 20. Unfortunately they sold in a matter of seconds so I had no time to enjoy them lol..but the guy who bought them said they are going on a jetta. I think I made a mistake selling them though haha.

Zic · 07-04-2011, 02:47 AM

looks great, what color is that?

Rírá · 07-04-2011, 05:59 AM

best A's I've seen in a long long time.

BADwayz · 07-04-2011, 06:14 AM

Great work!

P78 · 07-04-2011, 06:19 AM

you did make a mistake selling them lol

G535 · 07-04-2011, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by JJSquirt

Thanks. They are 16x7.5 et 20.

..but the guy who bought them said they are going on a jetta.

In this case the buyer will need to have some center rings custom made cause the ET20 7,5x16 Borbets have a center bore of 58mm something and there are no rings available to fit the 57,1 VW hub...i used to have a set with the same specs on my old MK3 Golf

You did an excellent job on these and definetly made a mistake selling them haha

TheRev · 07-04-2011, 10:40 AM

You should make him send you a LOT of pics of them on the car as part of the deal...they're too tasty to not showcase on a car

JJSquirt · 07-04-2011, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Zic

looks great, what color is that?

Thanks man. The base coat is Gold Metallic and I sprayed a gold pearl over it to make it pop. That's where is see the dark and light color shifts in the sun. Came out really good.

JJSquirt · 07-04-2011, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Rírá

best A's I've seen in a long long time.

I have to agree lol. That's why I think I made a mistake.

JJSquirt · 07-04-2011, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by G535

In this case the buyer will need to have some center rings custom made cause the ET20 7,5x16 Borbets have a center bore of 58mm something and there are no rings available to fit the 57,1 VW hub...i used to have a set with the same specs on my old MK3 Golf

You did an excellent job on these and definetly made a mistake selling them haha

Would adaptors solve the problem. I assemed that's what he was gonna do but I could be wrong. He said he wanted them and I wasn't going to argue hahahaha. Thanks for ur help and the compliment.

G535 · 07-04-2011, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by JJSquirt

Would adaptors solve the problem. I assemed that's what he was gonna do but I could be wrong. He said he wanted them and I wasn't going to argue hahahaha. Thanks for ur help and the compliment.

Cant really say if adaptors can help solving the problem. Why use adaptor anyways? Or is he going to run them on a VR or GLX Jetta? He could run non hubcentric spacers/adaptors but i wouldnt recommend that because then the entire load that impacts on the wheel will sit on the bolts and drive will suck a$$ at higher speed. Best def is to have some tiny aluminium rings made. These really secure the wheel!

Interlagos boy · 07-04-2011, 12:09 PM

nice

JJSquirt · 07-04-2011, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by G535

Cant really say if adaptors can help solving the problem. Why use adaptor anyways? Or is he going to run them on a VR or GLX Jetta? He could run non hubcentric spacers/adaptors but i wouldnt recommend that because then the entire load that impacts on the wheel will sit on the bolts and drive will suck a$$ at higher speed. Best def is to have some tiny aluminium rings made. These really secure the wheel!

Not sure which jetta they are going on but the borbets are 5x120 so he would have to run them anyway right (I might be wrong). I thought that adaptors would eliminate the problems...but I haven't got much info about the car they are going on. Hopefully they work out so I can see these bad boys rolling

G535 · 07-04-2011, 01:59 PM

Ahhh...i thought they were 4x100 and originally made to fit BMW E30s

The guy might be lucky and have a bigger center bore then...

JJSquirt · 07-04-2011, 02:33 PM

Haha yea I think the center bore is pretty big so he should be straight. When the guy gets the wheels and sends me pics I will post them up.

whterice · 07-15-2011, 12:57 AM

Been done before

Painted to color match my gram lights

FABEL · 07-15-2011, 01:06 AM

no need to shoot down a dude's thread. literally EVERYTHING has been done before, so there's no point in posting such a comment. I don't think the OP came off as special; just proud & he should be. he did a damn good job so it's okay to just chill & appreciate what is. but hey, thanks for keeping us on our toes.

slick ass wheel in a well developed color. definiately diggin' this & yes, you made a mistake by selling them.

peace.

JJSquirt · 07-19-2011, 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by FABEL

no need to shoot down a dude's thread. literally EVERYTHING has been done before, so there's no point in posting such a comment. I don't think the OP came off as special; just proud & he should be. he did a damn good job so it's okay to just chill & appreciate what is. but hey, thanks for keeping us on our toes.

slick ass wheel in a well developed color. definiately diggin' this & yes, you made a mistake by selling them.

peace.

Yea man, definitely hit the nail on the head with that one. Not looking to step on anyones toes just thought you guys would appreciate the pics. Was also looking for opinions on the color because I have painted so many variations of gold and I can't seem to find one that popped like this one.
Thanks for looking out though and thanks a lot for the compliments.