Hi Guys,

My dear old Scout has 'squished' wheels after 56,000 happy miles. Have seen some decent alloys for sale, which posed the question shown above.

Any help would be very much appreciated.

yes. That is the size and offset of the alloy wheels that I use for my 225/45 winter tyres.

I'm sure I've seen a picture on here somewhere of a Scout on the yeti Matterhorn alloys.

Yes, if you go for the 17" Yeti alloys then the tyres will be the same too.

 

See post #4 here for lots of pictures...

 

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/380313-wheels-on-a-scout/

 

Out of interest how have you managed to 'squish' the original Proteus alloys!?

Thank you, folks, for the prompt advice. The 'squish' effect is the consequence of inattention, incompetent parking manoeuvres ,and idiocy on the part of the pilot...

Basically, the wheels are a mess. Fairly minor chips, when left untreated, turn into the deadly delamination. All four wheels look like they have the pox! I have toyed with the notion of getting them refurbished. But I tried that route with the other family runabout a couple of years ago and it was not a success. Doubtless picked the wrong bodyshop.

Needed some intense and litigious negotiation before they became convinced about doing the job for the second time. Even then it was not very good.

It was good to hear from you there are some craftsmen still around. Pity they're not to be found around here!!

These are the worst I've seen...

 

 

Mine weren't as bad but after a refurb a few years ago they still look brand new...

 

 

 

At first I thought you'd been sneaking photos of my wheels!

The refurbs look very nice. Well done.

That rough looking wheel looks like my pic, just after taking this I had the all refurbed in anthracite for £220, two were as bad as the pic, the other two not quite so bad but still rather unsightly.

Well, after all this time, and having failed to find some 'new-ish' wheels at a reasonable price, I have found a good local refurbisher. WheelWorks in Carmarthen brought all four wheels back to life with a complete tyre-off respray for £60 per wheel and they look immaculate after several thousand miles including a lengthy trip to Lyon.