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Title: Alloy wheel scrap value
Post by: twiglet on 24 April 2012, 16:18:26

Has anybody weighed in any alloy wheels recently?

Just trying to gauge what people are getting in scrap value...  my local scrappy is paying £5 each with tyres, £7 each without.

Title: Re: Alloy wheel scrap value
Post by: tigers_gonads on 24 April 2012, 16:20:10

I was getting 8 quid (without) before christmas.

I'd shop around  ;)

Title: Re: Alloy wheel scrap value
Post by: henryd on 24 April 2012, 16:50:13

Quote from: twiglet on 24 April 2012, 16:18:26

Has anybody weighed in any alloy wheels recently?

Just trying to gauge what people are getting in scrap value...  my local scrappy is paying £5 each with tyres, £7 each without.

If you knock out the steel ferrels where the wheel nuts go they fetch more as pure ally

Title: Re: Alloy wheel scrap value
Post by: Andy B on 24 April 2012, 17:08:07

Quote from: twiglet on 24 April 2012, 16:18:26

Has anybody weighed in any alloy wheels recently?

Just trying to gauge what people are getting in scrap value...  my local scrappy is paying £5 each with tyres, £7 each without.

I got £38 for four MFL Elite 16" alloys £1 per kg at a scrap metal yard rather than a car scrap yard. That was about a month/6 weeks ago

Title: Re: Alloy wheel scrap value
Post by: twiglet on 24 April 2012, 17:43:44

Quote from: Andy B on 24 April 2012, 17:08:07

Quote from: twiglet on 24 April 2012, 16:18:26

Has anybody weighed in any alloy wheels recently?

Just trying to gauge what people are getting in scrap value...  my local scrappy is paying £5 each with tyres, £7 each without.

I got £38 for four MFL Elite 16" alloys £1 per kg at a scrap metal yard rather than a car scrap yard. That was about a month/6 weeks ago

That's exactly what I've got to get rid of Andy.  I've got a contact at a metal recyclers that buys my cats, so worth a go.

Did you also have to knock the ferrels out?  How does one go about this?  :-\

Title: Re: Alloy wheel scrap value
Post by: Andy B on 24 April 2012, 18:42:44

Quote from: twiglet on 24 April 2012, 17:43:44

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Did you also have to knock the ferrels out?  How does one go about this?  :-\

I never gave them a thought, just put the rims on his weigh scales, he never said anything about them. The only thing he did commented on, was I should've removed the balance weights. Ooops!  ::)

Title: Re: Alloy wheel scrap value
Post by: The Red Baron on 24 April 2012, 19:16:59

Quote from: twiglet on 24 April 2012, 16:18:26

Has anybody weighed in any alloy wheels recently?

Just trying to gauge what people are getting in scrap value...  my local scrappy is paying £5 each with tyres, £7 each without.

about the going price here.  :)

Title: Re: Alloy wheel scrap value
Post by: twiglet on 24 April 2012, 21:36:34

I'll make some more phone calls tomorrow.  :y

Title: Re: Alloy wheel scrap value
Post by: Brikhead on 25 April 2012, 10:36:48

Quote from: twiglet on 24 April 2012, 17:43:44

I've got a contact at a metal recyclers...
Did you also have to knock the ferrels out?  How does one go about this?  :-\

Get your Mate to chuck the alloys in the bailing machine, you don't need to worry about 'ferrels', balancing weight or tyres then.

Title: Re: Alloy wheel scrap value
Post by: Kevin Wood on 25 April 2012, 10:49:09

Hmm. I've got a (rather bent) alloy in the garage. ::)