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Alloy wheel scrap value
« 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.
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Re: Alloy wheel scrap value
« Reply #1 on: 24 April 2012, 16:20:10 »
I was getting 8 quid (without) before christmas.

I'd shop around  ;)
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Re: Alloy wheel scrap value
« Reply #2 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
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Re: Alloy wheel scrap value
« Reply #3 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
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Re: Alloy wheel scrap value
« Reply #4 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?  :-\
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Re: Alloy wheel scrap value
« Reply #5 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!  ::)
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Re: Alloy wheel scrap value
« Reply #6 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.  :)
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Re: Alloy wheel scrap value
« Reply #7 on: 24 April 2012, 21:36:34 »
I'll make some more phone calls tomorrow.  :y
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Re: Alloy wheel scrap value
« Reply #8 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.
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Re: Alloy wheel scrap value
« Reply #9 on: 25 April 2012, 10:49:09 »
Hmm. I've got a (rather bent) alloy in the garage. ::)
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