Only slightly mini chat but I read a add on Gumtree that performance wheels is closing up is that true

Wouldn't surprise me - everyone else in the automotive industry is packing up in Australia, I'm surprised they're still going now given all their worldwide competition.

i guess that would explain the massive add they posted, some nice wheels too

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Yes it is true, they will be closed by Xmas. If you want any wheels, do it fast as stock is running out.

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1963 997 Morris Cooper
1964 Sunbeam Tiger
1969 Austin 1800
1969 Lancia Fulvia Rallye 1,3S

bummer another one goes
apparently have stopped making mini wheels already

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65 panel van Sprog
73 panel van Iggy

so the price of mini wheels about to go up in aus???

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The best part of fixing your mini is the test drive

Minis..

1976 van daily drive
1975 van
1968 deluxe in the shed
1967 deluxe high strung 1310
1959 austin healey sprite

Does that mean all those seats of contessa's I have may end up worth something

Hadn't heard of them closing but probably explains why I just bought 4x 13x7's for $60 each brand new in box with centre caps.

What a shame.

Cheers,
Keels.

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-Wasabi
1972 Clubman - Daily Driver
1962 850 - EW1 Powered

Where'd you get them for that price?

Harley, I got them from Swan Tyre Service in Osborne Park, WA.

I should probably clarify this a little bit so as to avoid confusion. I did not get the Superlites/Splines/GTR's whatever they are called in a Mini PCD. I got the Challenger rim in 13x7 with a PCD of 114.3. These are for my Honda powered Mini which uses this stud pattern.

Sorry if I got you excited about cheap Superlites

Cheers,
Keels.

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-Wasabi
1972 Clubman - Daily Driver
1962 850 - EW1 Powered

Its okay I have more wheels here than I can use already!

Sad days , they tell me they will be closed in about 2 weeks.
They still have some 10 x 5 superlites in stock , but selling fast.

I suppose its not that surprising... Alloy wheels are basically solidified electricity..and we know what's happening the cost of the raw material...

It doesn't help that some years ago I tried to buy some wheels from them but the cost was greater (for their product) than the UK price + freight...

They were not at all helpful or concerned when I pointed this out... Khama

Cheers, Ian

Years ago I bought some wheels made in Adelaide. They were expensive and when they arrived and I had tyres fitted the vibration was terrible. The tyre place said they had balanced them right and it must be my car that was stuffed. I took them for a ride with the old wheels.
Turns out the five drilled holes (4 stud holes plus a centre) had been drilled off centre! The wheels would balance fine (with lots of weights) but rolled like an egg.
The Adelaide factory denied my measurements and made me pay to ship them back, then agreed they were no good but only gave me 3 new ones. Said the other 2 were within acceptable tolerance. They weren't acceptable to me.

So it is no wonder Australian manufacturing is in the crap, our quality is often worse than the Chinese and our prices higher than the Germans and then our customer service is terrible.