Cheap wheel rebuild - WARNING!!

[Doug Baker]

I have had the regrettable experience of being suckered through eBay I wish to warn other would be buyers.
 
The following link is to the seller; 
 
[/url][url=http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/BRAND-NEW-36-SPOKES-CLASSIC-CAR-WHEEL-RIM-AUSTIN-A7-10-12-16-20-AUD-/282628032563?hash=item41cdf18833]http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/BRAND-NEW-36-SPOKES-CLASSIC-CAR-WHEEL-RIM-AUSTIN-A7-10-12-16-20-AUD-/282628032563?hash=item41cdf18833
 
Having bought the advertised A7 wheel for $290 Aust as per the attached link upon receipt it looked the business, I thought I was on a winner. 
 
I had the wheel powder coated black and then a new tyre fitted. It was at this point when it was attempted to fit the wheel to the car I discovered the pitfalls of the purchase simply I had bought a lemon.  The old expression of if it is too good to be true then it most likely is, come flooding in with vengeance. 
 
• The first fault is the hub center is 31tho to small in diameter and will not fit the diameter of the mounting hub being 3”diameter.
 
• The laced indexing of the spokes was incorrect with the spokes crossing over in front of the mounting stud. This fault will not allow a socket to be used to tighten the nuts. 
 
• While an easy fix the hole for the valve spigot is too small.
 
• The last being there is six hole witness centers drilled that must have been wrong and these were disguised with a filler.  
 
I have included photos in a hope these may make the preceding clearer, The telescopic gauge was set from an original wheel hub 
 
Regards,
 
Doug Baker


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