WTB Gen-1 seats and wheels

[AZhitman]

As title states, I need a set of wheels and seats from a Gen-1 Insight. Mine was tastelessly modded by the moron previous owner, and I'd like to return it to stock.

Condition of wheels is unimportant, as long as price reflect this. I intend to refinish them anyway.

Would prefer nice, clean seats, but will consider a set with wear if the price is right. Hard to justify buying shagged seats when the covers are so expensive.

Zip code here is 85387 for shipping purposes. I can pay via PayPal for your convenience.

PM me or email greg AT nicoclub.com

Thanks!

[UK_MJN]

Hi.

I've recently bought a Gen 1 car that needed tidying. A couple of observations from the UK that might be of interest:

- Dirty seats clean up really well with a professional interior valet (shampoo etc), but wear doesn't. The specialist who cleaned my citrus seats commented that he 'just kept getting more dirt' out of them. The end result looks great, however.

- Refurbishing wheels involves cleaning, building out rim damage, enamelling, cutting back to a new profile, and lacquering. Not all wheel refinishers can do the diamond cut/lathe work. Be conscious that the replacement wheel centres are plastic and cannot be recut, so you'll need replacements and they are hard to find. If you want the centres to seat flush with the recut wheels then the rebate will need machining to match, so let the refurbishers know what you need.

Good luck with the search!

[jeff652]

PM sent . . . .

[gilbertguy]

Hey AZhitman, where are you planning on getting the rims refurbished? Mine are in BAD shape and will eventually need this also.

[AZhitman]

Originally Posted by UK_MJN

- Refurbishing wheels involves cleaning, building out rim damage, enamelling, cutting back to a new profile, and lacquering. Not all wheel refinishers can do the diamond cut/lathe work. Be conscious that the replacement wheel centres are plastic and cannot be recut, so you'll need replacements and they are hard to find. If you want the centres to seat flush with the recut wheels then the rebate will need machining to match, so let the refurbishers know what you need.

Mine will involve putting them in my beadblaster, drilling and tapping for 3 screws, and slapping on a set of moon discs.

On my wife's car, they're getting beadblasted and powdercoated (both DIY projects).

But, thanks for the heads-up - Cheers!

[gilbertguy]

Sounds like a great project, please take some before and after pictures and let us know how it come out.