Depravity

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Hello everyone,

Let me begin by stating I'm a complete noob when it comes to wheels. With that said, let's continue..

I recently purchased some used Volk GTS wheels from this thread. I was informed over the phone from the seller that they had basic wear and tear damage with no bends, cracks, etc prior to purchasing. The pictures looked great, so I decided to pull the trigger on my favorite wheels of all-time.

Today they arrived, so I decided to give these a good wash while the tires were off. Immediately I noticed a bolt was missing from the face







After I noticed that missing bolt, I checked the others with my fingers and I noticed one or two were also loose. Does anyone know how tight these should be? Where do I go about finding a replacement that will match the other bolts?

Okay. So time to wash the next wheel. Great, this one doesn't have the same bolts as the other three wheels! I'm going to assume these aren't the original bolts because they're A LOT different than the others. This is really unfortunate because I want every wheel to match one another.







Is there a website that sells original Volk GTS bolts so I can have everything matched up?

Now is where I become really worried. The next wheel has a barrel that has some sort of grey silicone/sealant. I immediately got in touch with the seller to find out why it was there and was told it was "sealer that goes over the weld. The barrels are welded and that wheel got re-finished/cleaned up by Wheel Flip." I was not aware of that prior to purchasing, but I guess my question now becomes...Is this safe? I would like to track my Z in the near future







This is the only barrel with that on it. The other three all look like the barrel below. I'd really like to take my car to the track one of these days, and that barrel with the silicone worries me a great deal. Am I just overreacting? Anyways, I would appreciate any help or advise from everyone. Thanks

mr. sparco

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Original GTS are 2 piece (barrel & face) and that looks like it was converted to a 3 piece or 3 pc welded into 2 pc due to previous damage. The grey sealant looks to be RTV silicone (gasket maker) which is fine if done correctly.

The bolts do not appear to be original Volk, looks universal 3 piece wheel bolts (25-35 ft/lb is the range for 3 piece wheels). That was kind of weak that it wasn't disclosed to you prior to sale.

Depravity

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From my research it appears that Wheel Flip is a solid company for doing that kind of work, so I feel much better about it..but I wish I knew that before this huge purchase. Lesson learned.

I've been searching on the internet for the past hour on where to get replacement Volk assembly bolts, and it looks like it's impossible

mr. sparco

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Here's what the bolts look like, my GTCs had the same bolts as well. Place all the wheels on a very flat surface and check if they are all the same width.

Depravity

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Fronts are 19x9.5 +17
Rears are 19x10.5 +18

They're all on a flat surface and the two fronts are DEFINITELY not the same width. The wheel that is patched up/welded is quite a bit wider than the other 9.5 wheel.

I'm really upset now :/

Depravity

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Looks like a ~.3 difference in width

taryon

Oh man that sucks to hear.

taywan

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Can u return them? Maybe match up w all the same bolts from hardware store or wheel shop to have all matching bolts? Idk what to say on the diff width wheels though. Sorry to hear.

Depravity

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I don't think so, I already ordered the tires for them. I emailed Mackin to see what they think on the bolts..maybe they'll know. If I can't buy any bolts I'll just have to wait for someone to sell some from a busted up wheel. Thank you for your condolences though

HenryLee

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Looks like the original owner had a bent lip and had the original 1 piece barrel replaced with some generic 2 piece barrel. There shouldnt be any problem with tracking your car. But its shady that he didnt inform you. Not good business.

stogey420time

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+1... fck'n hate sellers like this! Not that it matters now but you should give him a -1 on his itrader and call him out on a thread... hoping to get some $ reimburse for this shady transaction.

Had he told the truth, the wheels probably won't sell or price would drop significantly! Sux to see you're going through this OP. If you decide to keep the wheels, I hope you find those original missing nuts and that wheel hold up. The weld looks like chit.

Cux350z

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light the seller up. Shady pos.

taywan

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I'm skeptical about purchasing anything on the forum anymore as ive had problems even w members that have been on here for years. And friends experiences also. Shady people. And other people selling cars etc that Dont know a clue and could grenade any min also. Jeez people.

stogey420time

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It looks like he's tying to sell a barrel 19x9.5 good condition no bends.
Last bump was at the beginning of this month so it might not be too late to catch it.
GL op.

https://my350z.com/forum/wheels-tire...-no-bends.html

terrasmak

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the bolt is not big deal, but the width thing would **** me off.

Depravity

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Thanks for all your responses, I really appreciate it. It's always nice to have some support in a situation like this. I really wish I knew about all this before I bought these. Looks like i'll be getting that spare barrel of his, and some more bolts.

Hopefully for free...

Edit : Wanted $250 for the spare barrel/bolts

Depravity

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Update -

3 out of the 4 barrels have holes drilled for TPMS. One of which being the welded barrel that I plan on replacing. I can live without TPMS, but I heard drilling a hole in these is just..bad

After washing these, it appears that all four faces & lips look to be in solid condition. The barrels are still pretty dirty after washing with regular soap & water, but I don't imagine that's too important once the tires are mounted.

mr. sparco

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The seller should give you (free) that one extra barrel hes trying to sell now which looks to be the correct one. Another option is to change the two fronts into 3 piece, you would need 2 inners and 2 outters. They are not that costly and usually easy to find.

stogey420time

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GT-S's uses a different style valve stem.
Don't know why anyone would alter this just to have tpms. So basically 3 of your valve stem stick up behind the face of the wheel at the center of the barrel... correct?

You should get that barrel for free imo, it's about the principle not the price. Someone just bump his thread up...coincident? So I hope it all works out for you br0.

Depravity

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All four valve stems are in their normal locations near the face and are seated in the center of all the barrels

Additionally, there are 3 TPMS locations in these positions. I really hope things work out too, thanks br0. I should find out later today on whether or not i'll be getting that barrel for free or not. You're right. All principle