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has anyone ever try to make automotive wheels? like a 17" wheel for a car. i wonder what the cost would be like.
HiVolume.com
Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:29 am Re: Car wheels
I drew up a 17" wheel real quick and chose 6061 aluminum. Figure about 2500-3000$ per wheel. Custom CNC machined wheels can be quite pricy....
andrethx
Fri Feb 18, 2011 11:36 pm
A more affordable approach might be to buy the barrels from a 3-piece wheel (like a BBS, Gotti etc.) or even the whole wheel. You can get them new or used. Then, instead of making the whole wheel on emachineshop, you can just make a new (replacement) center.
check out this build thread to see what I'm talking about:
"I did the attached drawing in under 5 minutes. Great... The drawing is very easy, intuitive, and enjoyable. I whipped up a design and got a quote in under 60 seconds!"
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