Campagnolo on ebay

[Tsingtao_1903]

Price: $1000

Location: Minnesota

Description:

Not mine, no association.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Campagnolo-13x6-BMW-Opel-Ragno-Wheels-set-of-4-Excellent-with-Lug-Bolts-/292068217242?hash=item44009f519a:g:80kAAOSwSlBY0e4y&vxp=mtr

[Conserv]

This is the re-listing after a no-interest listing.  The first listing had no buy-it-now option, and a minimum bid of $400.  Not one single offer!  Someone could have gotten them for $400....

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

 

Edited March 30, 2017 by Conserv

[MOJOJOY]

Even with the cool campy bolts!!

[danco_]

Looks like these were cast in 1976.

 

I just sold my set for $1700 to a local guy with no bolts. They were in much nicer condition though.

 

 

 

[Conserv]

4 hours ago, danco_ said:

Looks like these were cast in 1976.

 

I just sold my set for $1700 to a local guy with no bolts. They were in much nicer condition though.

 

 

 

 

Strong sale, Ryan!

 

And these sat on eBay for 8 or 9 days at a $400 minimum bid, and not ONE bid.  I just couldn't justify another set of rims...

 

Best regards,

 

Steve

 

[bob02]

What do you guys think about the wheel with the corrosion on the outer lip? It's the one with the 'C' missing from the campagnolo sticker? Looks like a bit of material has disintegrated.

 

  Thanks,

 

 Bob

[Tsingtao_1903]

20 minutes ago, bob02 said:

What do you guys think about the wheel with the corrosion on the outer lip?

Can't tell for sure from the picture.  It appears to me that's where the lead weight was attached.  What is there now could be gunk build up behind the weight.  If it were disintegrated chunk of material, I think the plastic sticker would be lifted up at the broken edges.  (Pure conjectures on my part).

 

 Ask the seller to provide closeups if you need to know.

 

PS.  If it were corrosion, magnesium corrosion looks like white bloom similar to dried up salt water.  I should know, I have a set 

Edited March 28, 2017 by Tsingtao_1903

[bob02]

Thanks Tsingtao! I have a set of CD40'S on the car now, and know the fragile nature of magnesium. Daniel knows a thing or two about mags too! Man, I've lusted after a set of these for a long, long time!!!

 

 Bob

[Tsingtao_1903]

5 minutes ago, bob02 said:

I've lusted after a set of these for a long, long time!!!

You are a man of exquisite taste 

[Tsingtao_1903]

6 hours ago, bob02 said:

Looks like a bit of material has disintegrated.

Bob, you are correct.  I contacted the seller out of curiosity.  This is his reply: "The area you mentioned is corroded, probably 1/16 deep at the deepest. That area was not under a wheel weight."

[Conserv]

On 3/28/2017 at 0:28 PM, Tsingtao_1903 said:

Can't tell for sure from the picture.  It appears to me that's where the lead weight was attached.  What is there now could be gunk build up behind the weight.  If it were disintegrated chunk of material, I think the plastic sticker would be lifted up at the broken edges.  (Pure conjectures on my part).

 

 Ask the seller to provide closeups if you need to know.

 

PS.  If it were corrosion, magnesium corrosion looks like white bloom similar to dried up salt water.  I should know, I have a set 

 

I must admit that the worst corrosion on my Ragno's occurred underneath the old wheel weights.  Here's one of the rims after the weights were removed but before restoration (first two photos) and the same rim after restoration (third photo).  I'll let you guess where the wheel weights were located, before and after.  

 

Regards,

 

Steve

[Tsingtao_1903]

Great restoration job.  The restored wheel looks gorgeous.  I have not done anything to mine other than a light cleaning and visual inspection for hairline cracks and corrosion.  I have not been able to find any magnesium wheel restorer I can trust - yet.  

 

 BTW, I found a non-chromated surface treatment for magnesium.  I wired brushed a few spots and applied the treatment vs a few control spots.  The solution worked well.  It's not a substitution for good prime and paint, but, it has to do for now.  http://pantheonchemical.com/prekote-surface-pretreatment/

 

Best regards,

 

 

Trieu

[MildSeven]

I checked again yesterday... they sold on the buy now.

[Tsingtao_1903]

If you are feeling "international", you may want to check these out:  https://www.kijiji.it/annunci/ricambi-auto/torino-annunci-torino/campagnolo-ragno-4-cerchi-magnesio-51-2x13-opel-bmw/104041901

 

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