Multi-Piece Wheel Reference

Let's face it... Forums have become ad-machines and users have stopped participating, so it can be hard to find specific information. This is a compilation of information pertinent to those who are looking to refurbish, rebuild, or research their multi-piece wheels. It will serve as a reference for common topics, DIY's, technical information, and other resources that you'll need. Keep in mind: the internet is old and some links may be broken or no longer hosted.

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THE BASICS:

Wheel Information

How-to Guides

ASSEMBLY & DISASSEMBLY:

Videos
- 3-Piece Wheel Disassembly (OffBeat Garage, YouTube)
- 3-Piece Wheel Disassembly (EngineerFreely, YouTube)
- 3-Piece Wheel Assembly (OffBeat Garage, YouTube)

RESTORATION & REPAIR:

Hardware
- Bolt Restoration (user:Randomofodication)
- Polishing Bolts (OffBeat Garage, YouTube)
- Restoring & Polishing Bolts (user:DUTCHswift)

Lips
- Polishing Lips (OffBeat Garage, YouTube)
- Polishing Lips & Results (user:SeanDub)
- Wheel Polishing (user:Elvir)

Face & Other
- Mono Wheel Face Refinishing (user:fukn_dubn_gti )
- Mono Wheel Face Repair & Refinishing (user:candyvr6)
- Wheel Repair, Refinish, and Fitment (AMMO NYC, YouTube)

REFERENCE:

Specifications
- Use a quality torque wrench that measures in lb/in, not lb/ft.
- Bolt Torque Specs:
  - OEM BBS (New): 480 lb/in (40 lb/ft) (via BBS, new/unstretched OEM bolts)
  - OEM BBS (Used): 264 lb/in (22 lb/ft)
  - BBS RM: 144-180 lb/in (12-15 lb/ft)
  - BFI's BBS/OZ Bolts/Nuts: 222 lb/in (18.5 lb/ft)
  - Spintech's Bolts/Nuts: 264-312 lb/in (22-26 lb/ft)

Fitment Calculators
- WillTheyFit.com (Fitment, Stretch, Rolling Radius and Speedo Error Calculator)
- TyreStretch.com (Stretched Tire Picture Index)

Wheel Company Information
- Comprehensive List of Forged Wheel Companies (user:FirstGenZq8)
- HRE Performance Wheels (Jay Leno's Garage, YouTube)
- Carbon Fiber Wheels (Koenigsegg, AMMO NYC, YouTube)
- Forged Wheel Forming Machine/Process (Global Metal Spinning, YouTube)
- BBS Factory Tour (CarCast w/ Adam Carolla, YouTube)
- BBS Wheel Information

Specialty Products
- Tools for 10-Point OZ Bolts
  - Sockets
    - 8mm 10-Point Shallow Impact Socket (SnapOn, P/N: DPTM8)
    - 8mm 10-point OZ Socket (XXL-Automotive, P/N: 22035)
    - 10mm 10-Point Shallow Impact Socket (SnapOn, P/N: DPTM10)
    - 10mm 10-point OZ Socket (XXL-Automotive, P/N: 22034)
  - Drivers
    - 8mm 10-Point Socket Driver (XXL-Automotive, P/N: KT11022)
      - Will work for OZ Opera "7mm" bolts
  - Combo Packs
    - 8mm/10mm 10-Point Shallow Impact Sockets, & 8mm 10-Point Socket Driver (XXL-Automotive, P/N: XXL-115147)

SH*TS & GIGGLES:

1 to 3-Piece Conversion
- DIY: 1-Piece Wheel Into 3-Piece Wheels (user:Sergey)

Literal Fire
- Wheel Refinishing With MAPP Gas (user:IWantAnA2)

WHEEL BUILDS:

AUTO ART
- VY:
  - My Wheel Project (user:robzOne)

AVANTGARDE
- (UNKNOWN):
  - Refinishing Avantgards...The Old Ones (user:Crankey)

AVUS
- (UNKNOWN):
  - Avus Wheel Rebuild (user:Crankey)

BBS
- LM:
  - BBS LM Refinish and My Venture Into Polishing (user:03_uni-B)
  - Rebuilding One of My Many Dream Wheels (user:stbk)
  - BBS LM Full Polish Build (user:Carbon13GTI)
  - BBS LM Refinish (user:shortwave360)
  - Pictures From My BBS LM Refinish Adventure (user:audiwark)
  - My Spring BBS LM Refurb Project (user:psiaddict)
  - Cam Farey's BBS LMs (user:RAW Works)
  - BBS LM - No Machines, DIY Refinish (user:spiker369)
- RE:
  - BBS RE877 Refresh (user:TTownEP)
- RF:
  - Rebuilding One of My Many Dream Wheels (user:stbk)
- RG:
  - Refinishing A Set Of BBS RG's (user:ryanjblajda)
- RM:
  - First BBS Build (user:PrimaVW)
  - BBS RM Build, Once Again! (user:golf3737)
- RS:
  - Pointless RS Build (user:Ben from RI)
  - Rebuilding One of My Many Dream Wheels (user:stbk)
  - BBS RS Build (user:nobug)
  - Last Minute BBS RS Build (user:Eur0TunE)
  - BBS RS 001 Build (user:upoo2)
  - BBS RS Build Thread (user:Connormk5)
  - Perfect BBS RS's (user:kramerbuccs24)
  - Rotiform Refurbished RS198s On My Vento VR6 (user:GotStance?)
  - BBS RS Wheel Restoration *Lots of Pictures* (user:mgb xtc)
  - Project EM1 (user:RAW Works)
  - Project EM1 v2.0 (user:RAW Works)
  - Project FD: Part 1 (Measurements), Part 2 (Assembly And Fitting) (user:RAW Works)
  - Project Kouki: Part 1 (Drawing Board), Part 2 (Assembly), Part 3 (Execution) (user:RAW Works)
  - BBS RS001: Part 1, Part 2, & Part 3 (user:RAW Works)
- RSii:
  - 18" BBS RSII Full Concave Restoration Project (user:Permasloweredvr6)
  - RSii Build: Part 1 (Start Of A Wheel Project), Part 2 (The Motivation), Part 3 (Polishing Metal), Part 4 (Sh*ts And Giggles) (user:RAW Works)
- RX-II:
  - Refinishing BBS RX-II (user:Ben from RI)
  - Refinishing and Polishing Pitting Lips on Wolfsburg BBS RX-II Wheels (user:EPWolfy18T)
- RZ:
  - Classic Wheel Restoration "Build Thread"- Old-School 15x7.5 BBS Mahle (user:cobrawannabe)
- STYLE 5:
  - BBS Style 5 (user:BT12)
  - JRodigan's First "Real" Set of Wheels. BBS Style 5 Rebuild Thread! (user:JRodigan)
  - Refinishing Style 5's (user:kvalvic)
  - Style 5 RC090 Refinishing Thread (user:bdkawey)
  - Re-Finishing My Style 5's (user:ANDRO 5iver)
  - Staggered Style 5 Rebuild (user:Hybrid For Life)
  - DIY Wheel Refinishing - BBS Style 5s (user:BeemerBuyer)
- STYLE 29:
  - My Two to Three Piece Journey (RC041) (user:Zic)
- SUPER RS:
  - Full Polish Wheel Build/DIY (user:OVRWRKD)
  - BBS Super RS Rebuild (user:Righteous Bucks)

CCW
- 505a:
  - Refinishing a set of CCW 505a's (user:thorco3)
- CLASSIC:
  - Rebuilding CCW's (user:f_399)
  - Refinishing CCW Classics (user:Rotary-Amuse)
  - CCW Classic's Under Construction Before & After! (user:tarheeltrooper)

COMPOMOTIVE
- Mesh (Model Name?):
  - Compomotive Split Rim Step By Step Refurbishment (user:Compomotive Man)

DINAN FIKSE
- FM5:
  - Custom Dinan Fikse FM5 Wheel Build - Project Fitted (user:Shultz28)

DP MOTORSPORT
- AMP:
  - AK's Custom DP MOTORSPORT AMP's Rebuilt and Polished (user:AKdub914)
  - DP Motorsport AMP Refinishing (user:lowerthanzimmy)

ENKEI
- K76:
  - Enkei K76 (user:RAW Works)

EPSILON
- SOUTHERN WAYS:
  - 15" Epsilon Sourthen Ways Rebuild/Refurb (user:69clark)
  - 16" Epsilon Sourthen Ways Rebuild/Refurb (user:69clark)
  - Sourthen Ways AeroSports Rebuild/Refurb (user:69clark)

GOTTI
- J55A:
  - 16x10 Gotti 5-Spoke Refurbish (user:Cuatro)
  - Refinished my Gotti Wheels (user:320iCar)

KINESIS
- K18:
  - My Kinesis K18 Wheel Rebuild (user:gen2_4door)

KOENIG
- DESMOND SPECIAL:
  - Wheel refinish project (Desmond Koenig Specials) (user:FLMKVDUB)

OZ
- ACS:
  - Refinishing Time, Three Piece (ACS Content) (user:Zic)
  - Project ACS (user:RAW Works)
- AMG AERO:
  - First Time Refinishing Wheels (Progress Thread) (user:AnchorsAweigh)
- FITTIPALDI:
  - My Build Thread: 5x120 Oz Fittipaldi! (user:evbecks)
- FUTURA:
  - My Road To Futura: OZ Build/Timeline (user:DUTCHswift)
  - Esprit Wheel Refurbishment (user:LotuEspritWorld.com)
  - OZ Futura Rebuild (user:JPizzle)
  - Been Working On My FUTURA's (user:F2 Iceland)
  - 18'' Futura Rebuild (user:P Q)
- MITO:
  - Quick 2-day OZ Mito Project (user:hammu)
  - OZ Mito Refinish (user:Chris Anderson)
- PEGASUS:
  - Bringing The Old Back To Life (OZ Pegasus Refinish) (user:carlhuebner)
  - 18" OZ Pegasus Build (user:brandonioyo)
- VEGA:
  - OZ Vega Refurb (user:Tommy604604)
  - My OZ Vega Build Start To Finish (user:tyleR)

RAY'S
- MS-01:
  - Rebuilding Rays MS-01 Wheels (user:FirstGenZq8)
  - Refinishing My Mazdaspeed MS-01 LM Wheels (user:CS13B)

RH
- ZW1:
  - Building Two Sets of RH ZW1 (user:Dr.AK)
  - Rebuilding My RH ZW1 Wheels (user:Enur)

RONAL
- LZ:
  - Refinishing my Ronal LZ's (user:gnavs)
- RACING TURBO:
  - TH-Line Rep's Inside... 3pc Ronal Racing Turbo's (user:ohiodub_99.5)
- SX (ACT):
  - Ronal SX Build (user:03_uni-B)
  - Baller Ronal SX Rebuild (user:HumptyDumped)

SSR
- EX-C SCOPE:
  - My SSR EX-C Scopes (user:FancySauce)
- FORMULA MESH:
  - SSR Formula Mesh Restoration Thread (user:84gtcoupe)
- VIENNA:
  - 19" SSR Vienna Rebuild Thread (user:Bthasht)

TRACER
- TECH 1:
  - Tracer Tech 1 Three-Piece Wheel Rebuild/Refinish (user:FlybyGLI)

TSW
- KYALAMI:
  - TSW Kyalami Refurb (user:Ben From RI)

WORK
- EQUIP:
  - 18" Work Equip Restoration Progress (user:Bullydawg)
  - DIY: Separating 3 Piece Wheels (user:Engineer Freely)
- EQUIP VOGGARD:
  - Work Equip Voggards (user:RAW Works)
- MEISTER:
  - Refinishing Work Meister S1 3P "Progress Thread" (user:Sirhodjibob)
- REZAX:
  - Work Rezax Remix!!! (user:DanielV12)
  - Project Rezax: Part 1, Part 2 & , Part 3 (user:RAW Works)
- VS-KF:
  - My Work VS-KF Build (user:tulesto)
- VS-MESH:
  - Work VS Mesh (user:iamshayan)
- VS-XX:
  - My Second Wheel Build (user:Ben from RI)
  - My Work VS-XX Wheel Build (user:Icana4dit)
  - Jordan’s VS-XX (user:RAW Works)

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