From a found advert on Facebook.
Banded wheels done about ten years ago by a company that are still in business, does this welding look good enough?
ps I hate banded wheels, they should all be resigned to the scrap bin of history imho, there are so many better options :-\
(https://i.postimg.cc/HWM2qYN2/FB-IMG-1782635897862.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/py2z8HRh)
Wonder if they'd balance?
It's not just the dodgy welding,the vast majority just used a ring of mild steel ,and I can guarantee that they weren't trued or balanced after they were welded
Quote from: buggypete on June 28, 2026, 06:37:03 PMIt's not just the dodgy welding,the vast majority just used a ring of mild steel ,and I can guarantee that they weren't trued or balanced after they were welded
There's no reason given modern technology that a better job can be done than the crappy ones that were turned out in the 60s and 70s, to my eyes this one is shocking though.
I didn't think banded wheels done like that were legal any more (if at all ? :-\
That's why if I wanted the wide stock wheel look I,d swap the centres into a modern 1 piece rim,just get busy with a tape measure to find your preferred rim width.
Banded wheels road legal ? This is an old, long running chestnut.... You will not find a definitive legal statement one way or the other. However the one certainty is... Should an accident occur and the insuring company become aware of banded wheel/s the current insurance arrangement is immediately declared void. I have witnessed this some years ago when the police were involved in a road accident which resulted in a tyre coming away to expose the wheel banding. Just looking at a weld is no sure way of being sure it is 100% sound. In my humble opinion it`s something I would not consider. Each to their own I guess and the gamble involved.
These are not far from me. (https://usherengineering.co.uk/ecom/?product=banded-steel-wheels)