Halibrand Magnesium 427 Wheels

ERA Chas · #1 (**permalink**) 01-20-2011, 05:55 PM

Gee Pat-now there's two of me...

patrickt · #2 (**permalink**) 01-20-2011, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ERA Chas

Gee Pat-now there's two of me...

Double the fun. BTW, what does one of your pretty mag wheels weigh?

ERA Chas · #3 (**permalink**) 01-20-2011, 06:33 PM

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Double the fun. BTW, what does one of your pretty mag wheels weigh?

Good question for a change. Didn't have the foresight to weigh them brand new, unmounted. But mounting my Billboards, the fronts are 35 total and the rears 41 total. My old TD's were 36 and 43.

Dunlop Qualifiers were about 10-12 pounds heavier.

rodneym · #4 (**permalink**) 01-20-2011, 06:49 PM

YOU GUYS!!!
This is not the same magnesium that goes in your Centrum Senior vitamins.
We're talking about a magnesium alloy, which is more than likely an aerospace grade.
Geez.
At any rate, the price will be the price. We will decide with our pocket books.

patrickt · #5 (**permalink**) 01-20-2011, 06:54 PM

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YOU GUYS!!!
This is not the same magnesium that goes in your Centrum Senior vitamins.
We're talking about a magnesium alloy, which is more than likely an aerospace grade. .

Uh-huh... I'll take that as a thinly veiled capitulation.

I win.

ERA Chas also loses because he aligned himself, ever so slightly, on your side of the debate.

ACademic · #6 (**permalink**) 01-21-2011, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by patrickt

Uh-huh... I'll take that as a thinly veiled capitulation.

I win.

ERA Chas also loses because he aligned himself, ever so slightly, on your side of the debate.

Patrickt, you are achieving a new low on this thread, as this is the first time I have ever seen any member on any car forum single-handedly try to kill a group purchase. You are evil, dude, simply evil, and I hope that Rodney and the rest are hugely successful with this process. I don't need to have a dog in this show to at least wish them success on something that a lot of parties have shown interest in (and probably many that don't post on CC). Go unzip your car cocoon and take the bitterness meter down a couple notches, would ya?!?

patrickt · #7 (**permalink**) 01-21-2011, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ACademic

Patrickt, you are achieving a new low ... You are evil, dude, simply evil....

You have no idea... but thank you for the compliment.

RodKnock · #8 (**permalink**) 01-20-2011, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ERA Chas

Gee Pat-now there's two of me...

Yep, first time in a long time that he's used logic and/or facts.

I was actually surprised he didn't make up some percentage. He actually gave us a chart/graph.

rodneym · #9 (**permalink**) 01-20-2011, 07:44 PM

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Yep, first time in a long time that he's used logic and/or facts.

I was actually surprised he didn't make up some percentage. He actually gave us a chart/graph.

What patrickt forgot to show was the chart from the 3 years PRIOR to his, which shows Mg shooting up from .65 to over $2/LB.
http://www.metalprices.com/FreeSite/metals/mg/mg.asp

My car costs only $1150 in steel. Damnit, I been robbed!!!

For your information, patrickt, I have NEVER capitulated. Not even when I was 13 and saw Holley Haney from across the street in her bikini.

RodKnock · #10 (**permalink**) 01-20-2011, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by rodneym

What patrickt forgot to show was the chart from the 3 years PRIOR to his, which shows Mg shooting up from .65 to over $2/LB.
http://www.metalprices.com/FreeSite/metals/mg/mg.asp

Yes, but wasn't a much better effort than normal? I should we should encourage his positive behaviors. Like Pavlov and his dog.