My husband had aluminum alloy wheels on his 1996 Cadillac Seville. In the past two years, after continuous leaking problems due to corrosion, the dealer “ground” them and attempted to seal them, it helped for a while, then leaking resumed. So he removed them and bought steel wheels. So now th…

I took a broken Buick aluminum wheel in with my cans at one point and I think I got something like three bucks for it.

There VALUE depends on the condition. They usually leak around the valve stem holes. Remove the stems (just cut them off from the inside) and inspect the machined holes for corrosion. If they are badly or even moderately corroded, they are indeed scrap. If the stem holes look good, put them on www.c…

I took in a trunk load of old intake manifolds off Hondas and Acuras to the recycler and I got $35. It was a LOT better than taking them to the landfill, both financially and environmentally. It takes a lot of electricity to refine aluminum. We should recycle as much of our aluminum as we can. I…

Someone might want them to mount snow tires. Or, someone might want to replace a dented rim (but then you’d have to sell each one individually which is a poor idea). For most leaky aluminum rims, some “bead sealer” (most tire stores have this) along with a wire brush can eliminate leaks, so someone…

Soon, there will be lots more scrap aluminum…:slight_smile:

You are right about that, be we were once young and foolish as well.

I think the recycler here has been paying about 50 cents a pound for aluminum; or so I heard. Some parts of the country are probably paying more than that. You could try listing them on Craigslist (it’s free) with a “Make an Offer” notation and see if someone’s interested in them. Just notate they’…

Depending on the style, they could make a neat table in the garage.

Aluminum wheels - any value?

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Joseph_E_Meehan November 18, 2008, 11:50am 10

I might add a different point. Aluminum/Alloy wheels are not all created the same. Most OEM types are for show only. They are weaker and heavier than standard steel wheels. The best consumer wheels are good and are a little lighter and are about as strong. The wheels used on real race cars are far more expensive than anything you would want to put on your car.

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