Roadster90 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 For some reason I have been hoarding 4 ..... 90 model wheels for years. I thought when I had time I would trailer them to a recycling location 30 miles away. I called the recycler, and out of curiosity asked what they would bring cash wise.....answer was $0.25 a pound........Is that right ? Any other suggestions of what I can do with them please? Thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2seater Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Yard art? Bolt a plate and vertical post on them for supporting ropes to cordon off areas? Wait for the recycle price to increase? At the present price you might break even on a 60 mile round trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 (edited) Nic, Only four? I have been sitting on these Reatta wheels for quite some time now. My local junk yard has a pile of tens of thousands of aluminum wheels just sitting there. Oops, if someone looks close there are four Corvette wheels in that pile. Edited March 5, 2021 by Jim (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 If you would put some lights on that tree and paint the wheels to look like presents you might have the first Reatta Christmas tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadster90 Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 Good Grief Charlie Brown.......or Jim Excellent tree display for sure. The Arbor Day Foundation would probably find the picture interesting..... I was just holding on to the wheels for when I traveled close to the recycler - I was under the impression that the metal had some value - Wrooooong. I will put a "for free" posting on the NextDoor site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handmedownreatta Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Jim said: Nic, Only four? I have been sitting on these Reatta wheels for quite some time now. My local junk yard has a pile of tens of thousands of aluminum wheels just sitting there. Oops, if someone looks close there are four Corvette wheels in that pile. i have four in the attic. i thought there was a national shortage of aluminum cans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 24 minutes ago, handmedownreatta said: i thought there was a national shortage of aluminum cans. Aluminum cans maybe but not aluminum wheels. I've got 4 of the stock Reatta wheels in the attic myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadster90 Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 Why for how come cans are worth something, and the wheels not ? Many years ago I remember a fellow that worked for me took several wheels to a recycler, and received 22-23.00 each......is there magnesium or something maybe mixed in with the aluminum lowering the value ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2seater Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Roadster90 said: Why for how come cans are worth something, and the wheels not ? Many years ago I remember a fellow that worked for me took several wheels to a recycler, and received 22-23.00 each......is there magnesium or something maybe mixed in with the aluminum lowering the value ? They are alloy wheels with aluminum being the base metal but what the other metals are can vary. I imagine you are spot on regarding the purity of the material having a bearing on the value🤑 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dship Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 I've got four '91 sixteen inch Reatta wheels sitting in my cellar for what I seriously don't remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadster90 Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 OK - I still wondered....the recycler I called was run/owned by.....females :). They quoted me $0.25 a pound or about $5 - 6.00 a wheel. I just decided to call another recycling yard.........depending on the true weight of course....@ a $0.55 quote per pound I imagine the 4 wheels are ..... really ..... probably worth $45.00 to $50.00. Mr. Finn, With that return you could take the Mrs. to dinner more that a couple of times I would think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 On 3/5/2021 at 12:42 PM, Roadster90 said: OK - I still wondered....the recycler I called was run/owned by.....females :). They quoted me $0.25 a pound or about $5 - 6.00 a wheel. I just decided to call another recycling yard.........depending on the true weight of course....@ a $0.55 quote per pound I imagine the 4 wheels are ..... really ..... probably worth $45.00 to $50.00. Mr. Finn, With that return you could take the Mrs. to dinner more that a couple of times I would think The wheels weigh about 21# each. That makes them worth $ 11.55 each so I guess you are right with about 50 of them, that is more than I was thinking. Maybe I will take them to the crusher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B Jake Moran Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 I would not mind having a set to practice polishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booreatta Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 On 3/9/2021 at 10:32 AM, Jim said: The wheels weigh about 21# each. That makes them worth $ 11.55 each so I guess you are right with about 50 of them, that is more than I was thinking. Maybe I will take them to the crusher. Jim just melt a set down and have them painted yellow to look like a Coors cans. Stop by Colorado AND GETEM FILLED WELL YOU KNOW THE DRILL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 12 hours ago, Booreatta said: Jim just melt a set down and have them painted yellow to look like a Coors cans. Stop by Colorado AND GETEM FILLED WELL YOU KNOW THE DRILL Four of them would make a nice Keg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 No sense "pining" over the value of wheels that have been sitting around so long. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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