850 t5, 1997, turbo wheel replacement

Post by **MNCO1** » 04 Feb 2010, 09:37

I did the unspeakable and slid my car into a curb this morning. I broke/fractured my front drivers rim. Maybe nothing else happened. Tire held air and seemed to ride ok the remaining 1 mile. Looking for a replacement. Its the 5 spoke fan blade design. 6.5 x 16....Any thoughts where to go? DW can't help. Wheel has been discontinued. Will try the local dealership to keep down time less. Believe they said about $300. Mike

Post by **jblackburn** » 04 Feb 2010, 09:45

Look on Volvospeed/Ebay/Craigslist...people put these wheels (usually in sets) up for sale all the time for cheaper than you can find a new one for. You must have hit that hard! I smashed into a curb at like 30-35 mph when I hit a piece of metal sheeting that flew off the back of a truck and my tire blew out, and the whole car was still fine except for a bent control arm.

Post by **MNCO1** » 04 Feb 2010, 09:55

Thanks, I'll look about. My front tires were turned to pull through a merge turn and the wheels hit face first. No rubber contact. That might have been better. Mike

Post by **Ozark Lee** » 04 Feb 2010, 11:38

JordanVW over on Volvospeed will likely have one. That wheel is named Columba. I've bought stuff from him before and he is reliable.

...Lee

Post by **MNCO1** » 04 Feb 2010, 12:11

Lee,
Thanks. For the info. I did go to VS and posted a reply to Jordan's ad. Haven't heard anything yet. Didn't have his phone or I would call. Mike

Post by **srnkanator** » 04 Feb 2010, 13:18

MNCO1 wrote:Lee,
Thanks. For the info. I did go to VS and posted a reply to Jordan's ad. Haven't heard anything yet. Didn't have his phone or I would call. Mike

Email him for a quicker reply, his name is Chris. jordanvw (at) aol (dot) com.

Post by **MNCO1** » 04 Feb 2010, 20:48

I didn't hear anything from Jordan. Tried that email but it didn't go through. Called my local independent volvo shop and they had a stack of different rims laying around out back. Found what I needed and it was mounted and balanced, charge was $152.00. Good info. I hadn't looked at the classified section of volvospeed before. Will keep it in mind. Mike

850 Turbo1 · Post by **850 Turbo1** » 04 Feb 2010, 21:48

Check Ebay ...just search Volvo 850 wheel.....there's quite a few up there...last time I checked ...$50..I think they are like $120 now.

SHOP HARD!

Post by **patrioty3k** » 27 Feb 2010, 10:34

I've bought parts from these guys before for my nissan pickup,they also have quite a bit of performance parts for the 850's including a nice selection of rims,which you can view on your vehicle....http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/wheels.html

Post by **MNCO1** » 27 Feb 2010, 12:40

I 'll keep them as a future resource. I did find one slightly beat up wheel at my independent repair shop to get running again and I decided to get a collection of 4 pretty used wheels from a source over at volvospeed. Further decided to have that set of four powder coated at a place that specializes in high end bike frame work. We had more of a winter this year then the last 15 yr I have been here. I will probably maintain winter and summer tire sets from now on. I have a nissan '90 std 4wd pu with snow tire on that is my main, get anywhere, no matter the conditions, vehicle. 180,000 and runs great. The CFC program provided a bunch of donor vehicles for me to do a complete facelift, inside and out, and I have a renewed attachment to my old truck.