DFB
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I recently put the Mustang’s Performance Pack wheels up for sale. These wheels have been sitting in storage gathering dust since they were removed from the vehicle in October last year. At one point I was going to ceramic coat them, but considering I had no intention of refitting them to the car, I just couldn’t see the point. I’m also considering a wheel change at some point, so they had to go.
I will admit, they can look fantastic, but its only a brief moment.
Selling S550 and S650 Performance Pack wheels is difficult, just check out the usual selling platforms to see what I mean. Most people remove them from their Mustang for the same reasons I have, as in they are too fussy looking and a pain to clean. Thankfully, earlier this week I had lady willing to come look at them. To maximise my chance of selling the wheels, I thought I’d better make sure the potential buyer had every reason to buy them, make them stand out from the crowd.
Despite being cleaned before storage, the wheels and tyres were dusty from sitting for so long. All they needed was a quick hose off, but that’s not me. For the tyres, I actually cleaned not only the sidewall, but the tread as well, you can see why in the image below. The wheels were then given a quick once over with a brush. Both wheel and tyre were cleaned with foamed Brake Buster.
Clean, I then went ahead and applied Hydr02, then blew dry with the EGO. The sidewalls had some sort of white residue, so I needed to break out the Tarminator.
From here, I finished off the drying with a wipe down using ADS Amplify. For the tyres, I applied a light layer of OG Tire Dressing, then buffed flat using a towel.
This morning, the buyer arrived with her husband to look at the wheels, both being true Ford guys. I think they were a little shell shocked by the garage and the metal parked in there, the XR8 in particular. They came in separate cars, a clear sign they were buying today. The lady arrived in an S550 EcoBoost Hardtop in Magnetic grey. These came from the factory with a square 9-inch wide wheel with 255/40/R19 tyres. Fitting GT Performance Pack wheels to an EcoBoost takes the rears to 9.5-inch wide and 275/40/R19 tyres, the front’s remain the same. After a quick look over, I got what I was asking for wheels and they were loaded into the husbands V8 Patrol. They had an appointment to have them fitted at the local Bob Jane.
I mention all that because THIS is how you buy something. None of the pointless messages asking “is this still available”, I swear the next person who asks that is going to be hunted down and brutally murdered! Or messages asking about the item, then discovered where it’s located AFTER wasting my time, followed by “oh, I might come on the weekend”………………..no, “might” doesn’t work for me, you either want it not. I had one potential buyer wanting me to just sell him the wheels, um…………….no, I’m not paying to have the tyres removed so that you can get a discount, they are sold AS IS!
In this case, the buyer wasn’t lazy, as in didn’t hit the auto-generated “is this still available” bullsh.t. Instead, a simple “I’m interested in having a look at these wheels”. We then agreed on a time and day, everything was respectful and pleasant. Maybe the price I was asking weeded out the riff raff? In any case, because of the respect, I sent her more photos of them being detailed, then made sure they were presented properly when they arrived. I even threw in a couple of un-used detailing products. I have my money, and they have a virtually brand-new set of wheels and tyres for their Mustang. I also got to talk to two enthusiasts.
Now? What will I spend the money one?
I will admit, they can look fantastic, but its only a brief moment.
Selling S550 and S650 Performance Pack wheels is difficult, just check out the usual selling platforms to see what I mean. Most people remove them from their Mustang for the same reasons I have, as in they are too fussy looking and a pain to clean. Thankfully, earlier this week I had lady willing to come look at them. To maximise my chance of selling the wheels, I thought I’d better make sure the potential buyer had every reason to buy them, make them stand out from the crowd.
Despite being cleaned before storage, the wheels and tyres were dusty from sitting for so long. All they needed was a quick hose off, but that’s not me. For the tyres, I actually cleaned not only the sidewall, but the tread as well, you can see why in the image below. The wheels were then given a quick once over with a brush. Both wheel and tyre were cleaned with foamed Brake Buster.
Clean, I then went ahead and applied Hydr02, then blew dry with the EGO. The sidewalls had some sort of white residue, so I needed to break out the Tarminator.
From here, I finished off the drying with a wipe down using ADS Amplify. For the tyres, I applied a light layer of OG Tire Dressing, then buffed flat using a towel.
This morning, the buyer arrived with her husband to look at the wheels, both being true Ford guys. I think they were a little shell shocked by the garage and the metal parked in there, the XR8 in particular. They came in separate cars, a clear sign they were buying today. The lady arrived in an S550 EcoBoost Hardtop in Magnetic grey. These came from the factory with a square 9-inch wide wheel with 255/40/R19 tyres. Fitting GT Performance Pack wheels to an EcoBoost takes the rears to 9.5-inch wide and 275/40/R19 tyres, the front’s remain the same. After a quick look over, I got what I was asking for wheels and they were loaded into the husbands V8 Patrol. They had an appointment to have them fitted at the local Bob Jane.
I mention all that because THIS is how you buy something. None of the pointless messages asking “is this still available”, I swear the next person who asks that is going to be hunted down and brutally murdered! Or messages asking about the item, then discovered where it’s located AFTER wasting my time, followed by “oh, I might come on the weekend”………………..no, “might” doesn’t work for me, you either want it not. I had one potential buyer wanting me to just sell him the wheels, um…………….no, I’m not paying to have the tyres removed so that you can get a discount, they are sold AS IS!
In this case, the buyer wasn’t lazy, as in didn’t hit the auto-generated “is this still available” bullsh.t. Instead, a simple “I’m interested in having a look at these wheels”. We then agreed on a time and day, everything was respectful and pleasant. Maybe the price I was asking weeded out the riff raff? In any case, because of the respect, I sent her more photos of them being detailed, then made sure they were presented properly when they arrived. I even threw in a couple of un-used detailing products. I have my money, and they have a virtually brand-new set of wheels and tyres for their Mustang. I also got to talk to two enthusiasts.
Now? What will I spend the money one?
