tires Rims What would be a reasonable price to ask for a set of 16'' rims with tires?
I just bought a 2009 Honda Civic that came with 16 inch alloy wheels that I swapped out. The 16'' wheels only have 117 miles on them, and I'm looking to sell the rims, tires, & center caps. What do you think would be a reasonable price to ask?
When metal parts or products fail to perform as expected, Laboratory Testing Inc. uses a variety of metals testing services to help identify the reason. The engineers at Laboratory Testing utilize appropriate mechanical testing, chemical analysis, metallurgical testing and nondestructive testing methods to determine material composition, mechanical properties and the existence of defects. The results of the metals testing and additional research into the nature of the failure will provide facts pointing to the source of the problem. Oftentimes, the failure research and evaluation of the metals testing results are used as evidence in legal cases.
One such case involved the safety and performance of metal tire rims. Laboratory Testing Inc.'s client needed a comparison of cast after-market wheels involved in an auto accident with forged factory-standard rims made for the same vehicle. The vehicle's after-market wheels shattered upon impact with a concrete curb during the accident, so Laboratory Testing performed metals testing to compare both types of rims and to determine the ability of each to withstand a similar impact.
A mechanical testing impact test was used to replicate the force applied to the wheels during the accident. The mechanical testing impact test involved allowing a 1,000 lb. weight to free-fall directly onto each rim from increasing heights, which created various ft. lbs. of energy.
The cast after-market wheel was impact tested at 3,000 and 5,000 ft. lbs. of energy. The first wheel cracked at 3,000 ft. lbs. and a second one shattered under 5,000 ft. lbs. of energy. The forged factory rim was impact tested at both 5,000 ft. lbs. and 10,000 ft. lbs. and showed no breakage.
Complete details of the mechanical testing impact test methodology and results were documented in a Certified Test Report for the customer who ordered the metals testing.
About the Author
Sharon Bentzley is Marketing Manager for Laboratory Testing Inc. (LTI) of Hatfield, PA. The testing laboratory specializes in performing metals testing services such as nondestructive testing, chemical analysis, metallurgical testing and mechanical testing, specimen machining, failure analysis, dimensional inspection and calibration services. The laboratory is accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 by PRI/Nadcap and A2LA, which complies with ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 and provides Certified Test Reports.
