After Compomotive went under a while back Gerry nearly lost the tooling to make these wheels. Fortunately we managed to recover them from the receiver and I've just heard from Gerry that the wheels are back in production right now. He's started with the rear wheels and the fronts are following shortly. Anyone in the market for a set can drop him a line to discuss prices/specifications again.
Guy
that's great news, i didn't realize the molds were tied up in proceedings like that. i have a set of these wheels - they look awesome on the car.
That's fab news ☺
Update from Gerry - after having to completely retool the front wheels they are back in production again. Gerry currently has a good stock of the rear (12*15) in either 98 or 108 pcd powdercoated gold and will have the fronts (8*15) in stock very soon - they have been cast and are being machined at the moment before powdercoating in gold. Again, 98 and 108 pcd will be available in a couple of weeks.
Prices are £2000 plus VAT/Carriage for a Stradale set and £2500 plus VAT/Carriage for a Group 4 set.
Contact Gerry if you need a set or spares.
Guy
The Pound being at a"new " level of change makes a groupe 4 set at 2500 + 500 = say more or less 3000 pounds so about 3580 euros
This increase just a little the difference With Magnesium Marvic wheels which are 4300 euros plus tax = 5160
But there is not such more difference with RoIN ones They where sometime ago at about 4400/4600 ( with tax)
The big diff is always into the carriage Hawk ones in UK and the 2 others brand in Italy !!!!!
Another important point not to forget ; due to variations of "inners dimensions" a Marvic wheels cannot be fit "directly" in place of an Hawk and vice et versa !!!!!
Last edited by LM mic; 19-07-2016 at 18:57.
Possible with my uprights!Originally Posted by LM mic
My choice is for Marvic rims but they'll have to wait till the bank balance looks a little/lot healthier!
The only wheels I haven't fitted at this point in time are the TMB's & the Alfaholics versions.
The Hawk wheels are good quality & there is no question over the quality of the ones I have seen. The offsets vary slightly from the offerings from Roin & Marvic in that the wheels sit farther out in the arches which ironically works well for the LB as there is extra clearance at the back of the spoke for 4 pot brake calipers.
I had always assumed that the Roin wheels were the same construction as the Hawk version but now I have a set of Roin's to fit I realise that this is not the case. The Roin's appear to be a 2 part construction where the inner section is spun alloy as it would be in a split rim wheel & the outer section appears to be a fully CNC'd billet section. The two halves then appear to welded together & machined back to a finish. The quality on these wheels is excellent & there is a noticeable weight saving over the Hawk wheels. The Roin's are the most difficult to fit over the front brakes however, they would fit easily with a 285mm disc & floating caliper but with a 300mm disc & 4 pot calipers things are pretty tight. The rear wheels clear my brake set up out of the box.
The Marvic wheels are obviously light & are very similar dimensionally to the Roin versions, these have less caliper clearance than the Hawk wheels front and rear but by adding a spacer which brings the offsets back to the same as the Hawk then they clear the 4 pot brakes. As with the Roin wheels a 285mm disc & a 164 caliper wouldn't cause an issue.
I would assume that the Marvic & Roin wheels are only available in the authentic 108 pcd, the TMB's I assume are available in both 98 & 108pcd as there are both original Lancia's & Allora replicas running on these rims. The Hawk wheels we know are available in both Alfa & authentic fitments.
The one thing that put me off buying the Hawk wheels for a current project was the fact that they are only available in gold, I needed white wheels & at the new Hawk prices then there was no financial incentive to buy from Hawk & then get the wheels repainted when I could buy direct from Roin in the colour of my choice ready to bolt straight on. If the Hawk wheels were available in a range of colours then it have been an easier choice.
If someone wants a 15" gold wheel then the Hawk are the best value, the ones made previously by Compomotive were good quality & I wouldn't have an issue fitting them to a car.
The Roin's are certainly a quality item & are as light as they can be for an aluminium wheel & when you consider they are a CNC item then it is easier to understand the pricing. They must offer the best integrity of any wheel available.
The Marvic's obviously will be be purchased because they are magnesium and are the lightest wheel available ( I can't comment on the Alfaholics wheels as I haven't seen or fitted any)
Last edited by Strat Fan; 25-07-2016 at 09:41.
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'Serious insight Craig!
Michel, the photo of the mag wheel I took myself of my own wheel, it is not an official product photo.
You are probably right with the Marvic theory?
The wheels from Udo were only available in 8x15 and 9x15, only in 5x108mm and only with domed nut inserts. €1000 each at the time.
The gold is a really nice shade on these wheels. No paint/coating on the centre bore, you'll notice? Here's the other side:
I have a set of the Alfaholics wheels fitted to my car, found the quality to be excellent and a considerable weight saving over the Hawk alloys I had originally fitted.I can't comment on the Alfaholics wheels as I haven't seen or fitted any.
If I can find something to weigh them on I will post the difference between the two.
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