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Title: RecycleMichael - Is there a place in Tulsa that'll give me money for my wheels?
Post by: Mike 01Hawk on September 18, 2009, 09:47:17 AM
BMW 16x7 22lb 11oz per wheel, assuming they are aluminum:

(http://mrpburke.com/fileupload/uploads/mikebmw54a.jpg)

TIA
Title: Re: RecycleMichael - Is there a place in Tulsa that'll give me money for my wheels?
Post by: RecycleMichael on September 18, 2009, 09:55:20 AM
There are metal buyers on Lewis Ave between Admiral and Apache. The price for aluminum is pretty low right now.

http://www.metrecycle.com/directory.htm#aluminum

Surely they are worth more as hubcaps than scrap.

http://hubcapkingdom.com/
Title: Re: RecycleMichael - Is there a place in Tulsa that'll give me money for my wheels?
Post by: Mike 01Hawk on September 18, 2009, 10:08:00 AM
Uh, they aren't hubcaps... lol.  Or are you saying Hubcap King takes regular wheels as well?
Title: Re: RecycleMichael - Is there a place in Tulsa that'll give me money for my wheels?
Post by: sgrizzle on September 18, 2009, 10:12:21 AM
I would say hubcapking or try an import auto salvage.
Title: Re: RecycleMichael - Is there a place in Tulsa that'll give me money for my wheels?
Post by: Conan71 on September 18, 2009, 10:19:28 AM
eBay if they are straight.
Title: Re: RecycleMichael - Is there a place in Tulsa that'll give me money for my wheels?
Post by: Mike 01Hawk on September 18, 2009, 10:50:33 AM
They've been for sale forever on CL, Green Country Motorsports, OKSC, Bimmerfest, Bimmerforums, etc.

I just want them out of my garage at this point.

And no, one of them is bent :(

Full run down, moAr pics.
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=372367
Title: Re: RecycleMichael - Is there a place in Tulsa that'll give me money for my wheels?
Post by: Conan71 on September 18, 2009, 10:54:59 AM
Quote from: Mike 01Hawk on September 18, 2009, 10:50:33 AM
They've been for sale forever on CL, Green Country Motorsports, OKSC, Bimmerfest, Bimmerforums, etc.

I just want them out of my garage at this point.

And no, one of them is bent :(

Full run down, moAr pics.
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=372367

eBay then.  My favorite way to recycle.
Title: Re: RecycleMichael - Is there a place in Tulsa that'll give me money for my wheels?
Post by: sgrizzle on September 18, 2009, 11:01:09 AM
Quote from: Conan71 on September 18, 2009, 10:19:28 AM
eBay if they are straight.

I checked here already. They aren't moving for enough to make it worth the hassle.
Title: Re: RecycleMichael - Is there a place in Tulsa that'll give me money for my wheels?
Post by: sauerkraut on September 19, 2009, 02:23:34 PM
I hate to say but I'd guess a junk yard or scrap dealer would be the way to go. Perhaps some pawn shop would take them. I wish you the best. :-\
Title: Re: RecycleMichael - Is there a place in Tulsa that'll give me money for my wheels?
Post by: Mike 01Hawk on May 03, 2010, 02:04:56 PM
I thought I'd necropsy this thread since I finally cleaned out my garage.

I took those 4 wheels and a small bundle of copper pipe to Advanced Metal Recycling @ 2300 N. Lewis (By highway 75) .  Here's an out of date google street view link: Linky (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&client=firefox-a&gbv=2&q=advanced+metal+recycling+tulsa+ok&ie=UTF8&hq=advanced+metal+recycling&hnear=Tulsa,+OK&ll=36.187382,-95.958208&spn=0,0.124626&t=h&z=13&layer=c&cbll=36.187474,-95.958208&panoid=wOOv6AEj-qq93TwoG-17mQ&cbp=12,217.92,,0,14.54)

Anyway, I was impressed w/ the facility.  I was able to snag ~$60 for the wheels but surprisingly that little chunk of copper I had snagged me another $40.  Not bad getting $100 for stuff I would have probably just thrown in the dump.  Makes me want to scour my dad's shop for extra junk metal.

Oh and as an added bonus I now know that my Subaru weights 3,480lbs with me and a full tank of gas in it.. lol
Title: Re: RecycleMichael - Is there a place in Tulsa that'll give me money for my wheels?
Post by: Hoss on May 03, 2010, 03:45:33 PM
Quote from: Mike 01Hawk on May 03, 2010, 02:04:56 PM
I thought I'd necropsy this thread since I finally cleaned out my garage.

I took those 4 wheels and a small bundle of copper pipe to Advanced Metal Recycling @ 2300 N. Lewis (By highway 75) .  Here's an out of date google street view link: Linky (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&client=firefox-a&gbv=2&q=advanced+metal+recycling+tulsa+ok&ie=UTF8&hq=advanced+metal+recycling&hnear=Tulsa,+OK&ll=36.187382,-95.958208&spn=0,0.124626&t=h&z=13&layer=c&cbll=36.187474,-95.958208&panoid=wOOv6AEj-qq93TwoG-17mQ&cbp=12,217.92,,0,14.54)

Anyway, I was impressed w/ the facility.  I was able to snag ~$60 for the wheels but surprisingly that little chunk of copper I had snagged me another $40.  Not bad getting $100 for stuff I would have probably just thrown in the dump.  Makes me want to scour my dad's shop for extra junk metal.

Oh and as an added bonus I now know that my Subaru weights 3,480lbs with me and a full tank of gas in it.. lol

Copper isn't cheap.  I just got back from Lowe's and a run of about 20 feet of Romex that cost me $19 about a year and a half ago now costs on the order of $34.  Sheesh!
Title: Re: RecycleMichael - Is there a place in Tulsa that'll give me money for my wheels?
Post by: RecycleMichael on May 03, 2010, 04:53:33 PM
Quote from: Mike 01Hawk on May 03, 2010, 02:04:56 PM
I took those 4 wheels and a small bundle of copper pipe to Advanced Metal Recycling @ 2300 N. Lewis (By highway 75) .  

Anyway, I was impressed w/ the facility.  

They do have a nice facility. This business segment is usually kinda "Sanford and Son" and everything is dirty and ugly. Not these guys.

I was there for their opening a few years ago and go back every half year or so. The place still looks new and clean.