Question on HF20 Wheels

[panhead]

Maybe HE is that rude guy from Holmart

It's funny that you say that, the last time I phoned them I thought I was talking to myself.




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[Ron Burgundy]

It's funny that you say that, the last time I phoned them I thought I was talking to myself.




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Ask him for a customer support job. Just to stay sharp with people skills

 

[RevNev]

Nice Ute but I don't like those rims.

My ute rolled up on a tilt tray from QLD and my wife came out as they were about to unload it. First thing she said, "Those black wheels look sh%t" Had the stock Redline wheels on it.

At the time it arrived with the full Holden accessory pack, mudflaps, bonnet protector, tow bar and all that junk, it didn't look good enough to take a photo of it. In hindsight I probably should've taken a photo for a before and after shot at least!

 

[lmfvf2ssredlineute]

Exactly, a true set of proper 'forged" wheels would certainly be expensive.

I think they are getting fancy with the marketing, but the finish of them make me think that they are actually a cast billet.

Which is then put on a spinning lathe, and then they forcible extrude/spin the heated billet back into the rim shape, like a pottery wheel
This seems to be what many manufacturers call "flow forged"



Video below shows wheels being made in which the initial "puck" is made from cast alloy. This Id wager Holdens "Forged" wheels are made, given their surface finishes look identical.

The forming is above at 8:40

Whereas on the below video, you can see the difference in a true "Forged" wheel

Between 3:00 and 5:30

Either way, fascinating videos!

Always love manufacturing

Harkens back to when our economy was more than
a.) A mine,
b.) A Farm,
c.) A University
d.) A Ponzi scheme housing market

thanks for the videos
we will soon lose all these skills in manufacturing if not already, foundry men, tool makers, die pattern makers, production design with CNC robots,
once the lucky country, now the dumb country

 

[NJD-1992]

thanks for the videos
we will soon lose all these skills in manufacturing if not already, foundry men, tool makers, die pattern makers, production design with CNC robots,
once the lucky country, now the dumb country

Already lost it, despite a few pockets here and there.

We are nothing more than a Mine, Farm, and University (And they've basically curtailed that last one)