↓ Advertise on Defender2 ↓

Home > Wheels & Tyres > Boosts
Post Reply  Down to end
Page 1 of 1
Print this entire topic · 
Lew-M



Member Since: 04 Apr 2016
Location: North West
Posts: 93

England 2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Keswick Green
Boosts
Hi everyone,

The time has come to sell my 90 unfortunately as I'm soon to have nowhere to safely store it. I have a few odds and sods in the garage for it too which I need to sell on. Included in this I have a set of 5 genuine boost alloys in great condition, but being out of the loop for a while I have no idea of the value? What do they go for nowadays?

Also one of them is powder coated satin black and looks great, so I wasnt sure if it was worth doing the other 4 before sale. I got one done as a test to see how it looked and never got around to the others as other projects got in the way.

Cheers,
Lew
Post #872253 10th Dec 2020 8:49am
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
LandRoverAnorak



Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11240

United Kingdom 2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Orkney Grey
Generally, as Boosts are the standard alloy, they're not worth very much. I picked up a slightly battered set for refurbishment a few months ago for £150 although you sometimes see pristine ones advertised for twice that. The fact that you have one in an odd colour won't help your cause but the cost of having the rest coated may be more than you can sell the set for, unfortunately.

It's a shame as I happen to think they're better looking than most of those costing four or five times as much Confused Darren

110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak

"You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia
Post #872256 10th Dec 2020 9:11am
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
s55shh



Member Since: 30 Dec 2019
Location: staffs
Posts: 181

United Kingdom 
last mint ones I bought with good 235 Continentals was £235 on ebay local collect. Might be interested, have they got tyres?
Post #872260 10th Dec 2020 10:40am
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
Slideywindows



Member Since: 09 Sep 2016
Location: North Essex
Posts: 1283

England 
Double post.

Last edited by Slideywindows on 10th Dec 2020 12:19pm. Edited 1 time in total
Post #872269 10th Dec 2020 12:19pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
Slideywindows



Member Since: 09 Sep 2016
Location: North Essex
Posts: 1283

England 
LandRoverAnorak wrote:

It's a shame as I happen to think they're better looking than most of those costing four or five times as much Confused


Once again, LRA, you and I agree on things. Laughing


Click image to enlarge


(I've now bought some new tyres to match the spare.... Embarassed)
Post #872270 10th Dec 2020 12:19pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
LandRoverAnorak



Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11240

United Kingdom 2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Orkney Grey
Heh, heh, perhaps we'll start a trend Laughing Darren

110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak

"You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia
Post #872284 10th Dec 2020 1:54pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
CarMan



Member Since: 29 Nov 2010
Location: Cotswolds
Posts: 1767

United Kingdom 
Love your truck Slidey, it inspires me to 'refresh' my 200tdi, which is the same colour Rob

1993 200tdi 90 hard-top
1998 300tdi 90 soft-top
2016 2.2 XS 90 hard-top
Post #872299 10th Dec 2020 2:50pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
Moneypit



Member Since: 27 Feb 2018
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 271

2004 Defender 110 300 Tdi HT Fuji White
Sold a mint genuine set of 5 today for £325, rims only. Guy who's bought them said they were cheaper than refurbing his which he plans to sell on once they are removed to recover some of the cost
Post #872324 10th Dec 2020 5:23pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
Jon w



Member Since: 22 Dec 2015
Location: North East Wales
Posts: 186

Wales 1991 Defender 90 200 Tdi HT Epsom Green
I picked up my set with knackered tyres on for £100 for 5 wheels in very good condition
Post #872390 11th Dec 2020 8:40am
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
LandRoverAnorak



Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11240

United Kingdom 2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Orkney Grey
That's always the conundrum. If you buy wheels to refurb with knackered tyres on then you (typically) have to pay to remove them before you can do anything else. Darren

110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak

"You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia
Post #872394 11th Dec 2020 8:58am
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
Lew-M



Member Since: 04 Apr 2016
Location: North West
Posts: 93

England 2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Keswick Green
Cheers for the replies guys, how much do we reckon for a set of satin boosts then? The same?
Post #872804 14th Dec 2020 12:21am
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
discomog



Member Since: 09 May 2015
Location: Notts/Lincs Border
Posts: 2494

United Kingdom 2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Santorini Black
I'd just like to say that I really like the boost alloys. They look rugged enough for a 4x4 which makes them extremely easy to clean. Just don't know why so many Defender owners want to change them Question Defender 90XS SW
Mini Countryman Cooper S
Morgan Plus 8
Post #872832 14th Dec 2020 11:02am
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
LandRoverAnorak



Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11240

United Kingdom 2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Orkney Grey
To be different, because they can and occasionally to fit larger tyres. Darren

110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak

"You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia
Post #872838 14th Dec 2020 11:21am
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
Matt110



Member Since: 29 Jun 2014
Location: UK
Posts: 670

United Kingdom 
discomog wrote:
I'd just like to say that I really like the boost alloys. They look rugged enough for a 4x4 which makes them extremely easy to clean. Just don't know why so many Defender owners want to change them Question


I agree. I love them. But don't have them....

In our case, I have a 110, my brother a 130, and the boosts aren't load rated for 130's. Thus my brother has the Terrafirma TF100's. Because we travel together, to keep the vehicles the same so we carry less spares, I swapped to them too so that we technically carry more commonality between us. I also like the way they look.

But I still love the boosts. They're still in my shed. Along with half the other bits i've taken off it from standard so that one day when i'm old and grey, if i want to, i can put it back to standard again. I never will. But it makes me feel better Rolling with laughter
Post #872840 14th Dec 2020 11:28am
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Post Reply
Post Reply  Back to top
Page 1 of 1
All times are GMT

Jump to  
Previous Topic | Next Topic >
Posting Rules
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum



Site Copyright © 2006-2024 Futuranet Ltd & Martin Lewis
DEFENDER2.NET RSS Feed - All Forums