{"id":242358,"date":"2023-10-19T07:19:21","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T07:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=242358"},"modified":"2023-10-19T07:19:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T07:19:21","slug":"how-i-found-and-restored-an-oe-set-of-alloy-wheels-for-my-tata-indica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/news-features\/how-i-found-and-restored-an-oe-set-of-alloy-wheels-for-my-tata-indica\/","title":{"rendered":"How I found and restored an OE set of alloy wheels for my Tata Indica"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>There were a lot of Chinese and old Figo\/Ikon\/Fiesta alloys available, but I wanted the original Indica turbo style wheels.<\/h2>\n<p><strong>BHPian greenhorn<\/strong> recently shared this with other enthusiasts.<\/p>\n<p>Finally I get to post my own alloys in this group. And it&#8217;s more sweet because a lot of hard work has gone into it. I have always wanted a set of alloys for my Indica, but it&#8217;s never happened. I came dangerously close to getting one in 2010 when BHPian Nikhil offered me a sweet deal on some aura alloys. I was about to seal the deal when fate took my life in a different direction, and I had to focus on other things.<\/p>\n<p>For a while the lack of alloys hadn&#8217;t bothered me, but recently after seeing alloys on virtually every car, I felt I wanted to close the gap. There were a lot of Chinese and old Figo\/Ikon\/Fiesta alloys available, but I wanted the original Indica turbo style wheels:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/1_38.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p>Got lucky to see a set of 5 posted on FB classifieds. The alloys as posted on FB classifieds:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/2_38.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p>Went there to check it out, This was a 1 hour drive from my home. An indigo GLX was getting scrapped, and these were the wheels on that car. I had the wheels checked on an wheel balancing machine for bends &#8211; there were none. was also worried that they may not hold air, but they were already running tubeless tires with tubeless nozzles attached.<\/p>\n<p>After a wash. The rims were too damaged, but these are very well made Hindalco\/Aura alloys &#8211; much better than the Chinese stuff you get today. Decided to get them redone:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/3_35.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Pain stripper aplication in process:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/4_36.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p>Paint stripper in action:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/5_33.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p>Lots of corrosion underneath:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/6_30.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p>Wheels after sanding:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/7_28.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/8_21.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/9_19.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p>Primered:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/10_14.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p>Painted:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/11_13.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p>Finally installed, with new center caps from boodmo:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/12_9.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/13_6.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p>Yes they look very generic and silver &#8211; I could have had them done in any colour, but I wanted the stock look, so here we are !<\/p>\n<p>Check out BHPian comments for more insights and information.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/news\/how-i-found-and-restored-oe-set-alloy-wheels-my-tata-indica\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There were a lot of Chinese and old Figo\/Ikon\/Fiesta alloys available, but I wanted the original Indica turbo style wheels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":242357,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How I found and restored an OE set of alloy wheels for my Tata Indica - AutoMotoBuzz.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/news-features\/how-i-found-and-restored-an-oe-set-of-alloy-wheels-for-my-tata-indica\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How I found and restored an OE set of alloy wheels for my Tata Indica - AutoMotoBuzz.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"There were a lot of Chinese and old Figo\/Ikon\/Fiesta alloys available, but I wanted the original Indica turbo style wheels.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/news-features\/how-i-found-and-restored-an-oe-set-of-alloy-wheels-for-my-tata-indica\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"AutoMotoBuzz.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-10-19T07:19:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"mediabest\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/How-I-found-and-restored-an-OE-set-of-alloy-wheels-for-my-Tata-Indica-.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"mediabest\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/news-features\/how-i-found-and-restored-an-oe-set-of-alloy-wheels-for-my-tata-indica\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/news-features\/how-i-found-and-restored-an-oe-set-of-alloy-wheels-for-my-tata-indica\/\",\"name\":\"How I found and restored an OE set of alloy wheels for my Tata Indica - AutoMotoBuzz.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-10-19T07:19:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-10-19T07:19:21+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/news-features\/how-i-found-and-restored-an-oe-set-of-alloy-wheels-for-my-tata-indica\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/news-features\/how-i-found-and-restored-an-oe-set-of-alloy-wheels-for-my-tata-indica\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/news-features\/how-i-found-and-restored-an-oe-set-of-alloy-wheels-for-my-tata-indica\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"News &amp; 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