Wheel Refurbishment in Norwich?

Wheel Refurbishment in Norwich?

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Rocky Balboa

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1,308 posts

199 months

Sunday 5th April 2009
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Hi, just wondered if anyone has used or knows any reputable alloy wheel refurb companies in Norwich? (or norwich area)

Any help much appreciated! thumbup

Wheelrepairit

2,904 posts

203 months

Sunday 5th April 2009
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New image

thainy77

3,347 posts

197 months

Sunday 5th April 2009
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New Image on Garden St. Haven't got the number on me but if you Google them you will find it.

Rocky Balboa

Original Poster:

1,308 posts

199 months

Sunday 5th April 2009
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Great cheers guys! Have any of you used them before?

thainy77

3,347 posts

197 months

Sunday 5th April 2009
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Yeah i've used them a few times, i think my wheels are made of plasticine and if u blow on them they chip, they've always done a good job for me.

Rocky Balboa

Original Poster:

1,308 posts

199 months

Sunday 5th April 2009
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thainy77 said:
Yeah i've used them a few times, i think my wheels are made of plasticine and if u blow on them they chip, they've always done a good job for me.
Are they quite expensive? Hard to answer really depending on how bad/big they are!

thainy77

3,347 posts

197 months

Sunday 5th April 2009
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Rocky Balboa said:
thainy77 said:
Yeah i've used them a few times, i think my wheels are made of plasticine and if u blow on them they chip, they've always done a good job for me.
Are they quite expensive? Hard to answer really depending on how bad/big they are!
Its normally been about 75GBP for deep chips and long scratches.

Rocky Balboa

Original Poster:

1,308 posts

199 months

Sunday 5th April 2009
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thainy77 said:
Rocky Balboa said:
thainy77 said:
Yeah i've used them a few times, i think my wheels are made of plasticine and if u blow on them they chip, they've always done a good job for me.
Are they quite expensive? Hard to answer really depending on how bad/big they are!
Its normally been about 75GBP for deep chips and long scratches.
Ok cool thanks for all your help buddy! Will have to go see them next weekend and get a price! headache

peterperkins

3,147 posts

241 months

Sunday 5th April 2009
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pristine alloy wheels

Just sent my third set of wheels off to them.

Excellent service.

They collect and deliver to your home.

thainy77

3,347 posts

197 months

Sunday 5th April 2009
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Rocky Balboa said:
thainy77 said:
Rocky Balboa said:
thainy77 said:
Yeah i've used them a few times, i think my wheels are made of plasticine and if u blow on them they chip, they've always done a good job for me.
Are they quite expensive? Hard to answer really depending on how bad/big they are!
Its normally been about 75GBP for deep chips and long scratches.
Ok cool thanks for all your help buddy! Will have to go see them next weekend and get a price! headache
No problem.

KevF

1,994 posts

197 months

Sunday 5th April 2009
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thainy77 said:
Yeah i've used them a few times, i think my wheels are made of plasticine and if u blow on them they chip, they've always done a good job for me.
If they're chipping that easily, then could it not be that they have been repaired poorly?

I have had a few wheels done personally and sent quite a few through professionally to most of the places in Norwich and can say the best I found to be B A Wheels in Norwich.

http://www.ba-wheels.co.uk/

As a detailer, I found BA Wheels to give a high quality finish that lasted longer than the rest without me having to do a bit of refinishing afterwards as with others.

HTH..

matts4

1,896 posts

190 months

Sunday 5th April 2009
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I was at B A wheels on Friday. They seemed to be pretty knowledgable, but I was slightly put off by the lack of colours they had. (didn't seem to have the correct colour of my curent rims, although I would have all 4 done so getting them to match wouldn't be an issue)
Seemed pleasant enough guys to deal with, and they do powder coat the wheels, so may help with longevity.

I finally decided to go with these guys http://www.wheelrevivers.co.uk/ out at Hoveton (they do spray and laquer them, followed by baking), but haven't been recomneded them, so hope they're ok. Seemed a decent set up though.

Also did me a great deal on tyres at the same time (matched tyre-traders.com) as they're down to 3mm, so will need replacing soon anyway



Edited by matts4 on Sunday 5th April 21:55

Rocky Balboa

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1,308 posts

199 months

Sunday 5th April 2009
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Sounds like there is quite a few!

thainy77

3,347 posts

197 months

Monday 6th April 2009
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KevF said:
thainy77 said:
Yeah i've used them a few times, i think my wheels are made of plasticine and if u blow on them they chip, they've always done a good job for me.
If they're chipping that easily, then could it not be that they have been repaired poorly?

I have had a few wheels done personally and sent quite a few through professionally to most of the places in Norwich and can say the best I found to be B A Wheels in Norwich.

http://www.ba-wheels.co.uk/

As a detailer, I found BA Wheels to give a high quality finish that lasted longer than the rest without me having to do a bit of refinishing afterwards as with others.

HTH..
It is a common fault with TVR spiders, it's well documented. I'll give B A Wheels a try next time though, thanks for the info.

woodytype S

691 posts

236 months

Monday 6th April 2009
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Near Lowestoft very good. http://www.aerocoat.net/Waterborne.htm

KevF

1,994 posts

197 months

Monday 6th April 2009
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If you dont mind being without the wheels for a week then there is Lepsons....the best place I have found when the wheels can be sent away. Obviously not ideal for the daily.

http://www.lepsons.com/



matts4

1,896 posts

190 months

Monday 6th April 2009
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I took my old S3 wheels to Lepsons. Left the car there for 3 days and go tthe train home (return journey off peak cost £36 from memory)

Really great service and top notch job. They matched 3 wheels and it cost £210 for the finish in my 18" RS TT alloys (black silver or something it was called). No one round here could sort them out back to original finish, thus why I went there.

Very professional, apart from the fact a memeber of staff had just drifted/power slid his Impreza Type R into t customer cars when I went to collect mine......whoops.

iluvmercs

7,541 posts

226 months

Monday 6th April 2009
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Another vote for New Image, here.

[b]12 Garden St
Norwich, NR1 1QU
01603 665656[/b]

It's around £65+VAT for a powder coat refurb. My AMG wheels had a diamond cut edge, which came to around £120 per corner, but the result is fantastic.

Darren

BIGG1

1 posts

165 months

Tuesday 8th June 2010
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hi new on hear but if you still need wheels done try bruce ba wheels http://www.ba-wheels.co.uk/index.html
Rocky Balboa said:
Hi, just wondered if anyone has used or knows any reputable alloy wheel refurb companies in Norwich? (or norwich area)

Any help much appreciated! thumbup

iggletiggle

1,380 posts

184 months

Thursday 10th June 2010
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Use New Image..

have used them on many occassions as have two of my colleagues on cars ranging from a Golf to an R8 - always professional, helpful and not too expensive.

Definately worth giving them a try, i wouldnt use anyone else.