Wheel refurbishment

[Jonjo91]

My Clio 172 CUP is loosely up for sale at the moment but I really want to get the wheels refurbished before it does go on the market. Apart from the wheels the car is immaculate.
It has the standard silver turinis and I want them to remain standard silver.
I know there is the "is it worth it" but I think it is.

Anyone recommend anywhere in Hertfordshire? I've had a price for £200 for all 4 but ideally was hoping for around the £150 mark to make it feasible.
Taking the wheels off and delivering locally isn't an issue if this reduces the price.

Thanks in advance.

[captainchaos him]

Try Mint Alloys - very very good service

http://www.mintalloys.com

[IAN1967]

Used these guys a few times.

http://www.wheelrefurbishing.co.uk/

[STICKY3]

mint alloys x 2

[soprano]

IAN1967 said:

Used these guys a few times.

http://www.wheelrefurbishing.co.uk/

I've used BJV, was very happy with the job and reasonably priced too

[70proof]

needed the wheels done on my megane 250 cup.... 18" satin black finish..... needed a one day turnaround.....

both the above couldn't do a one (or two/three) day turnaround...... wheelgenie in huntingdon could ... but had a long wait for and charged almost 100/wheel.....

got my wheels done today at Letchworth diamond wheels .... 200 quid, one day turnaround, wheels rebalanced with black weights-- real nice touch that! highly recommended by me..... http://letchworthdiamondwheels.com/

pics below don't do the wheels justice btw.... they were baked a plenty and the wheels got dirty when the rest of the car was valeted!

ps. if you have a merc/audi or bm, he can awap your wheels out so you don't even have to leave your car!

Edited by 70proof on Monday 14th July 22:18

[70proof]

[seadragon]

Are there any in WGC or Stevenage someone can please recommend?

I dont want to travel really and also need a place I can leave my car at for the day, or they can swap my wheels for others, then I can drive home or to work for the day.

I dont have the facility or spare wheels that would allow me to drop off alloys.

I have tried Autowiz in WGC but the guy never bothered to call me back about an appt, so I have given up on them

[bimjim]

seadragon said:

I have tried Autowiz in WGC but the guy never bothered to call me back about an appt, so I have given up on them

I was about to recommend Autowiz... They did a top job on mine last year, but it is annoying when people don't return calls.

[70proof]

seadragon, give letchworth a call, he may have a spare vw set, or audi may fit.... also, they are 10 minutes walk from letchworth train station.... they even gave me a lift to the station!!!!

[seadragon]

Thanks, I will try Letchworth again. I did call the guy on Tuesday but he wasnt at his desk, so couldnt check availability for me.

I am a bit annoyed about Autowiz, as I even took my car there last sat for a quote and since then I have emailed twice and called. When I called I said I had emailed and he said yes I got your email. (What no reply? :-)). It's a pity as they are literally next door to Mark Tempest, where i am getting my car serviced next week, so I was hoping to get both sets of work done over a day or 2. Anyway such is life.

Oh well, thanks again

[BruceGT3]

seadragon said:

Thanks, I will try Letchworth again. I did call the guy on Tuesday but he wasnt at his desk, so couldnt check availability for me.

I am a bit annoyed about Autowiz, as I even took my car there last sat for a quote and since then I have emailed twice and called. When I called I said I had emailed and he said yes I got your email. (What no reply? :-)). It's a pity as they are literally next door to Mark Tempest, where i am getting my car serviced next week, so I was hoping to get both sets of work done over a day or 2. Anyway such is life.

Oh well, thanks again

Another thumbs up for LDW. I used Letchworth Diamond last year when I bought a set of BMW M_Sport MV1's to use as winter wheels from eBay.

They were full of kerbs and dings and needed a good sorting out. LDW did a fantastic job and powder coated them lovely metallic anthracite. great service and price.

[seadragon]

Thanks all, I will definitely give LDW a go, need to get the new tyres on and the service/terraclean out the way next week first.

Thanks again

[70proof]

this is the owners car.... interesting version of black chrome look...

[Jonjo91]

70proof said:

needed the wheels done on my megane 250 cup.... 18" satin black finish..... needed a one day turnaround.....

both the above couldn't do a one (or two/three) day turnaround...... wheelgenie in huntingdon could ... but had a long wait for and charged almost 100/wheel.....

got my wheels done today at Letchworth diamond wheels .... 200 quid, one day turnaround, wheels rebalanced with black weights-- real nice touch that! highly recommended by me..... http://letchworthdiamondwheels.com/

pics below don't do the wheels justice btw.... they were baked a plenty and the wheels got dirty when the rest of the car was valeted!

ps. if you have a merc/audi or bm, he can awap your wheels out so you don't even have to leave your car!

Edited by 70proof on Monday 14th July 22:18

Thanks, I did think about them, partner lives in Letchworth so would work quite nicely.

Fortunately I was able to sell the clio with the wheels in said condition - My Saabs wheels are looking a bit tired now so will give them a visit to see what they can do!