Wheel refurbishment in NW

[gd]

Hi all,

Having decided to hang onto my 997 turbo for longer I now need to get the wheels refurbished. They came painted black, which I quite like, but after 10 years they are starting to show signs of wear.

So, can anyone here recommend a wheel refurbisher in the North West, ideally somewhere near to Warrington?

I'm thinking of getting them blasted and powder coated so it's a "proper job", but the best quote I've had for this so far is about £600, which sounds a tad high. I will look at a mobile solution (i.e. just repainted) instead if anyone comes highly recommended.

Many thanks
Gary

[IanJ9375]

The Wheel Specialist near the Vauxhall factory Ellesmere Port and there's one in Manchester do a drive in drive out in a day service, the workmanship is good and you can normally find a discount code for 10-12% off. From memory a set of 19" wheels I had came in at £350-370ish with a code, fully powder coated etc

https://www.thewheelspecialist.co.uk/

Edited by IanJ9375 on Friday 22 June 00:32

[mr pg]

Try Chris at Exel. He'll come to you with a set of loan wheels if necessary.

http://www.exelwheels.co.uk/

[Sheepshanks]

IanJ9375 said:

The Wheel Specialist near the Vauxhall factory Ellesmere Port and there's one in Manchester do a drive in drive out in a day service, the workmanship is good and you can normally find a discount code for 10-12% off. From memory a set of 19" wheels I had came in at £350-370ish with a code, fully powder coated etc

https://www.thewheelspecialist.co.uk/

I used the Ellesmere Port one for very plain wheels on my Merc and I couldn’t recommend them.

[Fastfred]

+1 for Chris - excellent service

mr pg said:

Try Chris at Exel. He'll come to you with a set of loan wheels if necessary.

http://www.exelwheels.co.uk/

[Porsche911R]

you don't want powered coated finish imo.

[Wacky Racer]

AWR in Bury

[gd]

Fastfred said:

+1 for Chris - excellent service

Thanks, I've dropped him an e-mail

[gd]

Porsche911R said:

you don't want powered coated finish imo.

Why not? Is paint better? I'm not an expert so opinions welcome, thanks.

[MrC986]

IMO you get what you pay for in respect of wheel returns and circa £600 for a a set of wheels that is likely to be diamond cut doesn't sound excessive for a 997. Whilst I haven't used him, Chris at Exel has a good reputation (check out his Facebook page) & his attention to detail plus the loan wheels means he has good repeat business as customers change cars or inadvertently clip kerbs.