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Anyone used this outfit for mobile wheel refurb? I need mine done, and two local companies are quoting around £60 per wheel (+ vat) but you have to take the wheels to them and leave them for up to 7 days!! Sit & Polish will do them quicker if you leave the car with them for a couple of days, but not keen on that option either.....
Anyway, Wicked Wheels, which seems to be a nationwide franchise, will charge slightly more at £70-ish per wheel (they need to see them first) and will come and do them at your house (or work) which seems like a perfect scenario - provided they do a good job. So, just wondering whether anyone else has used them and what the results were like? Obviously it depends on the operator who turns up, but in general??
Anyway, Wicked Wheels, which seems to be a nationwide franchise, will charge slightly more at £70-ish per wheel (they need to see them first) and will come and do them at your house (or work) which seems like a perfect scenario - provided they do a good job. So, just wondering whether anyone else has used them and what the results were like? Obviously it depends on the operator who turns up, but in general??
I have prev used Wicked Wheels to refurb 2 wheels on my old Astra VXR after some old codger stuck me into a central reservation and then done one !!! each wheel took about an hour and IMHO the wheels where 98% to my satisfaction bar a few pit marks where they had to try and fill the herendous digs that were in them, and I am very fussy when it comes to wheels !!!. As they were 19 inch wheels I think it was £75 plus VAT each but if you have 2 or more it was £70 plus VAT and you get a 12 month warranty with the work.
As you say, it's all done on your own property, tyre beads broken, tyres pulled back and paint baked so they can go staright back on, all they advise is that you do not wash them with any chemicals for a few days to give the paint a chance to go hard. All in all a good experience from my point of view. the only thing is if your wheel has a certain finish etc they may have to take them away but will advise you before hand.
As you say, it's all done on your own property, tyre beads broken, tyres pulled back and paint baked so they can go staright back on, all they advise is that you do not wash them with any chemicals for a few days to give the paint a chance to go hard. All in all a good experience from my point of view. the only thing is if your wheel has a certain finish etc they may have to take them away but will advise you before hand.
I used them for the CSL rep wheels on my old 330ci. They ended up taking the car away for the day since the colour I wanted was a little to hard to do in the van. The results were "ok", seen better and worse - main issue was some areas were lacking lacuer. For the speed of turnaround Id have to say they were very good.
Does anyone know what the paint finish is on the standard VXR wheels (I'm sure this has been asked/discussed before)? Are there 2 coats/2 colours?
TBH I'll probably get all 4 done (been a little clumsy with a couple of them!) in which case a close colour match will be good enough as they'll all be the same.
TBH I'll probably get all 4 done (been a little clumsy with a couple of them!) in which case a close colour match will be good enough as they'll all be the same.
If they are the standard 19inch VXR wheels the colour is Shadow Chrome which I believe is a pain in the harris just to match one wheel, as the base coat is black with the Silver/Chrome sprayed over the top to get the desired effect, best to either get both on one side done or even better all 4.
An ex work colleague of mine owns one of these franchises and from what I have seen, the results are pretty good, especially considering they are done on site.
I would imagine that in order to get involved in one of these operations, (considering the initial outlay you need to get the van set up etc), you are going to be a bit of an enthusiast before you start. I know the guy I worked with spent many hours in the garage tinkering with kit cars before he bought the franchise and took redundancy money.
The van that is used is pretty much state of the art but I guess they all differ in spec. I'd certainly recommend the Banbury franchise and hope to get him to come and put right some kerb damage on my Monaro in the near future.
I would imagine that in order to get involved in one of these operations, (considering the initial outlay you need to get the van set up etc), you are going to be a bit of an enthusiast before you start. I know the guy I worked with spent many hours in the garage tinkering with kit cars before he bought the franchise and took redundancy money.
The van that is used is pretty much state of the art but I guess they all differ in spec. I'd certainly recommend the Banbury franchise and hope to get him to come and put right some kerb damage on my Monaro in the near future.
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