Alloy wheel refurb in W Yorks - any recommendations?
Discussion
All that jazz said:
falkster said:
I suppose £50+ vat isnt that bad, ok it's double (ish) CAS but factor in the time to go to tyre place to remove and refitting, I don't think thats too bad.
It says on their site "From £50+VAT per wheel". Obviously that could be the price for my 16s too, but I'll bet that it's more. 
Might be a little far but I'd recommend AP Tyres in Rotherham, everybody I know goes here and after seeing some of their work it'd be my first call too, they have a huge variety of finishes and you can view their previous work in the showroom. Not sure of prics but I got quoted around £230 for my 4*17's with powdercoat and sealent 
All that jazz said:
Yorvik are silly monies even when you factor in them doing the extra work. Minimum of £50+VAT per wheel according to their site so I gave them a miss.
Yorvik Engineering are probably the very best alloy wheel refurb place in the north of England. In fact, it's not fair to call it a refurb place. They actually re-manufacture the alloys and it takes them a full day to do them.I had my 19s done there a few months back and the end result was better than showroom quality! Well worth the £75 per wheel I paid.
Quality doesn't come cheap. There are cheaper places about, but if you want them done properly then there is no better place to go.
mywifeshusband said:
If you're wiiling to travel to York, this guy has an excellent reputation.
http://www.ianjemison.co.uk/index.html
I've used Ian to repair a cracked alloy on the family hack. Excellent job. He had his prices for wheel refurb on the wall and they seemed reasonable (including tyre off/on and balance).http://www.ianjemison.co.uk/index.html
Hmm, having second thoughts about this powder coating lark now having done some googling and reading this thread and also this one. 
Seems it's not all it's cracked up to be (pun intended 
)... Post #22 here also makes for interesting reading. There's plenty of similar horror stories of cracked wheels that have been done by £50+ per wheel places too so it doesn't seem to be a case of 'you get what you pay for'.
I wonder if the wheels could be refurbed and wet sprayed instead? That process seems like it isn't without problems either though as people who have had this done have later discovered that the paint reacts with the acid in the alloy.
Hmm, should I risk it or not...
Seems it's not all it's cracked up to be (pun intended )... Post #22 here also makes for interesting reading. There's plenty of similar horror stories of cracked wheels that have been done by £50+ per wheel places too so it doesn't seem to be a case of 'you get what you pay for'.I wonder if the wheels could be refurbed and wet sprayed instead? That process seems like it isn't without problems either though as people who have had this done have later discovered that the paint reacts with the acid in the alloy.
Hmm, should I risk it or not...
gretsch drummer said:
Crack out the sandpaper/file and get down to poundland for white or black spray paint (then find some lacquer from your local car parts shop).
I've refurbed these for about £4 per wheel:
Any more info on how you refurbed them? Or given your location, do you fancy refurbing some for me? I've refurbed these for about £4 per wheel:
giblet said:
Any more info on how you refurbed them? Or given your location, do you fancy refurbing some for me?
I already asked him! He ain't interested!ETA: Just to update the thread, I've not had mine done yet. I've decided I'm not going to get them power coated as there are too many horror stories (complete with pics) of them cracking afterwards because the temp weakens the alloy too much. I also don't like the really stupidly bright silver they are after power coating too. So I'm going to get them dipped and then wet sprayed to return them to the OEM look and finish, although this does cost more.
Edited by All that jazz on Saturday 29th September 02:33
pah250 said:
Yorvik Engineering are probably the very best alloy wheel refurb place in the north of England. In fact, it's not fair to call it a refurb place. They actually re-manufacture the alloys and it takes them a full day to do them.
I had my 19s done there a few months back and the end result was better than showroom quality! Well worth the £75 per wheel I paid.
Quality doesn't come cheap. There are cheaper places about, but if you want them done properly then there is no better place to go.
Jorvik are superb. You want cheap crap that peels after its done, go elsewhere, you want a better finish than Oem and great service, go see Tim and Russ. I had my 19s done there a few months back and the end result was better than showroom quality! Well worth the £75 per wheel I paid.
Quality doesn't come cheap. There are cheaper places about, but if you want them done properly then there is no better place to go.
Good luck with anyone else.
All that jazz said:
I already asked him! He ain't interested!
ETA: Just to update the thread, I've not had mine done yet. I've decided I'm not going to get them power coated as there are too many horror stories (complete with pics) of them cracking afterwards because the temp weakens the alloy too much. I also don't like the really stupidly bright silver they are after power coating too. So I'm going to get them dipped and then wet sprayed to return them to the OEM look and finish, although this does cost more.
I know of loads of people who've had both car and bike wheels powdered without any issues. I think it's easy to get a skewed view from the internet. ETA: Just to update the thread, I've not had mine done yet. I've decided I'm not going to get them power coated as there are too many horror stories (complete with pics) of them cracking afterwards because the temp weakens the alloy too much. I also don't like the really stupidly bright silver they are after power coating too. So I'm going to get them dipped and then wet sprayed to return them to the OEM look and finish, although this does cost more.
Edited by All that jazz on Saturday 29th September 02:33
falkster said:
I love those sorts of comments. I'm sure you could reply 'if you want to be reemed to death pay £75 per wheel'.
I've had 2 sets recently done by CAS and the finish is awesome, both done for less than £200 plus £50 for tyres off/on.
Expensive doesnt always mean good.
Everywhere else I've been have been rubbish. What do you want? My opinions can only be based on my experience, that's how you form opinions. How did you form yours? Oh you said, based on your experience. I've had 2 sets recently done by CAS and the finish is awesome, both done for less than £200 plus £50 for tyres off/on.
Expensive doesnt always mean good.
I used these guys to refurb the wheels of my skyline a few years back;
http://www.gunitbodyrepairs.co.uk/
did a very good job, and lad was pretty sound
http://www.gunitbodyrepairs.co.uk/
did a very good job, and lad was pretty sound
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