Mobile Alloy wheel refurb company
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snapper seven said:
Excellent. didnt realise there were companies who do them on site. Just what Ive been waiting for. Any rough idea of prices?
I needed to have a wheel done on my car tried wicked wheels they couldnt 100% match the paint and wanted £75 that was just to repair the damage. So I ended up taking them to Lepsons in Kent who charged £53 for the whole wheel to be striped back to metal all damage repaired at resprayed. Yes it did take 4 days but the finish was outstanding. They do do a 24hour turn around but I think you pay slightly more.
space_cowboy said:
I needed to have a wheel done on my car tried wicked wheels they couldnt 100% match the paint and wanted £75 that was just to repair the damage. So I ended up taking them to Lepsons in Kent who charged £53 for the whole wheel to be striped back to metal all damage repaired at resprayed. Yes it did take 4 days but the finish was outstanding. They do do a 24hour turn around but I think you pay slightly more.
I second lepsons if you want a proper baked factory finish. The rest are just tart n turn merchants for car dealers to malke the cars look good on their sales pitch but dont last.
Wheelrepairit said:
paracetamol said:
The rest are just tart n turn merchants for car dealers to malke the cars look good on their sales pitch but dont last.
Ouch, that hurts.
Being very general there mate, we not all like that.
How much do you charge for a small scuff to a wheel then mate? just as a cost comparison?
I had all 4 of my 996TT wheels done by Wicked Wheels last year (Guildford branch)
Did a great job and got charged £210 inc vat.
The car was with them most of the day, they ran me home & back & also the chap in charge said did I want to take a record of the mileage of the car when i dropped it off - to put my mind at rest that no-one would be driving it at all. So all very good.
R.
Did a great job and got charged £210 inc vat.
The car was with them most of the day, they ran me home & back & also the chap in charge said did I want to take a record of the mileage of the car when i dropped it off - to put my mind at rest that no-one would be driving it at all. So all very good.
R.
roshambo said:
I had all 4 of my 996TT wheels done by Wicked Wheels last year (Guildford branch)
Did a great job and got charged £210 inc vat.
The car was with them most of the day, they ran me home & back & also the chap in charge said did I want to take a record of the mileage of the car when i dropped it off - to put my mind at rest that no-one would be driving it at all. So all very good.
R.
Did a great job and got charged £210 inc vat.
The car was with them most of the day, they ran me home & back & also the chap in charge said did I want to take a record of the mileage of the car when i dropped it off - to put my mind at rest that no-one would be driving it at all. So all very good.
R.
I had all four done on my S4 cost me £280 so you got a better deal than me but they did a good job.They took about half a day and did it and my work premises that is they come to you if you want.
Sy the Ferrari wheels are magnesium and this might make a difference. Lancasters price matched Wicked wheels and id all four for me on the 355.
Edited by fbloke on Saturday 5th May 12:26
Wheelrepairit said:
paracetamol said:
The rest are just tart n turn merchants for car dealers to malke the cars look good on their sales pitch but dont last.
Ouch, that hurts.
Being very general there mate, we not all like that.
So what method do you use.
I am not sure how a mobile outfit can match the quality i.e. check for roundness and run out, shot blased or diamond cut, degreased, prepared, primed, 2 pack painted in a baked, lacqured.
The ones I had seen done by mobile repairers look fine for the first few weeks but then start to flake- but would be happy to hear how you do it to prevent this.
freedman said:
Have used them, good work
Well, i agree, there are some shocking companys out there, i do however like to think we are not one of them.
My lads come across bad workmanship day in day out,sad to say that most people go on price, or for the big company image.
All our work comes with a 12 month warranty,and ive been doing this 6 yrs and never had a comeback.
A record im very proud off,
Its a fast changing industry, alloy wheel refurbishment, every tom,dick and harry think they can buy a £3.99 cd from fleabay, and away you go, earnings of £500 a day, if only it was that easy. My vans are 40k a piece to put out on the road.
Thats a lot of alloys at £50 ish to recoup.
Edited by Wheelrepairit on Monday 28th May 21:56
Edited by Wheelrepairit on Monday 28th May 21:57
fbloke said:
roshambo said:
I had all 4 of my 996TT wheels done by Wicked Wheels last year (Guildford branch)
Did a great job and got charged £210 inc vat.
The car was with them most of the day, they ran me home & back & also the chap in charge said did I want to take a record of the mileage of the car when i dropped it off - to put my mind at rest that no-one would be driving it at all. So all very good.
R.
I had all four done on my S4 cost me £280 so you got a better deal than me but they did a good job.They took about half a day and did it and my work premises that is they come to you if you want.Did a great job and got charged £210 inc vat.
The car was with them most of the day, they ran me home & back & also the chap in charge said did I want to take a record of the mileage of the car when i dropped it off - to put my mind at rest that no-one would be driving it at all. So all very good.
R.
Sy the Ferrari wheels are magnesium and this might make a difference. Lancasters price matched Wicked wheels and id all four for me on the 355.
Edited by fbloke on Saturday 5th May 12:26
Jonny5 said:
freedman said:
Dependant on location, these guys have agood reputation too
http://www.wheelrefurbishing.com/contact.htm
Have used them, good work http://www.wheelrefurbishing.com/contact.htm
Edited by Mosi on Tuesday 29th May 13:27
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