Ok guys, ive noticed in this recent weather the amount of people looking for decent wheel refurb places. Thought it would be good to have a list, location, contact info, and possibly price. If youve had yours done and are happy stick the details in the thread and ill keep this post updated.
1. BJV Engineering - BJV Engineering - Alloy Wheel Refurbishing - Flaunden, Herts - £180
2. Wheel Repair Centre - Wheel Repair Centre - Alloy Wheel Repairs and Refurbishmentiamond Cutting, Powder Coating, Smart Repairs, Straightening, Polishing - Bamber Bridge, Lancs - £275
3. B&W Engineering.co - 01772 824344 - Preston, Lancs - Wheel Repair Only (I Think)
4. Pristine Alloy Wheels - Home - Milton Keynes, Beds - Exchange Wheel Service
5. The Autowerks - http://the-autowerks.com - Slough, Berks
6. Romax - 01642 619196 - Stockton on Tees - £200
7. The Polished Wheel Company - The Polished Wheel Company - Alloy Wheel Refurbishment in Cornwall - Wadebridge, Cornwall
8. JP Polishing J P Polishing Essex Alloy Wheel Refurbishment - Canvey Island, Essex
9. Lepsons http://www.lepsons.com - Gillingham, Swindon & Birmingham
10. Wicked Wheels Mobile Alloy Wheel Refurbishment and Mobile Alloy Wheel Repair - Welcome to Wicked Wheels - Mobile Service
11. The Wheel Specialist - Nottingham Branch - £300
12. Paint It Uk - http://www.paintituk.com/ - Chelmsford, Essex
Last edited by DWolfUK; 18th July 2009 at 11:29 PM. Reason: Added The Wheel Specialist
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Good thread,
Just had a set of Mk4 R32 OEM wheels Powder Coated Gloss Black by W.R.C Wheel Repair Centre - Wheel Repair Centre - Alloy Wheel Repairs and Refurbishmentiamond Cutting, Powder Coating, Smart Repairs, Straightening, Polishing - Bamber Bridge, Lancs.
What a fantastic job they did and very quick turn around.
TERRY
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I had 4 wheels painted Anthracite and it cost £200.That was tyres off/on and rebalanced.
Romax,
Unit 4,
Ross Road,
Stockton on Tees,
TS18 2NH.
01642 619196
Dont forget the polished wheel company: The Polished Wheel Company - Alloy Wheel Refurbishment in Cornwall
Unit 8 Dunveth Business Park
Wadebridge
Cornwall
PL27 7FE
01208 895615
Here is another in Cornwall, however don't have any feedback as to their reputation, but their site looks impressive.!!!
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Great thread! Especially as my wife has just driven the R for the first time and it has come back complete with kerbed rear wheel![]()
WRC in Bamber bridge did a great job on my wheels.
Highly recommended !
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Another very good option is Chips Away. They can do individual wheels, at your house or work for about £50-£60 each + VAT. I kerbed mine and had it sorted as good as new for next to nothing. Saves you having to have a complete refurb. I know the guy in the North Tyneside area very well and I'm sure he will know others around the country to perhaps sort a discount out? Message me if this helps as happy to pass his number out.
Cheers
Pristine wheels have done 2 different sets for me and the finish on both was awesome. Check out the pics on my car for an idea bu always get nice comments about them. If I can remember right I paid about £700 - £800 to have them fully diamond cut and polished inclusing 4 brand new goodyear f1's. Definately recommend them!!
Anybody know what "The Wheel Specialist" is like...They want £322 for refurbing all 4 wheels plus £40 for tyres on/off.
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Anybody know what colour Mk4 R32 rims are, colour code or anything like that?
if you want a factory look then power silver is your safest bet IMHO - £362 in total seems very expensive.
The place i use has just dropped their prices to £180 (inc VAT) for 4 wheels with tyres (includes tyres off, on & balancing) - cost me £45 for a single wheel this week.
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I can't seem to open up the picture on there website of 'Power Silver'...can only open up 'Hi-Power Silver'.
I definately want as close to factory look as possible.
Where is it that you got your wheel done?
1st one on the list BJV Engineering - Alloy Wheel Refurbishing where abouts are you? they will accept wheels if you want to send them by courier as most will. im sure there will be somewhere fairly local to you though.
anthracite wheels look nice on DBP but its far from the standard silver hehe
colour wise the brighter the silver you can get the cleaner it will look. most companies will have all the standard colours though as a lot of customers will just want one doing and want it to match the others. if youre getting all done then shade of silver isnt as important IMHO.
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Mike give Romax a ring...they are only in Stockton and is £200 for 4 18" wheels powder coated...that includes tyres off and on and balanced.
Don't know what there silver is like but they do plenty of that colour.
If you book it in and can leave car with them they do a same day service as well or I have 4 wheels you could use if you need your car.
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Aye...His location says Durham....thats right near me![]()
Cheers for the replies...I live over at Hamsterley Forest near Durham if you've heard of there??
The only concern I had about power coating was that I've heard it can sometimes crack after a while??
It can if it's not applied right....I have a set of Aristos that Romax did for me ages ago and they have been and still are perfect....powder coating is a lot to do with preparation.
any coating if the preperation isnt done properly can fail, crack, flake, peel etc. thats one of the reasons i hate the idea of a mobile unit doing refurbs. im sure they cant guarantee everythings perfect in the back of a van (who knows). stick to well known and recommended places and you will be fine. afterall thats what this thread is for hehe.
Last edited by DWolfUK; 14th March 2009 at 07:16 AM.
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Used these guys on my previous car, did an amazing job, I will never go anywhere else again, they have just started selling tyres now too:
http://www.lepsons.com![]()
anyone in the Surrey/Hants area got anyone they use?
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Anyone in kent area then lepsons is a very good choice as DwolfUK listed. They did my clio williams and r wheels to a very high standard!!!
carbonio CAI, Non-res milltek, lcr splitter, exterior leds and hopefully some more to come
I'll add Wicked Wheels to the list of recommended wheel refurbers - particularly if you need a mobile solution. Can only speak for the guy the I dealt with but he did an excellent job on a couple chrome finished split-rim wheels that turned out like new.
They had some pretty impressive kit in the back of their van also - somewhere around £50k of gear in each IIRC.
wickedwheels.co.uk/
I used Pristine for mine, all 4 for £380 I think. Had them done in Sparkle Silver which on a bright day makes them look awesome (so long as they're clean)
Pic doesn't do it justice
Oh, and the exchange program isn't available for the R32 as I found out. All the R32 wheels they have belong to VW.
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