20" wheel refurb in Weybridge
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I used these guys The Wheel Wizard. They did a great job repairing a large dent/scuff in a diamond cut wheel. I'd trust them again with specialist work. They're in Cobham.
Hi,
For what it is worth to the op or other/future readers - Picked the merc up from wheel wizard this evening and very pleased with the weld repair the did. It is of course dark but using the light on my phone it looks great.
I hit a curb quite badly rather than just parking damage as you can see in the before shot. My wheels are diamond cut on the fans and edge so it was rather more than a standard wheel polish and paint, plus the level of damage required the weld. The repair was £130+vat + a rebalance charge.
Sadly While it was in they found it had buckled slightly too, and on checking the other wheels found 2 were also slightly buckled. Now, there is buckled and really noticeably dented, and mine were only slightly out of shape however I suspect this was the cause of the slightly bouncy ride I hace had since buying the car (it's super hard suspension too so a moderate pothole at speed probably did for the other wheels with the previous owner). The cost of repairing the buckled wheels was £170+vat for 3 wheels. Now, some will say you shouldn't do the repair but they talked me through their process and I had a bit of a further read; these guys do such repairs the proper way slowly heating the reforming in a way that would not cause weakening. Will of course let forum know if I have any issues! However on the drive home the rise was notably a little calmer.
I was due to have 2 new front tyres fitted but mytyres.com's shipping agent appears to have lost them and they haven't turned up over a week later so will have to find a fitter next week! That would have been about £17.50+ vat for the wheel they weren't stripping anyway or nothing for the one they were repairing as the tyre had to come off.
All in all very pleased with what seem to be an extreamly professional outfit. They dont leave cars on jacks while working on them but put spares on having a wide selection. Lots of high end cars in and repeat business. Only thing I would say is the car is covered in dust outside and wheels are still a grubby from the repairs; would have been nice if they could have given them a bit of a clean. Edit - car was filthy but wheels weren't that bad - just some dust and a bit of tyre soap.
Will check everything in he morning.
Before
After
For what it is worth to the op or other/future readers - Picked the merc up from wheel wizard this evening and very pleased with the weld repair the did. It is of course dark but using the light on my phone it looks great.
I hit a curb quite badly rather than just parking damage as you can see in the before shot. My wheels are diamond cut on the fans and edge so it was rather more than a standard wheel polish and paint, plus the level of damage required the weld. The repair was £130+vat + a rebalance charge.
Sadly While it was in they found it had buckled slightly too, and on checking the other wheels found 2 were also slightly buckled. Now, there is buckled and really noticeably dented, and mine were only slightly out of shape however I suspect this was the cause of the slightly bouncy ride I hace had since buying the car (it's super hard suspension too so a moderate pothole at speed probably did for the other wheels with the previous owner). The cost of repairing the buckled wheels was £170+vat for 3 wheels. Now, some will say you shouldn't do the repair but they talked me through their process and I had a bit of a further read; these guys do such repairs the proper way slowly heating the reforming in a way that would not cause weakening. Will of course let forum know if I have any issues! However on the drive home the rise was notably a little calmer.
I was due to have 2 new front tyres fitted but mytyres.com's shipping agent appears to have lost them and they haven't turned up over a week later so will have to find a fitter next week! That would have been about £17.50+ vat for the wheel they weren't stripping anyway or nothing for the one they were repairing as the tyre had to come off.
All in all very pleased with what seem to be an extreamly professional outfit. They dont leave cars on jacks while working on them but put spares on having a wide selection. Lots of high end cars in and repeat business. Only thing I would say is the car is covered in dust outside and wheels are still a grubby from the repairs; would have been nice if they could have given them a bit of a clean. Edit - car was filthy but wheels weren't that bad - just some dust and a bit of tyre soap.
Will check everything in he morning.
Before
After
Edited by GXMAMG on Saturday 17th January 10:09
Edited by GXMAMG on Saturday 17th January 10:11
Good to hear about a decent outfit reasonably close and interesting to read their opinion on powder coating vs painting when refurbing alloy wheels. I may use them to get my TVR Spiders painted this year.
Lepsons are my goto place for wheels and they are regarded as the best by many but they are in Gillingham which isn't the greatest journey from these parts.
Lepsons are my goto place for wheels and they are regarded as the best by many but they are in Gillingham which isn't the greatest journey from these parts.
is this near you? Farnborough/Guildford?
http://www.thewheelspecialist.co.uk/locations/farn...
I've used these guys in Aberdeen, they really know there stuff, highly recommended.
http://www.thewheelspecialist.co.uk/locations/farn...
I've used these guys in Aberdeen, they really know there stuff, highly recommended.
Yep got the car yesterday and the job is firs class. There was a little straightening out to do and a crack to weld but the result very good. The lady I dealt with was a perfect example of customer sevice and was knowledgable. I also dealt with a bloke who they would do well to keep away from the customers as he nearly derailed the whole deal by trying claim balancing was an optional extra (quote was for drive in drive out service) to cream a few more quid on top.
Fortunately the woman smoothed over this and got it back on track and I'm very glad she did. The wheels look like new and you really couldn't ask for more than that.
So my recommendation is to use these guys, their process and finish is spot on. Now it's time to get the 911 over there as I noticed somehow I've kerbed that! and those wheels looked like new
Fortunately the woman smoothed over this and got it back on track and I'm very glad she did. The wheels look like new and you really couldn't ask for more than that.
So my recommendation is to use these guys, their process and finish is spot on. Now it's time to get the 911 over there as I noticed somehow I've kerbed that! and those wheels looked like new
supermono said:
Wow the sun is shining today, every time I catch the car out of the window I'm still shocked by the improvement! Shame the crappy Jaguar wheel centres I bought off eBay for a fiver rattle in the holes!
Honestly I couldn't have wished for a better job.
Good to hear, I am going over on lunch to pick mine up. Honestly I couldn't have wished for a better job.
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