andrew7 Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Many thanks to Lucifer A1 guy, who has lent me a set of alloys (and very nice they are too) while my wheels are away for refurb... Appreciated Martin PS Those guys look like they do some good work Mart. Had a set of Ferrari wheels there that looked like new and their other stuff was excellent. And they do it all in-house, i.e. no sending your wheels somewhere else to have say diamond cutting done and then charging you a premium.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethr Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Near Bristol, Andrew? I have a set of wheels in need of refurbishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew7 Posted April 6, 2006 Author Share Posted April 6, 2006 Hemel Hemstead Gareth....worth the trip there on price alone. Other quotes I got were double what they charge and it is not a sideline for them it is all they do.. I already tried a local "come to your door" merchant. Sent him down the road halfway through the second wheel. Bloody awful!.... I pick the wheels up next Wednesday, I'll take pics and give an honest report on how they turn out.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew7 Posted April 6, 2006 Author Share Posted April 6, 2006 In fact, you can actually see them in the fleshh, of course.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class One Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Name that company. My wheels are another one of those things to do on my ever growing list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew7 Posted April 6, 2006 Author Share Posted April 6, 2006 Name that company. . I don't feel comfortable doing that until I know they are up to scratch. If my wheels are done OK I'll let you all know next week.... Is it OK to name them on here? I don't want to tread on any of the traders toes.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class One Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Can't see it being a problem, I think only one other trader (Envy) offer a wheel refurb service and Gaz is a reasonable bloke. Its not like you're trying to take business away from him, but hemel is a bit closer than the North east for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethr Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Cheers Andrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew7 Posted April 6, 2006 Author Share Posted April 6, 2006 Class One I've PM'd you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Glad your happy Andrew. Thanks for the can'o'stuff. I'll try that soon and see how it perfomrs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew7 Posted April 13, 2006 Author Share Posted April 13, 2006 OK Picked the wheels up today...very impressed. Not only had they doen a great job on the wheels, but they had refitted the tyres, new valves and balanced them to boot. All for $49 per wheel. One place I called wanted £45 PER WHEEL just to polish the rims!!! Would've been over 100 quid per wheel for the same job.... These were not pretty wheels when I took them in. All the rims were oxidised and a bit battered and there were pits in the alloy spokes and the centers. They've done a damn good job. You'll find these guys here, speak to Phil if you can get hold of him: http://www.wheelrefurbishing.com/contact.htm Here are a few pics. The colour choice was mine (I have a black car). Originally they were silver grey with polished/shiny rim. I had the colour changed to black spokes and centers with a diamond cut rim. My cheapo camera doesn't do them justice though, they look a bit grey in the pics. These are as they came out of the workshop, I haven't even dusted them off yet. The white marks on the second pic are from the camera flash which went off without me giving it permission!: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethr Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Should look good on a black car, Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew7 Posted April 13, 2006 Author Share Posted April 13, 2006 You in Swindon for the meet on Saturday Gareth?.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev.O Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Looks really good Andrew. Very impressed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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