Ackack

My A-spec wheels started to fade and it had some curb damage around the rim. I looked up a mobile wheel repair service that comes to you. He came by 12 ish and just finished two of my rims so far and two more to go


Here are a few pictures from earlier. Tell me what you guys think.



Before being resurfaced and repainted






Finished product

Red Voodoo

Yeah... I'm going to need to do this to my stockies sometime in the next couple years, plus replace the center caps, which are fading.

How much did that set you back for all four?

Ackack

$110 per wheel

CJ0920

WOW, mind me asking what the charges were?

CJ0920

OH, we posted at the same time lol

6spdtl-s

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almost worth it to buy new wheels at that price and just use the old ones for the winter or sell them.

Ackack

hehe

Ackack

well I figured getting them repainted and resurfaced would be a good deal. On ebay the set sells for $1200-$1400.

erick3

Looks really great. I've been meaning to my wheels too...
Shame they don't work across the states

InFaMouSLink

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that looks great. $110 a wheel ..... i would rather pay 440 than buy a new set tho so if you look at it like that, its a great deal.

princelybug

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+1. It is definitely NOT worth it to buy a new set of wheels.

princelybug

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OP, the wheels look good!

6spdtl-s

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I didnt read that they were aspecs (cant see pics at work), in which case its probably better to do the refurbishment. If they were the base stockies its pretty easy to find a set in good condition for cheap. used aspecs in good condition are becoming more rare.

Ackack

Sorry for the crappy pics, but I'm very pleased with the final result

InFaMouSLink

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can you zoom in on the rims

Ackack

The very top of thread shows a close-up shot of the rims.

InFaMouSLink

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all four came out like that?

Ackack

like what? what do you mean/
Did you see the before picture of what they use to look like? The paint was faded bad and I had curb damage.

Bender

HA Orlando. I went to winter park high.

Souljah

Pretty cool

Steven Bell

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They look really good.

InFaMouSLink

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zoomed in pictured of where the wheel was repaired.

bzyrice

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wow.. i live in orlando.. im gonna call these people to look at a few sets of rims I have.. How long did it take them to fix each wheel?

Ackack

It took the repair man about 3hrs to resurface my set.

Bender

It is not that hard to do yourself, it's just time consuming.

Kro

look good as new. money well spent IMO.

05BlkTL

Looks like he did a real nice job. Good deal too

CLtotheTL32

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I went to Lakemont Elementary

OP the wheels look great man! I need to get my A-Spec's redone sometime soon. I was considering just getting them powdercoated instead of painted.

Bender

Cool I used to live down there in the Via streets by the lake. Man I got in so much trouble in winter park. Fun times.

CLtotheTL32

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^I know where that is. I was off of University Blvd down by UCF. My mom worked at the Winter Park Library and the Downtown Orlando Public Library as well. Sonny's BBQ is the shit...too bad the closest one to me now is 3 hours west

Sorry for the thread jack op! WDP FTW

pearlite TL

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Damn i gotta say i get one hell of a deal then... I had some A specs redone at 80 total and i can pick whatever color i want

MAS

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I've used those guys before. It is REALLY convenient how they just come to you and do everything right there. Cost to repair is a little steep but still better than buying new rims....of course their price is specifically selected for this reason. They are professional though and they definately know what they are doing (they do all the wheel work for most Orlando body shops).

OP, are your rims gunmetal??....pics are kind of foggy. If they are gunmetal did he already have a gunmetal paint match available? On second thought you got all four painted so you probably wouldn't be able to notice if the color was a bit different.

Did he paint the insides of the rims also??......Did he pull the balancing weights off to paint the insides? I've seen bad paint jobs where the balancing weights chip off some paint when they're pulled off for rebalancing.....Hope that doesn't happen to you, although i'm sure they would honor a warranty in that case.

Would you mind posting better pics where the finished product can be better appreciated?

Sorry for all of the questions.....i'm just close to calling them again for that same exact wheel.

THX