Detroit Wheel and Tire
02-24-2016, 10:28 AM
#1
Detroit Wheel and Tire
Hey guys, I just wanted to take a moment to throw out a plug for Detroit Wheel and Tire, and my sales rep Brett Markham.
https://detroitwheelandtire.com/
BMarkham@detroitwheelandtire.com
From day one it was a fantastic experience to deal with Brett, and he went out of his way to make sure I was getting exactly what I wanted, even taking different wheels with different finishes into different lighting and texting them to me. For a particular person like myself, this made all the difference, and when I got the wheels, wow, the finish just blew me away.
I haven't taken a lot of pictures at this point, but I'll include the few I have in this post, and add more later.
And what they look like on the car.
https://detroitwheelandtire.com/
BMarkham@detroitwheelandtire.com
From day one it was a fantastic experience to deal with Brett, and he went out of his way to make sure I was getting exactly what I wanted, even taking different wheels with different finishes into different lighting and texting them to me. For a particular person like myself, this made all the difference, and when I got the wheels, wow, the finish just blew me away.
I haven't taken a lot of pictures at this point, but I'll include the few I have in this post, and add more later.
And what they look like on the car.
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ds03 (02-25-2016)
02-24-2016, 10:41 AM
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For reference, this was the previous finish on the wheels, which was a simple silver, and a bit too bright for my taste. Changing to the Hyper Silver has made all the difference in the look of the car IMO.
Stare Like You'll Stay. by Andrew Thompson, on Flickr
Stare Like You'll Stay. by Andrew Thompson, on Flickr
02-24-2016, 02:13 PM
#6
Both fantastic. There was a week delay while they were trying to get the paint codes from the stock Acura Enkei satin finish wheel, but after we figured out that we couldn't do that, and selected another finish (nearly identical), then it was pretty quick. I made the shipping a bit hard because I have a UPS account and shipped it on my shipper number there and back to save money, but their part was great. They also shipped the wheels back in bigger, much better packaged boxes to make sure that even if they were thrown around there would be no damaging them.
I'm telling you, I'm a super particular person and they impressed me, which is a damn hard thing to do!
I'm telling you, I'm a super particular person and they impressed me, which is a damn hard thing to do!
02-24-2016, 02:15 PM
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For reference, this was the previous finish on the wheels, which was a simple silver, and a bit too bright for my taste. Changing to the Hyper Silver has made all the difference in the look of the car IMO.
Stare Like You'll Stay. by Andrew Thompson, on Flickr
Stare Like You'll Stay. by Andrew Thompson, on Flickr
and I agree on the hyper silver...
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VisualEchos (02-24-2016)
02-24-2016, 08:42 PM
#11
Yeah, that's how I found them, searching for PVD Black Chrome. I'm having them do the Exige wheels in that finish, it's awesome.
https://detroitwheelandtire.com/pvd-what
https://detroitwheelandtire.com/pvd-what
02-25-2016, 02:53 PM
#13
Years ago I spoke with the owner when I wanted the Acura TL wheels chromed, along with the PVD. I was you might say a test as he thought they might be in the running to supply new cars with wheels with the PVD coating, but the problem I found, was that when the coatings were applied there wasn't any precaution taken to keep the hub bore clean. Consequentially the Acura wheels had uneven coating in the hub bore and trying to balance them with the cone was a nightmare as in the 70-80 mph range there was always a very slight vibration. Balance then turn the wheel and the balance was slightly off. Long story short, I had to use the adapter that bolts through the lug holes to balance the wheels.
The coating is remarkable as water will rinse any brake dust, dirt, etc off.
The coating is remarkable as water will rinse any brake dust, dirt, etc off.
02-25-2016, 05:04 PM
#14
Years ago I spoke with the owner when I wanted the Acura TL wheels chromed, along with the PVD. I was you might say a test as he thought they might be in the running to supply new cars with wheels with the PVD coating, but the problem I found, was that when the coatings were applied there wasn't any precaution taken to keep the hub bore clean. Consequentially the Acura wheels had uneven coating in the hub bore and trying to balance them with the cone was a nightmare as in the 70-80 mph range there was always a very slight vibration. Balance then turn the wheel and the balance was slightly off. Long story short, I had to use the adapter that bolts through the lug holes to balance the wheels.
The coating is remarkable as water will rinse any brake dust, dirt, etc off.
The coating is remarkable as water will rinse any brake dust, dirt, etc off.
02-25-2016, 06:35 PM
#15
The wheels were purchased back in '08, a long time ago. The owner asked for my feedback and when I gave him the negatives he stated that I was picky, but it was said in a nice way. I have a Snap-on balancer so whenever the tires need to be done, I just use the adapter and not the cone on the TL.
The wheels still look like new, never needed polishing or cleaning with anything other than a large paint brush. PVD is the best.
The wheels still look like new, never needed polishing or cleaning with anything other than a large paint brush. PVD is the best.
02-25-2016, 07:11 PM
#16
You know, that's interesting, I have heard some bad things about PVD, like the finish is super thin, and not suited to automotive applications, and prone to cracking and such. But these were probably issues of old, even manufacturers use PVD now.
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VisualEchos (02-26-2016)
03-05-2016, 10:49 AM
#18
Quick shot in bright light, doing some testing. I think I need A-Spec headlights now.
Carbon Dark. by Andrew Thompson, on Flickr
Carbon Dark. by Andrew Thompson, on Flickr
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03-16-2016, 12:13 PM
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03-19-2016, 10:51 AM
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Oh Sickest TL (03-19-2016)
04-23-2016, 02:34 PM
#28
I need to update this thread!
Tail Happy. by Andrew Thompson, on Flickr
Getting there. by Andrew Thompson, on Flickr
Tulips. by Andrew Thompson, on Flickr
Tail Happy. by Andrew Thompson, on Flickr
Getting there. by Andrew Thompson, on Flickr
Tulips. by Andrew Thompson, on Flickr
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