robin c Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 (edited) Just had two wheels refurbed by BJV engineering after clonking the rear one during this years mountain pass road trip. Hopefully they did as good job on the paint as last time! Shall find out on Saturday when I collect it. Always a nervous wait after my experience with another so called wheel painting expert. Cant stand not having having mint alloys. Edited September 25, 2013 by robin c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipar69 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Me too. I can't relax if I've got a scuff - fortunately have a good local place to refurb them and now try to park very carefully all the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chubbster Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Yes - it's lovely to have unmarked wheels and the opposite is also true. Even a small scuff plays on the mind when you're like me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suits Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 So your having the whole wheel re-done as opposed to repaired ?? How bad is/were the ding's ?? What cost ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipar69 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 (edited) So your having the whole wheel re-done as opposed to repaired ?? How bad is/were the ding's ?? What cost ?? Tends to cost me £80 (whole wheel for a good finish) plus the hassle of getting back home and then returning to pick the car up. I treat it as an expensive lesson that reminds me of the need to be careful and take my time parking. I know some people boast about never having scuffed their wheels, but if you live on a fairly crowded road with no off street parking and hefty granite pavements, the occasional mishap tends to occur. The cost and hassle has certainly made me be more careful - I average a ding about once a year now. Edited September 26, 2013 by sipar69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4RE Leather Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 I think R-T may have a deal on at the moment. £200 for the 4 corners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin c Posted September 26, 2013 Author Share Posted September 26, 2013 The whole wheel is stripped, repaired then painted. See there website for more details. It's correctly prepped etc. It wasn't that bad, lip damage only, I am just a bit ocd on my Zeds condition. I had the front mint rim done to ensure 100% paint match. Bit frustrating having a perfectly good rim stripped back but not as frustrating as a mis match. Think it's about £70 inc vat per wheel. Not a large outlay imo yearly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harryjax Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 I've just got a quote to do my wheels. £60 per corner. That's pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Lynx Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Maybe you should invest in some of these! http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_922531_langId_-1_categoryId_246902# Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin c Posted September 28, 2013 Author Share Posted September 28, 2013 lol those wheel protectors are beauties! As expected the ladies and gents at BJV Engineering or Wheel Refurbishing.com did the business again! Perfect finish and service. They have put the some pics up on there Facebook page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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