trophy wheels

[jimpey]

Does anybody know were i can get my passanger wheeel repaired. if you know they can be repiared if not were i can get a new one from part from renault. had to sweve to avoide a bmw and hit the kurb quit bit scraped.

if any body does know were i can get it done repaired or a new one that would be gd

cheers
james

 

[MickD]

I kerbed one of mine and got it repaired by ChipsAway. The guy did a superb job and the repair is invisible.

Some people seem to think, however, that a bloke in a van can't possibly do a good job and prefer to buy a new wheel instead, so it's up to you.

I suppose it depends on the amount of damage that you've done. Mine wasn't too bad.

 

[Lee G]

Some people seem to think, however, that a bloke in a van can't possibly do a good job and prefer to buy a new wheel instead, so it's up to you.

If a dealer was prepping a car there's no way they would buy a new wheel, they'd be on the phone to the 'man in a van'. Any potential buyers probably wouldn't even know the wheel had been repaired.

In fact, there's probably loads of people on here who are driving a Trophy that has had a wheel repair done and they don't even know it.

 

[MickD]

I agree Lee,

My local ChipsAway bloke does a lot of work for our Local BMW and Mercedes dealers.

 

[drexel]

my front left has 2 small kurbs, the rest are ok

 

[amm]

Does anybody know were i can get my passanger wheeel repaired. if you know they can be repiared if not were i can get a new one from part from renault. had to sweve to avoide a bmw and hit the kurb quit bit scraped.

if any body does know were i can get it done repaired or a new one that would be gd

cheers
james

where about's are you ?

 

[Johnny415]

My understanding is that BMW replace all scuffed wheels when prepping used cars but also use a man in a van for bodywork repairs

 

[Lee G]

My understanding is that BMW replace all scuffed wheels when prepping used cars but also use a man in a van for bodywork repairs

Sytner didn't on the 6 month old M5 that I bought. :roll:

 

[jimpey]

sorry amm iam Just outside of cambridge

 

[Cue]

look on the net for your local wicked wheels person - specialist in refurbing wheels.

 

[Lee G]

Wicked wheels did some wheels on one of my old cars and I didn't think the job was that great, seemed to be a really soft finish - I suppose it depends on who's doing them in each particular area.

I have heard really good things about spit 'n' polish who also do the wheel refurbs.

 

[Cue]

while we're on the subject.. just put my old 172 cup wheels on mine (puncture over the w/e and no time to get a new tyre) and what a difference the silver wheels make to the appearance. Not sure if i like them or not but it makes it look weird. handles slightly differently also - harder over bumps. only difference is 195's instead of 205's.???

 

[Shabba]

Must 'ave been a bad week for tyres. We got a puncture last Thursday but at least it was repairable . Won't use the foam on a perfectly good tyre, its a waste.

 

[FunkyMunky]

while we're on the subject.. just put my old 172 cup wheels on mine (puncture over the w/e and no time to get a new tyre) and what a difference the silver wheels make to the appearance. Not sure if i like them or not but it makes it look weird. handles slightly differently also - harder over bumps. only difference is 195's instead of 205's.???

pictures?

 

[Cue]

aye, will sort - need to clean car first!!!!