Recommendations for wheel repair (Curbed , bent rims)
 

I plan on taking my car to wheel techniques for some rim painting, lip repolish, and scratch repair on Sat 8/12/06. Can anyone tell me how can I get from Wheel Tech to Fremont bart? Or if any NorCalClublexus member can help me out I would gladly spring for gas and or lunch, I plan on being there between 1030-11am. Trying to get this done before EOS5.
Thx
AJ

Ever use www.511.org ? Great site.. sometimes when I take bart I take the 180 express bus that goes to Downtown SJ.. From there you might be able to catch one of the VTA trains that goes closer to Wheel techniques, and then you could catch a local bus.. That website will definitely help. Public transport in the south bay is a serious PITA... I wish they would extend BART in the near future..

AJ,
glad to see you joining us once more at EOS and getting those mods ready as well.

I might be able to help ya. PM me for my cell #.

Hmmmm . . . where are the good eats in Fremont? ;)

Glen

I dunno....but is Claim Jumpers open yet ? ? ?

Thx Glen and everyone else for their input. I forgot that I have a set of 18's with tires in my storage shed. I'll take those with me and WT will exchange them for me, so I can keep my car until the rims are ready. If anyone wants to have a mini meet I'll be at WT @ 1030am.

AJ

There a bit slow but the parts/wheels came out great.
I had my wheels powder coated and that was 3 years ago. They still look like the day I picked them up from Wheel Techniques.

Wheel tech w/o a doubt. Jeff is a great guy.:thumbup:

Recommendations for wheel repair
 

So after wanting rims for a while, my great buddy Solo showed me some used JDM - Hot Stuff Corp, Stich rims at an awesome price. I couldn't pass them up so I went down to Memory Fab and picked them up. The rims weren't perfect three were bent, and all had some sort of curb rash. So through the recommendation of many here I went to wheel tech to refinish and paint the wheels flat black. I dropped off the rims and got them back in two weeks. Once I went to pick them up and brought them home two weren't quite perfect. So I took them back to have them retouched. The wheels sat another week at wheel tech and was told they were ready. Picked em up and well the issues were still there. So I talked to Jeff and he spot fixed one and the other i just let slide. I'm very anal most people probably wouldn't even notice what I did. Anyway Jeff told me if I wanted them redone I could bring them back I do have lifetime warranty. So I was anxious to get them on the car so I took them with me. The end result was four wheels painted flat black, repolished lips, and polished barrels. Below are befores and after.

Rims Before:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y22...s/CIMG0969.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y22...s/CIMG0965.jpg

Rims After:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y22...s/CIMG1091.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y22...s/CIMG1088.jpg

Car Before:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y22...7/CIMG0996.jpg

Car after:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y22...s/CIMG1110.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y22...7/CIMG1127.jpg

Conclusion:
The price I paid for the repair and paint job was good thanks to the 20% BOS coupon. The service was ok, I wish they had not let my rims sit there the second time around, lot of wasted time there to me to just come back and find nothing had been done. Overall I'd give them an 8 out of 10 because the rims do look sick. I feel they could improve service a bit but you just have to patient with them and make sure you follow up. I also like the fact that I can always take the rims back to have the very minor issues fixed and if the paint ever did fail they would repair it under warranty. Thanks to Solo for hooking me up with David at Memory Fab (They have awesome Rims, new and used at great prices).

nice write up manny! car looks awesome!

rims look good, but ya service is one thing they definitely need to improve on.

so how much did it end up costing you to get it all refinished? thinking about refinishing both sets of my works. i also have the 20% off coupon.

putzy thanks man. Your car is looking good, I like the wheels you got.

1NewLexIS300 yea I wish they did emphasize their customer service and communication more. Communication is key and something they just haven't nailed yet but yes I'm happy with the rims.

blaznsc4 you have a PM.

post the price !! I need to know if I want to keep mine or not lol !

I'm not posting the price because it will vary by every rim type, size and number of pieces. I will tell you guys that I got a good deal and it is worth using your 20% coupon from EOS or BOS. pxrlex you got a pm.

thx...................