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Old 20-03-2007, 07:57 PM
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Default Alloy Wheel Refurbishment....Best place????

Need to get a set of wheels refurbed.

Set of Voodoo's. Want the outers diamond cut and the inners anthracite.

Who have you used and have they come out tops?

Live in Herrtfordshire but would be willing to travle to the right place ie: Essex, Beds, Surrey, Hants etc

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Old 20-03-2007, 09:26 PM
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How's about Kent? I only ask because Lepson's in Gillingham are top notch. They did my standard ST wheels anthracite and I couldnt fault them. Its cheaper to leave just the wheels with them rather than the car too.

http://www.lepsons.com/
Old 20-03-2007, 09:31 PM
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http://www.wheelrefurbishing.com/index.htm

there spot on! and in Herts

picked them up for free from me in west london had them delivered back in 3 days
Old 20-03-2007, 09:32 PM
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I've used Lepsons before and they where good
Old 20-03-2007, 09:40 PM
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How much are you generally looking at getting a set of 18's done?
Old 21-03-2007, 05:10 PM
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17" Wheels Rolls

Think I may have to get a quote from The one in Herts Quagmire as it's piss easy to get to for me or get them to collect them
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Pristine Wheels in Woburn Sands nr Milton Keynes are the kiddies..

I know a couple of concourse bufties who have used them... and if they are good enough for them wierdos they are good enough for the rest of us...

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Old 21-03-2007, 07:16 PM
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How about these

http://www.wheelrefurbishing.co.uk/contact.htm
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Oooops, didnt see the one above.
Old 21-03-2007, 07:29 PM
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I called Lepsons today for a quote on a set of 18" Audi A8 wheels for my Golf and they said the cheapest it will be is £53+vat per wheel but maybe more depending how bad they are... Thought that was quite dear to be honest!

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Old 23-03-2007, 09:15 AM
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Just had my 18" OZ's done at Spit and Polish in kent, cost me £270 in silver with a slight glitter effect for 5 wheels, they look like brand new
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Morning guys,

Big Boys Group are pretty good, they can do show/concourse valeting, dent, chip, scratch repairs along with alloy wheel refurbishing.

They are an approved accident repairer, who are also able to fit modifications for those of you requiring this service.

Greenlight have known and dealt with them for 12 years.

Contact details for BBG are as follows:

Big Boys Group Ltd. Vehicle Paint Workshop, Top and body repair shops

Address: 28a High Road, Laindon, Basildon, Essex, SS15 6NR Phone: 01268-418505

Hope this helps.

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Do we get discounts via you Tony . Would be handy as Laindon are only 5 mins down the road!!

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yer spit and polish in tonbirdge are propa gd quick too
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just put a set in up the road from me 17" £200
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Originally Posted by timturbo
yer spit and polish in tonbirdge are propa gd quick too
S&P are crap! had 2 sets done and both sets had defects, one set the laquer reacted within a week, and after 3 revisits they still did not sort!

go for lepsons!
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i would use lepsons again failed to pick up twice then when they did and the wheels where meant to be done they hadnt even started them
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Doh - spit and polish would have been my first choice for getting my mo's re-done
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A picture of one of my wheels which were done at spit and polish. i m rather pleased with the results..Gold before and Silver after: The Silver ones have been done with a fleck effect



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there a place along the A10 (by the lights just past the big tesco at Brookfield) they seem popular and are always busy !

Cant remember the name though !
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Originally Posted by Metpol
A picture of one of my wheels which were done at spit and polish. i m rather pleased with the results..Gold before and Silver after: The Silver ones have been done with a fleck effect



Look a lot like me tsw wheels that i having done for the RS500
Old 25-03-2007, 06:55 PM
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They do look very much like TSW Imolas...think its only the centre which is different. I like em.
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Originally Posted by Diamonds
http://www.wheelrefurbishing.com/index.htm

there spot on! and in Herts

picked them up for free from me in west london had them delivered back in 3 days
bit of an old thread but hope they are still as good. just emailed them some pics of my volvo wheels... hope they can sort them out....

any thoughts on wheel 4 with the slight flat spots? hope they can straighten it out...



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Originally Posted by Frogford
there a place along the A10 (by the lights just past the big tesco at Brookfield) they seem popular and are always busy !

Cant remember the name though !
Mate I used them once and they where awful, seriously I could have hammerited them better
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I went to Spit and Polish with my old Azev A's in 15inch. I got a phone call saying the wheels were beyond repair, so I will have to collect them! I went up there to discuss the options and they said they would not be repaired (I couldn't see anything wrong with them), so I left and got on the phone.

After a few phone calls I spoke to Lepsons and agreed to drop the wheels upto them. So continued my journey and dropped the wheels off. There was a confusion as to dropping the wheels back to me, so I drove upto them and collected the wheels. Im gutted that I scrapped the car I had and sold the wheels

They also did my Esc Cos alloy's for £200 in Anthracite. Not had any problems 2 years later and still look how they did when they came back from Lepsons.
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