17" Oem Alloy

[Lexus-IS]

Does anyone know how much the dealers would charge for one front 17" alloy? my car is going to go into the dealers soon for some work and i have one alloy that is really badly scuffed. I am thinking of getting it replaced but wondering how much the dealers may charge for it.

[gti1]

Does anyone know how much the dealers would charge for one front 17" alloy? my car is going to go into the dealers soon for some work and i have one alloy that is really badly scuffed. I am thinking of getting it replaced but wondering how much the dealers may charge for it.

I am sure it won't be cheap. Have you looked on eBay? I have always seen some on there for what ever reason. Also you should check on the cost of repair, some of these companies do really good work.

[dgman]

i would live with it until it starts to show the usual corrosion and then get it swaped under warranty,that's what i have just done.

[PhilWebster]

Does anyone know how much the dealers would charge for one front 17" alloy? my car is going to go into the dealers soon for some work and i have one alloy that is really badly scuffed. I am thinking of getting it replaced but wondering how much the dealers may charge for it.

I replaced one after hitting curb and taking a chunk out of a wheel.The cost from Dealer a just under £300(in VAT) other options are Flea bay or wait for some corrosion to appear and get it changed under warranty.

[RobNorm]

It is repairable?

If so the dealer gets a contractor in to do the work.Does anyone know who they use? I had a minor scuff repaired and the company came from Birmingham

[ahmed24]

Under £300? just for one alloy? there is none on eBay at the moment but couple of times i've seen sets of 4 on eBay selling for £400.

Does anybody know any good alloy refurbishing guys in the London area? one of my alloy wheel is also scuffed from kerb damage. I am not very convinced with alloy refurb though, thats why i need to find some good and relaible company (dont mind paying a bit extra)

I've seen paint start peeling off or bubbling after a while on lots of peoples refurbished alloys. Also i assume when they respray the wheel they can never match the colour of the rest of the alloys or can they?

[tash]

Unless the wheel is buckledor cracked then it should be repairable.

Dealers charge around £50-60 so a lot cheaper than replacing, I also know there is a company on eBay where they send you a full set of repaired alloys and you return your damaged ones, may be worth a look.

Once had a demo where a peogeot 306 wheel was thrown around the carpark to damage it they then did a repair one side and left the other, the results where excellent.

[ahmed24]

I've come across paintituk.com that isnt too far away from home (about 45minutes drive). just wondering if anyone has ever used them? what process should they be using to do a professional refurbish? i dont want the paint to start peeling off after a few months

[GJD]

I had one repalced the other week due to some muppet who borrowed the car kerbing it in a big way - just over £500 including fitting and 4 wheel geometry check, if I remember right, the wheel itself was a tad over £300 so not cheap......