Refurbished Wheels

[johnatg]

I got my wheels refurbished last week - I used Smart Wheels in Manchester - compromise between price, reviews and convenience!

They did a reasonable job for £220 (plus I fell for the inevitable add-on - paint the calipers for £40 extra. I think they must have masked the discs, but otherwise it was stand back and spray everything in sight!)

Pics of the wheels here:

http://tinyurl.com/obtrlcm

and here:

http://tinyurl.com/kb6f56j

They are more grey than appears in the wheel close up - the whole car shot gives a better impression.

They were original Lexus scabby (extremely) silver before!

I painted the centre caps myself - tried to get the chrome bits off, but thought I'd be damaging them so abandoned that very quickly and painted by hand - used Peugeot Steel Grey - not a great match but it doesn't matter - nice blend and they look much better than with the old pale grey colour.

Only problem - they managed to bend one of my jacking points flat to the floor. I managed to more or less retrieve it with some deft work with a Mole Grip. I hate putting my car in the care of 'garages' - last year the MoT tester dented the top edge of the wing next to the bonnet when his inspection lamp fell out of his overall pocket - that cost them £100 for a less than perfect smart dent removal! Grrr...

Do everything myself except where it must go 'off-base'!

So whaddya think, guys?

(BTW - before you ask - the front discs are MTEC grooved and drilled Black edition with Redstuff pads - absolutely excellent combination and not much dust!)

[ChumpusRex]

Look nice.

I had mine powder coated at the wheel specialist in Manchester - more expensive £300 for their same day service. Mint job, as far as powder coating goes.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/jzmppq5gr1cy7c9/2014-05-12%2019.49.28.jpg