Wheel refurb or buy new?

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Wheel refurb or buy new?

Post by munsen99 » Sat Oct 18, 2014 2:14 pm

Current oem alloys in dire need of a refurbish. So was thinking, do I get all 4 fixed or buy new ones?
I like the ispiri isr10 style as they look oem and the RS doesn't suit anything garish, imop.
Cost wise, a refurb is around 150 per corner or the ispiri's £800 new?!?!

What would you do?

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Re: Wheel refurb or buy new?

Post by pDkALO » Sat Oct 18, 2014 5:09 pm

munsen99 wrote:What would you do?
Get a better price for the refurb for a start! :shock: - price for all 4 should be somewhere in the region of £250~300
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Re: Wheel refurb or buy new?

Post by Audi Pardner » Sat Oct 18, 2014 7:10 pm

£150 a corner; where do you live, Monte Carlo? :shock:

I'm an old traditionalist and stuck with my OEMs. They were refurbished to a really good standard by a local company for about £70 each and still look great after 2 years (apart from minor kerbing :knob:)
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Re: Wheel refurb or buy new?

Post by denboy1 » Sun Oct 19, 2014 10:04 pm

Lepsons do 19" wheels for £75 a corner. :wink:
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Re: Wheel refurb or buy new?

Post by munsen99 » Tue Oct 21, 2014 9:33 pm

Thanks for the tips.. I'll try find somewhere cheaper to get the wheels refurbed.

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Re: Wheel refurb or buy new?

Post by RS6BRIT » Thu Oct 23, 2014 7:20 pm

Lepsons 2 tone shadow chrome FTW

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Re: Wheel refurb or buy new?

Post by John Johnson » Thu Oct 23, 2014 8:07 pm

I had mine refurbed for about £220 ish or there abouts from memory , tpms carefully removed and tyres removed and refitted and balanced
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Re: Wheel refurb or buy new?

Post by J130YCE » Thu Oct 23, 2014 10:04 pm

What £150? 'My Alloys' in Bristol are about £70 per corner, in line with others on here and are great. If you get them done, get them done properly, not a man with van, there are plenty of those!

However you could always get a nice shiny new set :biggrin3: and have some 'winters'
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Re: Wheel refurb or buy new?

Post by Deano_123 » Fri Oct 24, 2014 1:32 pm

150 a corner, I've just had 2 done for 60 a piece
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Re: Wheel refurb or buy new?

Post by Shinobi675 » Fri Oct 24, 2014 2:02 pm

Wheres a good recommendation near Herts/North london? I want to get some scratches and change the colour to gun metal or something.
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Re: Wheel refurb or buy new?

Post by vestax32 » Fri Oct 24, 2014 5:45 pm

Got mine powder coated, which included a chemical dip, for £70 per wheel.
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