wilko44

Have finally got to thinking that the gold wheels on my silver STI would look better in silver/grey.
The only place I have found local is Wicked Wheels, but they are quoting around £65 per wheel.
Seems a bit steep to me, or is this the going rate?

Also, can anyone recommend anyone in the Darlington/Teesside area for this service?

RESSE

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I have used Wicked Wheels on a number of times can 100% recommend their quality of service (you do get what you pay for).

nik52wrx

Hi mate. Had mine done thru a dealer who took the wheels to a place in Portrack. They are located on the road you turn down to get into Collectables (near Asda). The name of the place escapes me however.
The dealer charged me £180 for four wheels so take ff their cut and the price might not be too bad if i had gone direct.
Think they might be called Romat, Romax orsomething along those lines.
Nik.

wilko44

Thanks Nik, I will look them up.
What was the quality like?

Dunk

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Try http://www.pristinealloywheels.co.uk/ (haven't used them , just drove past recently & was impressed with the size of the place)

BrynO

I think Prestine charge about £60/£65, you can get a cheaper job done by Chipsaway and the like, but its just a sprayed finish, IMO worth paying extra for a pukka job

ScooBStu

It is Romax and I think they charge abot £35-£40 per wheel to shot blast them and relaquer them. I dont know if they require more work to remove paint though. Also the price quoted was about 2 years ago so they will have gone up.

The quality of their work is very good too.

lordretsudo

I had mine done at Romax three weeks ago. They charge £175 for four wheels finished in anthracite or silver, and £225 for black/chrome, which is what I had done.

They seem to have done a very good job; they do it all on the one day so you don't need to take the wheels off yourself or worry about anything like that. They only seem to need a couple of days notice to book the car in and balance the wheels properly, etc (no stupid weights stuck on the front of the wheel!)

EVOLUTION

my dad had a set done at SEM WHEELS in sunderland, arguably the best in the north, £45 per wheel, that was for the removal of the tyres, stripped, painted in a Black through to a near chrome finish, 18" diameter as well and then the tyres fitted and balanced.

a really good finish, see the pic below

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6.../VR4wheels.jpg

john

EVOLUTION

oh, and that wasnt with flush fit valves, as he recomended not to have them refitted, because they are a solid valve, its easy to crack the finish when checking tyre pressures, but they are chrome as you can see and they do look a 1st class job

john

Colinj

£40 - £50 per wheel is normal!!

tarmac terror

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about the £50 mark or there abouts. Expect to pay another £20 or so per wheel for flake paint, chrome, anthracite type fininshes....

TT

wilko44

Thanks for the tips.
I have just phoned Romax, and the quoted £160 + VAT = £188.

Now, when is pay day?

Andy Porter

Never soon enough