Just had a quote for £100 per wheel inc VAT

Is that about right (This is in Stirling)

Thanks

 

£100 is cheap, if they are done 18ct. Usually about £45 a wheel. where are ye based. Their is a guy on ayrshire scoobs (peter@ pj) does wheels. Does a really good job ive heard.

 

Dont quote me on this as i know nothing about powder coating,but i heard last week from a very reliable source that powdercoating is very bad for wheels.
It weakens them considerbly because of the baking process.
They tested various wheels before and after the process and took Xrays and there were micro fractures all over the wheels afterwards.
Also there were many circumstances of the wheels having a knock down a pothole and them completly disintigrating (just the spokes left)
Anyway...dont shoot me down as only what ive heard....but i trust the source.

 

I paid £35 a wheel and they did a top job. £140 all in. I had to take tyres off but that only cost me a tenner to have all 4 stripped.

 

Thanks any info helps
i need 4 new tyres as well
i may just buy new wheels

 

Rota GRA's have some great prices on 4 new wheels and tyres as a package and there a lovely looking wheel,and very light...good for that all important unsprung weight.....

 

+1.

 

25-40 a wheel is going rate
i wouldnt do it again id spray the quality of finish is not as silky smooth as you can get when sprayed .

 

i had heard that they had been known to "fail" just did not know until now how! **** me, spraying it is then..... btw, i get mine sprayed off a mate with a garage £20 a wheel!

 

For some info on how powder coating can effect wheels, have a read of this

https://www.scoobynet.com/wheels-tyr...ca-wheels.html

 

IMHO OE alloys done right are fine, mine cost £100 the set, and they are still O.K., and they are my "track" wheels so have seen some abuse....

I know of two people who have had after-market alloys fail, done by a different company !

HTH

dunx

 

ive got my 17s powder coated at lsn coatings in cas 130 for the set of four

done a top class job aswell

 

Not all alloy's are constructed in the same way (ageing process, heat treat process etc etc) or from the same material (6061?) & to state that powder coating wheels will do damage is a bit irresponsible imo ...especially if they're selling something

 

+1

 

i do em for £150 all 4 any colour and all re fitted and balanced

 

i was quoted 45quid a corner for my rx8 and that was for everything valve and balanced from EPS in glasgow if thats far from you, they get a great write up and known people who have used them
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