Wheel refurbing.. bit of a long shot

Bryony84 · Post by **Bryony84** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 12:09 pm

Does anyone know of a good wheel refurbisher in the Portsmouth area?

DanDiesel · Post by **DanDiesel** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:56 pm

hey bryony, it may be a bit far for u to go but have u heard of spit and polish in tunbridge wells? there is also Lepsons in gillingham. both have pretty decent reputations i think!
Doug got his BBS refurbed at Lepsons although his are one piece rims and ur bbs are two piece so u may have to pay slightly higher prices!

Ollie_R · Post by **Ollie_R** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:35 pm

I can vouch for the quality of Spit & Polish's work. They did my RXII's, and the finish on them was top-notch.

There's Wicked Wheels, who are a Mobile wheel refurbisher. I've heard good things about them too. They also cover the Portsmouth area.

polo_gti21 · Post by **polo_gti21** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:27 pm

i got a quote from spit and polish for 44 +vat and they need 3workin days but only down side is that you have to split the rims before you take them. other wise not bad and they do a wicked job

Bryony84 · Post by **Bryony84** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:18 pm

Hmm, was looking for something a bit closer to home, although they do sound good! Not sure about splitting the rims myself tho!

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:06 am

I really need a decent refurber too which wont cost too much!, have been chasing a guy in bournemouth for ages although i was quoted 20 quid a wheel!!

DanDiesel · Post by **DanDiesel** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:26 am

shantybeater wrote:i was quoted 20 quid a wheel!!

that sounds cheap, it sounds like he just does a bit of sanding and repairing scuffs and kerb marks and maybe painting.
a full refurb will cost a lot more!
i'm currently getting my bbs rxII fully refubed with colour coding in the centres at Â£65 a corner!

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:12 pm

YEEES, I got through to him! my wheels are getting refurbed on thursday!!! might black the centers so I get more for them on ebay

Post by **alexperkins** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:31 pm

I presume its your 15s your getting done dude?

Cheers,

Alex

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:32 pm

well as my 16's are brand new.. Yep

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:35 pm

oh btw is your car a 5 door alex?? I might need to test my old boot build on it if thats alright? only involves banging a sub box in the boot... I need to know whether it fits the 6n2 5 door as well..because it doesnt fit my Gti

Post by **alexperkins** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:40 pm

Ye dude it is. Give me a call, nd we can sort out a time so you can test it

Cheers,

Alex

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:46 pm

I would give you a call but thanks to a rather untimely expensive phone bill (Â£500 in one month) & a purchase of my RXII 16's i'm temporarily barred, you free any time after 5:30pm this week? it will only take 10 mins

Post by **alexperkins** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:20 pm

I think perhaps thurs evening after 8.30PM?

Cheers,

Alex

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 3:53 pm

cool sounds good