[SteveChester]

Anyone used these ? Obviously a franchise.... Quoted me £460 to powdercoat my 437m wheels (not going down the diamond cut route).

[Pentland]

Sounds a little on the high side. Should be under £100 a corner depending on the finish.

[SteveChester]

My other quote was £740!!

[f32ns800]

Originally Posted by SteveChester

Anyone used these ? Obviously a franchise.... Quoted me £460 to powdercoat my 437m wheels (not going down the diamond cut route).

I'm based in London and for my 19inch diamond cut 403's, I found at least 3 companies who charged less than £100 per wheel.

[SteveChester]

Much less choice in Chester.

S1 alloys £740!!!
TWS - £460.

I'm going to visit TWS tomorrow to see what colours they have - debating a shadow chrome type finish which should look OEMish in the light.

[Bachu1]

£35 per wheel the same day service in Birmingham... i know your a bit away but worth the drive???

City powder coaters.. check them out.

[SteveChester]

£35 pw seems far too cheap!

[SteveChester]

My post was more about has anyone actually used The Wheel Specialist rather than a price debate.

[Bachu1]

My Bad Steve, ive seen few people on my insta who have used them and they are great

[Bachu1]

ive seen a few alloys from city powder coaters and they are spot on :-)

[Kam05]

I've used the Leeds branch of TWS before - can't complain, they do some quality work

[KCH1984]

Originally Posted by SteveChester

My post was more about has anyone actually used The Wheel Specialist rather than a price debate.

I've used the wheel specialist before, I would say they were ok. I only had one wheel done and the finish wasn't quite OEM, but probably less of an issue if you're getting them all done at the same time as there won't be any variation in finish.

£460 does seem a bit high though, are they definitely not charging you the diamond cut price at that? Price below was a quote from them when I was looking at getting all 4 of my 21" wheels powder coated...

[Armaan]

Originally Posted by Bachu1

ive seen a few alloys from city powder coaters and they are spot on :-)

Used then myself and they are well regarded. OP...seems steep but I guess you're going to a National brand so expect to pay more. Local places will be cheaper.

Armaan

[SteveChester]

KCH1984 when is that quote from? It's 85 pound on my quote for 19" wheel - quote from the weekend.

[RhysoTDI]

Does your price include same day return?

When I used them a few years back they had two options
1) drop off the wheels and collect within a week
2) drive in and out same day

Number 2 obviously being the more expensive

Also never go with their online quote; I usually rang and got a few quid knocked off but then a friend had used them so got a discount for having been referred.

Couldn’t fault their work though although i used the Newport branch and as they are a franchise they are only as good as the people working there

[KCH1984]

Originally Posted by SteveChester

KCH1984 when is that quote from? It's 85 pound on my quote for 19" wheel - quote from the weekend.

February mate - the £20 off came in after I left it for a few days.

[Chas325]

I've used TWS in leeds - finish lasted just over a year and started bubbling and coming away. Awful aftercare, not interested. I guess it depends on the franchisee.

[SantaEugence]

Used TWS in Bristol. They are quite well rated here and many people I know recommend them.
Definitely negotiate on the price, they came down a bit when I mentioned some competitor pricing.

I asked them to ceramic coat my wheels and whether they'd use KKD which I'd already bought. They normally use C5 but agreed. When I picked the car up the guy advised in the end they weren't happy using the KKD in the oven through their usual process so applied the C5 instead, for free! I was impressed with that.

That being said, it depends how anal you are. I've never had wheels refurbed or diamond cut refurbs so every little detail I was pointing out. Manager was very knowledgable, some of what looked like marks or scratches were actually caused by the way the alloy wheel is constructed rather than something done on the lathe. There were a couple of tiny imperfections which you wouldn't find on new wheels but that was being OCD.
However when I got the car home and took all the wheels off to clean the brakes, I noticed on the rear of a couple of wheels there were obvious damage marks from the clamps. Took it back and they were most apologetic, manager was pissed off as he said he specifically told the guys to use rubber feet when mounting the wheels so as not to cause damage. Obviously sorted it for me.

All in all good experience largely based on how helpful and knowledgable the front office staff were.
In the end paid £132 for the refurb per wheel and then extra for the ceramic coating - which is 1000% worth it, even though expensive.
One thing which annoyed me, was I had four new tyres I wanted fitting at the same time. Considering I was already paying them to remove and refit tyres, and I said I wanted to take away the old ones, they still insisted on charging me £12 a corner since they didn't supply them.

[SteveChester]

Thanks I guess it will depend on the franchisee.

Hopefully the Ellesmere Port branch will be a car enthusiast at heart and do a good job!

[Colmsport]

I used the one in Cwmbran a few years ago.

I would have got a better job if I’d asked Stevie Wonder & given him a chisel to paint with.

The finish was terrible & they had to be done again. Second job was better but not perfect & at that stage I couldn’t be bothered with the extra hassle of the complaint.

I’d never use those cowboys again, their customer service was horrendous.

But, they’re a franchise at the end of the day & each one is different.

[sensible]

Got this quote from The Wheel Specialist, Birmingham in November 2017 for my 18" 400M winter set. This was to drop off the wheels with tyres on and collect fully refurbished with tyres refitted.

I know it was a while ago but they shouldn't have gone up that much.

Still haven't got round to having them done.

I have used them before with an Alfa that had teledial wheels . Drove the car in first thing in the morning, and picked it up in the afternoon with the wheels done. Was pleased with the result.

[Rukka]

SteveChester My dad just had a quote to powder coat his XC60 20" wheels at Swansway bodyshop in Crewe. They are the group bodyshop for the local Audi dealership so not a cheap franchise.

Full job, drive in- drive out was coming in at just over £80 a corner (inc vat)

Might be worth a look at their website as Crewe only 30 mins away from you

https://www.swanswaygarages.com/body...refurbishment/


EDIT: Just seen you are only interested in the Wheel Specialst pricing - ignore me