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I recently had my wheels repaired. Before & After.

Old Feb 12, 2005 | 04:53 PM
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Here is what my wheels looked before repair.
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Old Feb 12, 2005 | 04:54 PM
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Here is the other wheel before being repaired.
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Here is another pic of first wheels before being repaired.
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after?? or am i posting to early?
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Here are the wheels after being repaired & polished.
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Old Feb 12, 2005 | 05:08 PM
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after?? or am i posting to early?
I guess you were posting too early.
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Here is first wheel by itself.
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Here is first wheel from different angel.
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Here is 2nd wheel by itself.
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Here is 2nd wheels from different angel.
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I think Boltons Classic Wheels (Gardena, CA) did a pretty good job.

By the way I am selling these WHEELS WITH TIRES if anyone is interested. (local pickup preferred)

They are SSR GT3 (3 piece/Forged) 18x8.5 in the front & 18x10.5 in the rear.

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Hey,

How much was the fix per wheel?

How long does it take them to fix?
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looks pretty damn good....how much did they charge you?
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Originally posted by tractng
Hey,

How much was the fix per wheel?

How long does it take them to fix?
Tony
They charged me $75 each wheel but they said next time they will charge more because it was ***** to put the wheels back together because it a 3 piece wheel.

I may take my two front wheels and get it polished also. They told me $70 each to get it polished. Like I said before, it was very time consuming for them to put all the screws back and there are lots of screws.

also, it took them about a week.
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Just wonder do they fix Volk GT-C?
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Did they check to see if the refinished wheels are straight and balanced?
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Originally posted by Bubble
Just wonder do they fix Volk GT-C?
I am sure they well but don't expect the lip to be shinny as original.
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Originally posted by n8vz
Did they check to see if the refinished wheels are straight and balanced?
They actually check that before they repaired the wheels.

They put it on a platform with long needle sticking out and spun it slowly to see if there is any variation.

They told me it was perfect and that they only had to repair the cosmetic damage (Curb Rashes) and polish the Lips.

I also got new tires on the rear wheels couple of month ago at America's Tire Co and they did check to see if the wheels were bent while putting on the balancing machine and they said it was fine also.


Also, the wheels I got repaired were rear wheels so I was not really worried about being unbalanced or bent but I wanted to make sure of it.
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how long this repair take? Can it be done in one day?
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Originally posted by Bubble
how long this repair take? Can it be done in one day?
I don't think so.
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