Wheel Techniques (AKA WheelTech)of Santa Clara, CA.......i had some curb rash on my Volk's so i took it to these guys to have it fixed. they did a decent job on the curb rash, but they totally destroyed my center cap. unfortunatly i did not notice the damage until i got back home....bastards could have at least owned up to their mistake

 

Just wondering since they fixed the curb rash they would've had to replish, taking away the anodized clear coat. So you'll have to repolish your wheels every so often since it'll now get duller right? Hows it look?

 

yeah, i mentioned the clearcoat thing to them and i asked if they reapplyed a clearcoat...they said it wasnt needed and that they just put some wax on it....i was like WTF but i didnt know enough to complain

 

here are some before/after pics of the area...it look alright...i do not want to give this shop ANY props tho cuz im very disappointed with their buisness practice

 

so in order to fix that area of curb rash they had to re-machine the lip all the way around to make everything blend. so i guess they took the clearcoat off all around the wheel....sigh...

 

yea.... thats what I was told.. its okay though you can just repolish it and it'll be all good.

 

On a personal note, by no disrespect on your experience with them, Wheel Techniques has done excellent top notch work on my previous cars and many of well known show cars in the industry throughout the years. I'm sure if you bring it in they can find a way to help you out with the that center cap.

 

how much they charge you? they quote me $350 last time.

 

i'm sure they've done good work for a lot of ppl...i just wanted to share my experience so that ppl are aware that such things can happen. i'll prolly end up eating the cost for the cap cuz it will cost me more to take time off and drive back/forth to that shop

 

$150 to fix relatively minor curb rash on one wheel

 

i just hope you used every other possible resource/approach to resolve your problem before badmouthing them.

 

IMO, a GOOD shop shouldn't released back the wheel without letting him know about the mess up center cap. He has every right to complain about it.

 

^yeah, thanks "bubble"...that was my thought too....i would have thought that a good, experienced shop would have be aware of such damage and tell me about it....

maybe i was a bit rash with my statements but i was pretty mad when i found about my cap and that shop was closed....so i needed to vent a bit. i will be calling them next week to see what they can do.

 

yeah, i agree with that, he definitely has the right to some complaining. that aint cool.

 

sorry bout your bad experience... hopefully everything will work out.
but why didn't you remove the centercap before giving them the rim?

 

^well i thought they were experienced enough to know to remove them or be careful not to damage 'em....oh well, next time i'll know....and for others out there, remove your center caps if you going to take your wheels to have it repaired