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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: Mattyj on 24 January 2014, 13:23
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Just spoke to a local wheel refurber who says lepsons work is not as good as they make out he's seen there work come off in sheets any bad experiances with them?
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Just spoke to a local wheel refurber who says lepsons work is not as good as they make out he's seen there work come off in sheets any bad experiances with them?
That's the first time I've heard anything bad said about Lepsoms! Never used them myself but plenty of people on all sections of this forum have and never seen anything bad about them.
I'd question your local wheel refurbers motives....
Jim
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Just spoke to a local wheel refurber who says lepsons work is not as good as they make out he's seen there work come off in sheets any bad experiances with them?
That's the first time I've heard anything bad said about Lepsoms! Never used them myself but plenty of people on all sections of this forum have and never seen anything bad about them.
I'd question your local wheel refurbers motives....
Jim
I've only heard good things too. A friend had a couple of his diamond cut alloys done late last year and was very pleased with them.
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Not diamond cut, but you've seen the pictures of my RA's.
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Yea,no disrespect but its easy to make something look nice
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??? :huh:
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I was refering to something looking pretty but not lasti g i've never had stuff done by them and its one guys word but made me think twice
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So one guys opinion (and a competitor at that) versus numerous good reports on here from perfectionists. I know which one I'd go for :whistle:
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Don't be like that i was just asking
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So one guys opinion (and a competitor at that) versus numerous good reports on here from perfectionists. I know which one I'd go for :whistle:
^+1; me too.
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Don't be like that i was just asking
Be like what? :huh: you need to grow a thicker skin :wink:
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Just sounded a bit condesending sick are arsey forums that why i ditched e38 for this one
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Just sounded a bit condesending sick are arsey forums that why i ditched e38 for this one
Not being condescending, just making a point that's all.
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Lespsons I've heard are good and they do offer a 12month warranty however!
I have tried to get peoples feedback plus 12 month with regards to longevity of the work and have never had any feedback.
I'm wanting to get all 4 of mine done but I'm worried that they will look mint for 15 month then even worse then they are now!
There is a bit of whitworm but it's not getting any worse so is there finish as good as factory and not in the looks way but the toughness, if that makes sense.
Who knows..
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dubber36 had a set of bvs ra's dine in the pics they look mint ask him dude
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Its the shadows I'm interested in, that diamond cut finish, looks mint but v prone to deterioration
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I got you mine have light kurbing on spokes (previous owner promise) moistures got under lacquer and corroded slightly
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So one guys opinion (and a competitor at that) versus numerous good reports on here from perfectionists. I know which one I'd go for :whistle:
^+1; me too.
^ and me
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dubber36 had a set of bvs ra's dine in the pics they look mint ask him dude
Mine are only powder coated, so I can't really comment on the longevity of diamond cut finishes. However, 4 years on, my wheels still look mint. I've only done just over 1000 miles in that time, but they still look mint.
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all 4 of my monza's are needing done with the front 2 pretty bad the local place in Edinburgh is wanting £440 for diamond cuts :cry:
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all 4 of my monza's are needing done with the front 2 pretty bad the local place in Edinburgh is wanting £440 for diamond cuts :cry:
Well Lepsons is £360 so not a massive difference but you will need to post your alloys so this may add more on and you will be without your car for a few week, unless you have spare wheels!
I probably will use Lepsons myself when the time comes.
Another option is the dealers I was offered £120 per wheel for refurbed shadows and he said they order them in but they switch them on your car there and then and then you donate your monzas back to be refurbed and then go to someone else!
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all 4 of my monza's are needing done with the front 2 pretty bad the local place in Edinburgh is wanting £440 for diamond cuts :cry:
Well Lepsons is £360 so not a massive difference but you will need to post your alloys so this may add more on and you will be without your car for a few week, unless you have spare wheels!
I probably will use Lepsons myself when the time comes.
will check out what the dealer says, found a place in Dundee (30-40 miles away) that are saying from £55 + vat per wheel with a 2-3 day turnaround would either have to leave the car or put it on stilts as i have no back up set.
might have a look at the dealer option found someone in Dundee for cheaper which is around 30-40 miles away (it says from £55 +vat) will check them out. they say a 2-3 day turnaround i have no spares so will look to either leave the car or leave it on stands.
Another option is the dealers I was offered £120 per wheel for refurbed shadows and he said they order them in but they switch them on your car there and then and then you donate your monzas back to be refurbed and then go to someone else!
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Pristine 82.50 a wheel and free carriage I have had 2 of my monzas done by them, very happy with work done.
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Pristine 82.50 a wheel and free carriage I have had 2 of my monzas done by them, very happy with work done.
Whats the longevity like?
When did you get them done?
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Donate your wheels? How about f**k off!
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all 4 of my monza's are needing done with the front 2 pretty bad the local place in Edinburgh is wanting £440 for diamond cuts :cry:
Well Lepsons is £360 so not a massive difference but you will need to post your alloys so this may add more on and you will be without your car for a few week, unless you have spare wheels!
I probably will use Lepsons myself when the time comes.
Another option is the dealers I was offered £120 per wheel for refurbed shadows and he said they order them in but they switch them on your car there and then and then you donate your monzas back to be refurbed and then go to someone else!
Will see what the dealers says, found a place on Dundee that's £75 a wheel + vat but it's 30/40 miles away and they say 2/3 days bit of a pain.
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Donate your wheels? How about f**k off!
Don't think your donating its seems like a part exchange
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I've heard only good reviews about Pristine too. I'd be wary of anything too cheap, £55 sounds very cheap. My dealer (or rather the body shop they use) quoted me £115 per wheel for diamond cut refurb. Lepsons come in at £80 each (19") so I'll go with them when I get round to it. They're 35 miles away, so not too far.
If you want a decent job doing, it will take a few days.
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I miss read it £55 is for standard £75 for diamonds
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I'm so torn between paying £360 for a refurb on my Monzas or dropping less than £200 more for some alloys I had my eye on.
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Mint OEM wheels are worth the price of a good refurb in my opinion. They make the car look like it's well cared for. Replacement wheels shout out that the previous, original wheels were bashed beyond repair, therefore showing a lack of care.
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I've tried but if you look at these wheels the wrong way they get marked :grin:
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Mint OEM wheels are worth the price of a good refurb in my opinion. They make the car look like it's well cared for. Replacement wheels shout out that the previous, original wheels were bashed beyond repair, therefore showing a lack of care.
I think thats a silly statement tbh what if your car hasn't got the original tyres does that mean its not been cared for?
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Donate your wheels? How about f**k off!
Don't think your donating its seems like a part exchange
Thats exactly what I mean and wrote!
Gets around the issue of not having a car for days, one hour if that to take the old monzas off & put new refurbs on...
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Mint OEM wheels are worth the price of a good refurb in my opinion. They make the car look like it's well cared for. Replacement wheels shout out that the previous, original wheels were bashed beyond repair, therefore showing a lack of care.
The relevancy in this lies within ones desire to sell up. I'm happy with my Mk6 for now and will be for some time.
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Mint OEM wheels are worth the price of a good refurb in my opinion. They make the car look like it's well cared for. Replacement wheels shout out that the previous, original wheels were bashed beyond repair, therefore showing a lack of care.
I think thats a silly statement tbh what if your car hasn't got the original tyres does that mean its not been cared for?
If it's got cheap mismatched tyres, absolutely 100%! It shows that corners have been cut on maintaining the car properly.
Haven't used Pristine in recent years but they did my Clio Williams wheels in the correct gold with a polished lip which most refurb miss off, did a fantastic job and really made the car look great.
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Mint OEM wheels are worth the price of a good refurb in my opinion. They make the car look like it's well cared for. Replacement wheels shout out that the previous, original wheels were bashed beyond repair, therefore showing a lack of care.
I think thats a silly statement tbh what if your car hasn't got the original tyres does that mean its not been cared for?
Think you missed my point mate a diff tyre on every corner made by linling and goodride is ridiculous regardless
If it's got cheap mismatched tyres, absolutely 100%! It shows that corners have been cut on maintaining the car properly.
Haven't used Pristine in recent years but they did my Clio Williams wheels in the correct gold with a polished lip which most refurb miss off, did a fantastic job and really made the car look great.
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Mint OEM wheels are worth the price of a good refurb in my opinion. They make the car look like it's well cared for. Replacement wheels shout out that the previous, original wheels were bashed beyond repair, therefore showing a lack of care.
I think thats a silly statement tbh what if your car hasn't got the original tyresk does that mean its not been cared for?
I don't really understand what your point is. Tyres wear out regardless, but wheels don't get damaged without some sort of carlessness.
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Not at all pot holes,grit,salt,wives lol
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Another option is the dealers I was offered £120 per wheel for refurbed shadows and he said they order them in but they switch them on your car there and then and then you donate your monzas back to be refurbed and then go to someone else!
Trouble with this option is you have know way of knowing what the refurb quality is like. Dealer orders them in, but from where? Who does the refurbishment work? Convenient maybe but too many unknowns.
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I didn't quiz him I was just picking car up and he mentiond the whitworm and that they could get wheels in so if I asked I'm sure I could if found out who does them.
I suppose ur trusting cough cough ... That they would be up to VW standard if they are supplying them and I suppose you could always reject if not!
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Not at all pot holes,grit,salt,wives lol
My Vancouvers are 4 years old. We have managed to drive around pot holes, kept them well sealed and protected against grit and salt and to be fair, my wife mainly drives the car and has done a pretty good job of looking after them. There is one tiny bit of corrosion that appeared by the center cap over a year ago, but I keep putting a blob of wax on it and it's never got any worse.
So it does go to show that it is possible to drive a car and not damage the wheels.
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i have always tried to be careful with my wheels on previous cars so much so that i have never had to get wheels refurbed before, but after 18 months with my monza's they are a mess with whiteworm and scuffs they are just so unforgiving as the tyre is so flush.
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Mine were from of a previous owner
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i have always tried to be careful with my wheels on previous cars so much so that i have never had to get wheels refurbed before, but after 18 months with my monza's they are a mess with whiteworm and scuffs they are just so unforgiving as the tyre is so flush.
Glendales are just as bad. Three of mine are marked, two of which are my fault but the third was down to taking evasive action at a roundabout when a car strayed into wrong lane. I would have stood my ground but last time I did that someone went into the side of me.
You try to be careful but sometimes it's just bad luck. A pampered car that does relatively few miles is probably going to fare better than daily workhorse driver.
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i have always tried to be careful with my wheels on previous cars so much so that i have never had to get wheels refurbed before, but after 18 months with my monza's they are a mess with whiteworm and scuffs they are just so unforgiving as the tyre is so flush.
Glendales are just as bad. Three of mine are marked, two of which are my fault but the third was down to taking evasive action at a roundabout when a car strayed into wrong lane. I would have stood my ground but last time I did that someone went into the side of me.
You try to be careful but sometimes it's just bad luck. A pampered car that does relatively few miles is probably going to fare better than daily workhorse driver.
Amen
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You try to be careful but sometimes it's just bad luck. A pampered car that does relatively few miles is probably going to fare better than daily workhorse driver.
Are you referring to my Red Golf as being pampered? Yes the Green one is, but the Red one is far from that at the moment. Both my daily cars get used as workhorses, just carefully.
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You try to be careful but sometimes it's just bad luck. A pampered car that does relatively few miles is probably going to fare better than daily workhorse driver.
Are you referring to my Red Golf as being pampered? Yes the Green one is, but the Red one is far from that at the moment. Both my daily cars get used as workhorses, just carefully.
No, not specifically. I have no idea how often you use your red golf or what kind of mileage it does each year. I simply think that the more a car is out on the road, the more chances there are of some damage being inflicted.
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You are absolutely right. However many people will use that as an excuse for not being as careful as they might. The same sort of people that don't clean their cars because they will only get dirty again. When a neighbour suggested that I was wasting my time washing my car, as it would only get dirty when I went out in it again, I asked him if he wiped his arse after his poop that morning.
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You are absolutely right. However many people will use that as an excuse for not being as careful as they might. The same sort of people that don't clean their cars because they will only get dirty again. When a neighbour suggested that I was wasting my time washing my car, as it would only get dirty when I went out in it again, I asked him if he wiped his arse after his poop that morning.
:grin: Did you really put it that politely.
Off topic but speaking of neighbours, my neighbours two doors up are moving over your way (Shropshire) today. The wife comes from there and is missing it.
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Not more bloody Southerners coming up here :rolleyes: I suppose if she's from here originally, she'll stand a better chance of being accepted. :grin:
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She's one of you, so be nice to her (and the husband)
Do you consider yourselves to be true Northerners in Shropshire :wink: I come from Yorkshire so I'm a proper one :tongue:
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Nowhere near a true Northerner. I think you have to be up above Manchester before you can be considered as one. We are caught in the middle, but not really Midlanders. Welsh Borders seems to fit well with most folk, but anyone from below us will always be a Southerner.
Fancy you been from Yorkshire tho'. My wifes step father, Brian was from Ripon. Do you know him?
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Haha, no, I'm from West Yorkshire - Halifax. I've moved about a bit though, having lived in Lancashire, Somerset, Wiltshire and Kent. Ironically, my least favourite is Kent :huh:
Ripon is lovely, better than Halifax :grin:
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Has anyone used Pristine's wheel exchange?
Interested in this as I'm picking up a GTI on Tuesday and two wheels need a refurb. Id rather sort it myself so i know who's done the work and the quality of it and Ive only heard good things about Pristine. Can't have the car off the road for two or three days though so the exchange interests me.
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Has anyone used Pristine's wheel exchange?
Interested in this as I'm picking up a GTI on Tuesday and two wheels need a refurb. Id rather sort it myself so i know who's done the work and the quality of it and Ive only heard good things about Pristine. Can't have the car off the road for two or three days though so the exchange interests me.
Not sure if you've read whole thread mate but i think pristines mentioned not positive tho
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Pristine 82.50 a wheel and free carriage I have had 2 of my monzas done by them, very happy with work done.
I've heard only good reviews about Pristine too.
Haven't used Pristine in recent years but they did my Clio Williams wheels in the correct gold with a polished lip which most refurb miss off, did a fantastic job and really made the car look great.
Yeah I read it and it seems to me like people rate them. Don't know if you guys sent off the wheels for a few days or used the exchange service though?
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Ok mate i got you sorry my mistake
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Ok mate i got you sorry my mistake
no worries :)
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When I used pristine I had my winter alloys on so did not use their exchange service, do ring them and ask as I found them very helpful with any questions I asked, very happy with results just about to send my other 2 monzas off as the goodyear f1s need replacing for the better weather!
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When I used pristine I had my winter alloys on so did not use their exchange service, do ring them and ask as I found them very helpful with any questions I asked, very happy with results just about to send my other 2 monzas off as the goodyear f1s need replacing for the better weather!
Thanks, another happy customer hmm looks like these guys are the place to go! How long ago did you get them done?
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Picked up Monday back Friday!
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Visited the local wheel refurber today that i mentioned he showed me lepsons work they appear to be cowboys trip powdercoat out the door no time or care taken he then showed his work over the last ten years every set fantastic some of the best work i've ever seen, he recommends never to get a set of wheels powder coated as they cause nothing but problems if water gets underneath at any point it will corrode away and you will never know so paint it is :)
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Good Morning,
Can any one here give some feed back on their refurbished Monza 2 shadows/ diamond cut alloys? I have read through various threads on the site but no one seems to write about the longevity of the refurb work carried out.
I'd really like to read your thoughts.
Best Regards
Keith.
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Just had 5 Monza's recut by Lepsons at £90 per wheel inc carriage - extremely pleased with them as they were all in an appalling shape. The lacquer coating IMO is now thicker than before so I would expect them to stand the test of time.
The challenge is getting tyre garages to put the tyres back on them without causing fresh damage. Certainly don't trust the usual suspects with an air gun - it's much better to put the wheels on the car yourself with a decent torque wrench.
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I use a dd socket wrapped in self vulcanising tape to avoid scratches
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Just had 5 Monza's recut by Lepsons at £90 per wheel inc carriage - extremely pleased with them as they were all in an appalling shape. The lacquer coating IMO is now thicker than before so I would expect them to stand the test of time.
The challenge is getting tyre garages to put the tyres back on them without causing fresh damage. Certainly don't trust the usual suspects with an air gun - it's much better to put the wheels on the car yourself with a decent torque wrench.
Thanks very much for the feed back, there doesn't seem to be much information on here about how the refurbs are lasting after the Lepsons guarantee has expired (is it still 12 months?).
Best Regards
Keith.
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I had some refurbed but all it takes is bad tyre fitter or stone chips and your back to square one, spoke with the guy who owns pristine alloy refurbs and he's ended up just painting his in high gloss silver with black inners, think that's the route I will take when the white worm comes back!
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I had some refurbed but all it takes is bad tyre fitter or stone chips and your back to square one, spoke with the guy who owns pristine alloy refurbs and he's ended up just painting his in high gloss silver with black inners, think that's the route I will take when the white worm comes back!
You should have asked for a photo would like to see how they look.
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I had some refurbed but all it takes is bad tyre fitter or stone chips and your back to square one, spoke with the guy who owns pristine alloy refurbs and he's ended up just painting his in high gloss silver with black inners, think that's the route I will take when the white worm comes back!
This could be an option, as Snoopy says, can you get us a photo?
Best Regards
Keith.
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Not much help as i have no picture but i got my Mk6's monza's painted after the whiteworm, came up great they looked a bit darker but a couple of people commented that they looked better.
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How long you had these done for by Lepsons then Dereks? Still looking nice?
Mine are getting bad now so going to have them done, dealers has offered £90 a wheel but they replace them with ones already refurbed, don't know who they use. So you affectively part ex your wheels for some other ones. The bonus is you get your car back within an hour!