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Offline Gingernick

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alloy wheel refurb
« on: 10 August 2015, 12:42 »
I kerbed one of my alloys (standard 18's on the Gti) early on in my cars life and it has bugged me for ages!

now it looks like its got a touch of white worm around the damaged area....can these wheels be refurbed or is it a case of a new wheel?

based in the north east of england so no idea of available repair places up here!
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Re: alloy wheel refurb
« Reply #1 on: 10 August 2015, 16:33 »
I kerbed one of my alloys (standard 18's on the Gti) early on in my cars life and it has bugged me for ages!

now it looks like its got a touch of white worm around the damaged area....can these wheels be refurbed or is it a case of a new wheel?

based in the north east of england so no idea of available repair places up here!

I should imagine it can easily be refurbished by a specialist company who refurb diamond cut wheels, such as Lepsons or Pristine.  Don't know about what's in your local area but the 2 below are renowned alloy repairers who can do diamond cut wheel.  Neither are near you but both offer free courier/carriage so you can send the wheel away to them.

http://www.lepsons.com

http://www.pristinealloywheels.co.uk
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Offline GeoBog

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Re: alloy wheel refurb
« Reply #2 on: 12 August 2015, 18:17 »
A1 Wheels in Wolverhampton have got good feedback on MK5 forum. They seem to be experts in refurbing the Monza Diamond Cut wheels which are not that different to the Austins.
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