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Old Jan 14, 2016 | 09:25 PM
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Any rim repair shops?

I recently found out that 2 of my rims are bent slightly and I was hoping to get some recommendations on where I could possibly take it to in order to repair it. I am currently running SSR Type F 18x8 rims. Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
Old Jan 14, 2016 | 09:56 PM
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Wheel Techniques in Santa Clara
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Old Jan 15, 2016 | 07:58 AM
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Old Jan 15, 2016 | 09:33 AM
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Wheel Techniques in Santa Clara
I don't know...I think they only work on "wheels".

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Old Jan 15, 2016 | 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by turfshark
Rite-Way in Walnut Creek
Rite-Way does top notch work, but they also change top notch prices. From my visits there couple years back, I did not see many cars below the 6-figure mark.

They quotes me $400-500/wheel to fix and powder coat a set of '04 STi BBS wheels but Walnut Creek is a white washed rich area with Teslas instead of Priuses, so the shop changes proportionately to the median incomes.
Old Jan 15, 2016 | 01:08 PM
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Here is my thread from a while back asking the same question...it has other shop suggestions in it as well

https://www.i-club.com/forums/bay-ar...-creek-246937/
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Originally Posted by LxJLthr
Rite-Way does top notch work, but they also change top notch prices. From my visits there couple years back, I did not see many cars below the 6-figure mark.

They quotes me $400-500/wheel to fix and powder coat a set of '04 STi BBS wheels but Walnut Creek is a white washed rich area with Teslas instead of Priuses, so the shop changes proportionately to the median incomes.
i agree it's not cheap and i am mostly vouching for the quality as i don't have experience with any other shops. when i had mine done (a while ago) it was one of the only shops around me that would touch aluminum wheels.
Old Jan 15, 2016 | 03:54 PM
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i agree it's not cheap and i am mostly vouching for the quality as i don't have experience with any other shops. when i had mine done (a while ago) it was one of the only shops around me that would touch aluminum wheels.
I am not questioning their quality, more so difference between "Not Cheap" and "Overpriced Simply Because We Can". I went to Fremont and got just as good of work for fraction of the price because...well...it is industrial Fremont. Location location location location
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Thanks for the recommendations, I will take a look at both places, you guys are awesome!
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Originally Posted by LxJLthr
Rite-Way does top notch work, but they also change top notch prices. From my visits there couple years back, I did not see many cars below the 6-figure mark.

They quotes me $400-500/wheel to fix and powder coat a set of '04 STi BBS wheels but Walnut Creek is a white washed rich area with Teslas instead of Priuses, so the shop changes proportionately to the median incomes.
Wow, they must have raised prices or something. They fixed a couple of bent and curb rashed 04 BBS wheels for $100 per wheel. This was about 6 years ago though. They do great work.
Old Jan 16, 2016 | 08:00 AM
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Wow, they must have raised prices or something. They fixed a couple of bent and curb rashed 04 BBS wheels for $100 per wheel. This was about 6 years ago though. They do great work.
My quote was ~3 years back. It broke down into $200/wheel for curb rash fixing + $200/wheel for powder coat in "basic" colors or $300 for the "fancier" bronze color I wanted. So it would have been $2,000 total for the set.

No no no no...
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Originally Posted by LxJLthr
My quote was ~3 years back. It broke down into $200/wheel for curb rash fixing + $200/wheel for powder coat in "basic" colors or $300 for the "fancier" bronze color I wanted. So it would have been $2,000 total for the set.

No no no no...
I got my whole set of P1s media blasted and powder coated for $300 in Santa Clara. There are shops that will do it for less too, but I know this guy does good work for sure.

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Originally Posted by LxJLthr
Rite-Way does top notch work, but they also change top notch prices. From my visits there couple years back, I did not see many cars below the 6-figure mark.

They quotes me $400-500/wheel to fix and powder coat a set of '04 STi BBS wheels but Walnut Creek is a white washed rich area with Teslas instead of Priuses, so the shop changes proportionately to the median incomes.
what a strong comment :P To be honest. It's not Walnut Creek exactly... It's just centrally located
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