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All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: u01atc8 on April 10, 2010, 12:34:15 pm

Title: Diamond cut wheels refurb.. Badly needed
Post by: u01atc8 on April 10, 2010, 12:34:15 pm: Ok so I have some replica monza 2s that have got diamond cut face and black insert. But the diamond cut face has blistered or "White wormed.. How can I fix this myself withou removing the black. As no regurber in my area or further a field has said they will do it. And the one I found down south has said about Â£120 a wheel and that's more than thy cost new now.. Any help would be great. I'll try get a pic up soon.
Title: Re: Diamond cut wheels refurb.. Badly needed
Post by: mclovin on April 10, 2010, 01:11:35 pm: Try these guys, Â£160 for all four wheels...

http://www.wheelrefurbishing.co.uk/pricelist.htm (http://www.wheelrefurbishing.co.uk/pricelist.htm)
Title: Re: Diamond cut wheels refurb.. Badly needed
Post by: RedRobin on April 10, 2010, 01:28:52 pm: If you've had these replicas for less than 12 months then why can't you get them replaced under warranty?
Title: Re: Diamond cut wheels refurb.. Badly needed
Post by: 182_blue on April 10, 2010, 02:14:49 pm: Quote from: mclovin on April 10, 2010, 01:11:35 pm
Try these guys, Â£160 for all four wheels...

http://www.wheelrefurbishing.co.uk/pricelist.htm (http://www.wheelrefurbishing.co.uk/pricelist.htm)

price says from Â£192+ vat For diamond cut (as he will have tyres on them)
Title: Re: Diamond cut wheels refurb.. Badly needed
Post by: u01atc8 on April 10, 2010, 02:16:31 pm: Is that Â£160 including the black insert aswell?
Title: Re: Diamond cut wheels refurb.. Badly needed
Post by: Gti Jal on April 10, 2010, 08:55:14 pm: These guys are beyond sh*t. Devastatingly hopeless. Pure rip off - AVOID!!! I speak from bitter experience.
Title: Re: Diamond cut wheels refurb.. Badly needed
Post by: mclovin on April 12, 2010, 05:10:03 pm: Bugger. Anywhere else that can do this work for a reasonable price? I need to get mine refurbed this summer too.
Title: Re: Diamond cut wheels refurb.. Badly needed
Post by: WhiteGTI on April 12, 2010, 06:49:31 pm: These guys are meant to be pretty good:

http://www.spitandpolish.co.uk/

See if your local garage deals with them if you live far away!
Title: Re: Diamond cut wheels refurb.. Badly needed
Post by: scooba on May 08, 2010, 10:12:17 pm: TRY wheel works in crawley very good from my experiance
Title: Re: Diamond cut wheels refurb.. Badly needed
Post by: BeezerDiesel on May 09, 2010, 10:51:57 am: I can only echo what Robin says: try and get them repaired under warranty. Although I not that some sellers of replicas that have diamond cut finishes only give a very limited warranty on the finish.

I used Pristine to do a set of genuine ones a few years ago. They did a good job of it for reasonable money, but their prices may have gone up a bit since then.
Personally I'd just get 'em powdercoated either anthracite or satin black.
Title: Re: Diamond cut wheels refurb.. Badly needed
Post by: RedRobin on May 09, 2010, 11:20:24 am: ....

How about A1 Wolverhampton?

Have a read through this thread for more info:

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,726.0.html

Hoping this helps :happy2:
Title: Re: Diamond cut wheels refurb.. Badly needed
Post by: DMcG on May 11, 2010, 05:32:26 pm: As above spit and polish in Tonbridge or Lepsoms? Gillingham way I think.