Dropped off my MRR's at Wheel Technologies
#1
06-14-2009, 11:54 AM
Dropped off my MRR's at Wheel Technologies
When it rained a couple weeks ago, I hit some oil on the road and jumped a curb. Bent my left rear camber arm, hence the wanted ad in our classified forum, cracked my front left wheel and destroyed the lip on my left rear.
I talked to the guy at wheels america that did Domenic's wheels and he quoted me an unreasonable amount to do the wheels. He first gave me a flat rate and then proceeded to add more because of whatever reason.
So I gave Wheel Technologies a call and they said $125 each wheel, no matter what the damage is or what kind of custom work. I was a little skeptical about it at first when I walked in to the place. The office seemed like something you would see in a sweat shop...haha. I spoke with Eric about what I wanted and he said to just talk to the shop foreman.
I showed the foreman the wheel that was the worst and he said that there would be no problems. I told him that I didn't want to go back to the hypersilver finish and that I wanted machined/polished lips. Once again he said no problem, but he would need a couple of extra days to get them right. They do have a one day turn-around but he could tell I was pretty particular about what I wanted. He called me the next day and asked me to come in and take a look at the color of the spokes since I wasn't even sure how dark I wanted them. BTW these guys only do powdercoating unless you specify otherwise. They looked awesome!! He said the machining and polishing would be another day or two so I told him to take his time.
Got a call the next day to pick em up and this is what I got!
Man I was fckin stoked! Exactly what I wanted!!! Its not quite a mirror finish but I can get it closer if I think I need to.
This is what they looked like before
Total was 550 with mounting and balancing.
I'm excited. The car is at Grubbs right now with a throttle issue but as soon as I get it back, I'll post more photos with the wheels on the car
Whaddya guys think?!
They're really dirty but you guys kinda see whats going on here lol.
I talked to the guy at wheels america that did Domenic's wheels and he quoted me an unreasonable amount to do the wheels. He first gave me a flat rate and then proceeded to add more because of whatever reason.
So I gave Wheel Technologies a call and they said $125 each wheel, no matter what the damage is or what kind of custom work. I was a little skeptical about it at first when I walked in to the place. The office seemed like something you would see in a sweat shop...haha. I spoke with Eric about what I wanted and he said to just talk to the shop foreman.
I showed the foreman the wheel that was the worst and he said that there would be no problems. I told him that I didn't want to go back to the hypersilver finish and that I wanted machined/polished lips. Once again he said no problem, but he would need a couple of extra days to get them right. They do have a one day turn-around but he could tell I was pretty particular about what I wanted. He called me the next day and asked me to come in and take a look at the color of the spokes since I wasn't even sure how dark I wanted them. BTW these guys only do powdercoating unless you specify otherwise. They looked awesome!! He said the machining and polishing would be another day or two so I told him to take his time.
Got a call the next day to pick em up and this is what I got!
Man I was fckin stoked! Exactly what I wanted!!! Its not quite a mirror finish but I can get it closer if I think I need to.
This is what they looked like before
Total was 550 with mounting and balancing.
I'm excited. The car is at Grubbs right now with a throttle issue but as soon as I get it back, I'll post more photos with the wheels on the car
Whaddya guys think?!
They're really dirty but you guys kinda see whats going on here lol.
Last edited by JBF; 06-17-2009 at 09:12 PM. Reason: added photo on car
#2
06-14-2009, 03:41 PM
When it rained a couple weeks ago, I hit some oil on the road and jumped a curb. Bent my left rear camber arm, hence the wanted ad in our classified forum, cracked my front left wheel and destroyed the lip on my left rear.
I talked to the guy at wheels america that did Domenic's wheels and he quoted me an unreasonable amount to do the wheels. He first gave me a flat rate and then proceeded to add more because of whatever reason.
So I gave Wheel Technologies a call and they said $125 each wheel, no matter what the damage is or what kind of custom work. I was a little skeptical about it at first when I walked in to the place. The office seemed like something you would see in a sweat shop...haha. I spoke with Eric about what I wanted and he said to just talk to the shop foreman.
I showed the foreman the wheel that was the worst and he said that there would be no problems. I told him that I didn't want to go back to the hypersilver finish and that I wanted machined/polished lips. Once again he said no problem, but he would need a couple of extra days to get them right. They do have a one day turn-around but he could tell I was pretty particular about what I wanted. He called me the next day and asked me to come in and take a look at the color of the spokes since I wasn't even sure how dark I wanted them. BTW these guys only do powdercoating unless you specify otherwise. They looked awesome!! He said the machining and polishing would be another day or two so I told him to take his time.
Got a call the next day to pick em up and this is what I got!
Man I was fckin stoked! Exactly what I wanted!!! Its not quite a mirror finish but I can get it closer if I think I need to.
This is what they looked like before
Total was 550 with mounting and balancing.
I'm excited. The car is at Grubbs right now with a throttle issue but as soon as I get it back, I'll post more photos with the wheels on the car
Whaddya guys think?!
I talked to the guy at wheels america that did Domenic's wheels and he quoted me an unreasonable amount to do the wheels. He first gave me a flat rate and then proceeded to add more because of whatever reason.
So I gave Wheel Technologies a call and they said $125 each wheel, no matter what the damage is or what kind of custom work. I was a little skeptical about it at first when I walked in to the place. The office seemed like something you would see in a sweat shop...haha. I spoke with Eric about what I wanted and he said to just talk to the shop foreman.
I showed the foreman the wheel that was the worst and he said that there would be no problems. I told him that I didn't want to go back to the hypersilver finish and that I wanted machined/polished lips. Once again he said no problem, but he would need a couple of extra days to get them right. They do have a one day turn-around but he could tell I was pretty particular about what I wanted. He called me the next day and asked me to come in and take a look at the color of the spokes since I wasn't even sure how dark I wanted them. BTW these guys only do powdercoating unless you specify otherwise. They looked awesome!! He said the machining and polishing would be another day or two so I told him to take his time.
Got a call the next day to pick em up and this is what I got!
Man I was fckin stoked! Exactly what I wanted!!! Its not quite a mirror finish but I can get it closer if I think I need to.
This is what they looked like before
Total was 550 with mounting and balancing.
I'm excited. The car is at Grubbs right now with a throttle issue but as soon as I get it back, I'll post more photos with the wheels on the car
Whaddya guys think?!
Damn, looks freaking awesome!
I'm sorry the Wheels America folks couldn't get you a good rate
In the end at least your wheels came out perfect. Can't wait to see more pics.
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