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Had them refinished, checked for runout and powder coated.
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I had my car in the air for other reasons for a short period and used the time to drop my rims with tires off.
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Got quoted $150 per rim to have OEM turbo twists refinished on 03 4s. Said they�d look new. Is this a fair price? Plan on doing it when I switch back to summer tires.
Thanks
The last set I had done by someone else was in 2009 and it was $135.00 per wheel. If you factor in inflation, $150.00 seems very reasonable.
For context, my wheels had the barrels polished and the centers powder coated black. My only beef was that they powder coated the surface that mates to the rotor which is a no-no.
i was told if i leave the car late one afternoon, they would be back and new tires mounted by the close of the following day. i would be going through the shop that i'm buying the tires from.
I had my car in the air for other reasons for a short period and used the time to drop my rims with tires off.
They had my wheels for 4 business days to repair and apply a 2 stage powder coat. Dismounting and remounting of tires included.
I don't think mine took more than 4-5 days. I dropped the wheels off along with the new tires.
Nothing personal but there was no way I was leaving my car with these guys for five days. Plus, I'm pretty sure the guy second from left is the son of the parking lot attendant from Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
Be happy you even got a quote. I contacted every rim repair place in Milwaukee, and not a single one even responded to me. So, I still have some wheel curb rash.
@SoCal911T - I dropped my Twists off at the same place last week to get trued, painted (gunmetal), and cleared. Brian (AKA the Ferris Bueller guy...LOL) has been very cool to work with so far.
I didn't leave my car there either - that part of El Cajon has gotten REALLY sketchy over the past 10 years. I was headed to Gillespie Field a couple of months ago and noticed a lady of arguable repute reclining in the Napa parking lot displaying her wares to passers-by; turns out she was marketing short-term vagina rentals. This was at 7AM on a Sunday...I was impressed by her work ethic.
Pricing hasn't changed much since 2009 (for wheel refinishing - can't opine about the other item) - I'm at $550 out the door. For truing, painting, clearing, and curing, they quoted 5 business days. Price also includes refinishing my existing center caps.
I also dealt with Brian and he seemed like a stand up guy. He was posting wheels for sale back then on a BMW forum under the user name "davidchargers". I remember calling him
Dave
instead of Brian a few times. IIRC, the older guy on the far right in the pic I posted is Brian's
real
Dad and the owner of the company. My comments were tongue in cheek and not leaving my car there was for my own convenience and that I share your opinion of that part of El Cajon (no offense to any El Cajonians).
Maybe she was catering to the before church/up all night tweaker customer demographic. I was last in El Cajon in 2017 where my Mom's Mercedes indie is (she lived in La Mesa) and it is definitely changing...
Verified that refurbishing, including barrels and powder coating will cost $160/rim, i thought previously it was $150. They will do a run-out test and provide results. 2 full days (drop off early a.m. day 1 and pick-up end of day 2) to complete and then mount/balance new summer tires. thanks for all the feedback.
That's called the "late add on Porsche tax" ! I was quoted $175 ea. for my Sport Classic II's a couple years ago. Since I could only get two in the car I had, I dropped them off first and brought the other 2 a few days later. Granted, they're more complicated than twists, but my price went to $230 ea. for the second two...
... it's not like I had much of a choice
Where you getting it done? I think we live in the same area. I've been back and forth on just getting them redone, the barrels are shot versus powder coating a different color.
Going thru Hot Rides in Morrisville PA. Buy my tires there and they previously did my stereo upgrade and radar installation. They send them out, not sure where but its local due to quick turnaround. If u call, ask for Dan. Mention my silver c4s, he'll know it.
