Nick Shepherd
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I bought a set of wheels recently from Andy that were a bit on the well used side with a view to getting them tarted up. I took them into PPS in Inverurie who blast and powder coat all sorts of stuff, including wheels. Went up there today to pick them up and they have done a very nice job of them. I had Tawse Tyres round the corner from PPS swap my tyres on to the wheels and took my other wheels back to PPS to get the same treatment up in readiness for some BFG KM2s later in the summer.
The powder coat is so lavish that the tyre guys had to buff it off the inside so that the wheel would fit properly back on to the hubs at the back, it's a pretty snug fit.
Old wheels (which were a little better than the replacements I bought:
New wheels:
Costs were:
Replacement wheels - £20 each = £100
Blasting and coating - £45 per wheel = £225
Swapping tyres, balancing and new stems - £13 each - £65
So, for £78 a wheel I got some new, matt black, Toyota wheels that look pretty spiffy. I could have bought some cheap steel wheels for the same price but I know these will do the job and are made for the car.
The powder coat is so lavish that the tyre guys had to buff it off the inside so that the wheel would fit properly back on to the hubs at the back, it's a pretty snug fit.
Old wheels (which were a little better than the replacements I bought:
New wheels:
Costs were:
Replacement wheels - £20 each = £100
Blasting and coating - £45 per wheel = £225
Swapping tyres, balancing and new stems - £13 each - £65
So, for £78 a wheel I got some new, matt black, Toyota wheels that look pretty spiffy. I could have bought some cheap steel wheels for the same price but I know these will do the job and are made for the car.
