[ShyGuy]

My rims were really beat up and I needed a new look for my car. I called around town to a couple well known wheel repair shops and ended up going with Western Wheelcraft (http://www.westernwheelcraft.com) after a recommendation from a member of the forums. Apparently they do a lot of the OEM repairs for the dealerships around town as well.

Mike @ WWC did a fantastic job on my rims and it cost me far less than what any of the other wheel repair shops quoted. The finish was spot on (I was looking for a satin black) and the major curbing that I had on my rims before is completely gone. I couldn't be happier.

The great thing about them is that they do mobile repairs too for those who need a quick repair on a rim or two and Mike is an awesome guy to deal with! Here are some pictures.

Before:
http://www3.telus.net/justinliu/M3/DSC01611%20(Large).JPG
http://www3.telus.net/justinliu/M3/DSC01612%20(Large).JPG
http://www3.telus.net/justinliu/M3/DSC01614%20(Large).JPG
http://www3.telus.net/justinliu/M3/DSC01617%20(Large).JPG

After (sorry for the water on the wheels. Just washed the car):
http://www3.telus.net/justinliu/M3/new/DSC02093%20(Large).JPG
http://www3.telus.net/justinliu/M3/new/DSC02095%20(Large).JPG

Shots of the car:
http://www3.telus.net/justinliu/M3/new/DSC02087%20(Large).JPG
http://www3.telus.net/justinliu/M3/new/DSC02088%20(Large).JPG
http://www3.telus.net/justinliu/M3/new/DSC02096%20(Large).JPG

If you guys are looking to get your wheels refinished, I definitely recommend western wheelcraft.

[GabAlmighty]

What made you choose them over Panther?

[alex.w *//]

they don't have a shop?

all they have is a van to do the work in?

[tool001]

What made you choose them over Panther?

my rims we dented, panther told me will cost $300 to fix, and paint match blah blah. went to nubrite ,did my job for $160+ tax.
just my exp....

[TOPEC]

they don't have a shop?

all they have is a van to do the work in?

The great thing about them is that they do mobile repairs too for those who need a quick repair on a rim or two and Mike is an awesome guy to deal with!

reading>you

[StylinRed]

cool, my wheels could do with a repair, was always interested but never looked around for places that did it

[hal0g0dv2]

wheels look nice

[ALEX1988]

Nice...
I think I saw you today...hasting+ main around 1 pm...

[ShyGuy]

I went with western wheelcraft because they gave me a great deal.

Mike did tell me that they only do cosmetic wheel repair though. If you have any bends you need to take it to greens/nu brite/panthers.

After seeing the powdercoating thread I thought about brining my wheels there but they didn't do curb repair. It didn't cost me much more to get my wheels repaired and repainted by WWC.
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[impactX]

So what were you doing at Main and Hastings at 1pm? :D

[mmmk]

I've been to both Greens and Panthers.
Greens did a shitty job. Panthers charged me an arm and a leg.

I will try out Western Wheelcraft next time I need to fix a set of wheels!

[orgasm_donor]

Rob (Spiker) was telling me how awesome these guys are. We should egt them to sponsor Revscene. :thumbsup:

[BEEB]

so these HRE's a two piece/three piece wheel?

Did they remove the studs and replace the rubber seal when they're powder coating them?

also, if u don't mind letting me know how much they charge? I've a set of 19's Iforge for my M that needed refinish too...

[Roach]

I met Mike about 3 years back. He did an amazing job on my first set of wheels and I've gone back to him since. It helps that he's a super nice guy to deal with.

Western Wheel Craft ftw!

Kev

[Bonka]

Hmm going to try these guys next time too. I used Panther's on one of my rims they didn't even respray the barrel and painted over my rivets.

[pcanime]

where are they located at? and how much did they charge your for set of 19"

[GabAlmighty]

Hmm, first time i've heard something "bad" about Panther. I've had them fix a bend in one wheel (cost me $100+tax) and then they comepletely re-did another set of wheels for me. 3 out of 4 were bent, curb rash on all of them and had them all repainted. I could have gotten replicas for cheaper probably, but damn did they do a good job.

[felixy69]

man...how come ur wheels are so beat....i remember back in the BEG of 2009....ur car was mint and i even took a pic of it while driving beside u !! hhahhaha

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e361/felixy69/Fitfreak/DSC07478.jpg

[ShyGuy]

so these HRE's a two piece/three piece wheel?

Did they remove the studs and replace the rubber seal when they're powder coating them?

also, if u don't mind letting me know how much they charge? I've a set of 19's Iforge for my M that needed refinish too...

They do not take apart the wheel. They don't even take off the tire. He just pushes the tire away from the bead and taped off all the studs when he painted them.

His going rate is usually around $150/wheel but it will vary depending on damage.

My wheels got all curbed during a car meet at oakridge mall. It was in the middle of March last year and it was a nice sunny day. Then outta no where it started snowing like crazy. I tried to get out of the parking lot in the light snow and ended up sliding into the curb.

Mike tells me he's in the process of getting a second truck so he should be able to handle more business. He's currently pretty swamped with dealer contracts.

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

sick m3
E46 ftw

[Greenstoner]

did you only have the curbage on 1 wheel ? how much it cost you ?

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

They do not take apart the wheel. They don't even take off the tire. He just pushes the tire away from the bead and taped off all the studs when he painted them.

His going rate is usually around $150/wheel but it will vary depending on damage.

My wheels got all curbed during a car meet at oakridge mall. It was in the middle of March last year and it was a nice sunny day. Then outta no where it started snowing like crazy. I tried to get out of the parking lot in the light snow and ended up sliding into the curb.

Mike tells me he's in the process of getting a second truck so he should be able to handle more business. He's currently pretty swamped with dealer contracts.

almost about the same as panther

[124Y]

Those wheels look amazing! :eek:
Satin/matte black wheels FTW!

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

no its becuz the car is amazing


E46 > E90 anyday
just need a SC if you feel the inline aint fast enough

:D

[JDM4DR]

Mike at Western WheelCraft is a GREAT guy. I work at Richmond Lexus and i see him every week sometimes more.
He does great work and his crew are all very nice guys.

I would recommend anyone to him. I just talked to him on the phone and told him of all the love he was getting from SHYGUY. He is stoked.

I also told him to look into becoming a sponsor. =)

Sorry to go off topic a bit.. M3 looks SICK!!!!! =)

[Z3guy]

Hey Shyguy, thxs for posting, I just called Mike...great guy, he is coming to my house to quote tomorrow night! can't wait!

[!Yaminashi]

Also gave him a call today, super nice guy on the phone.
Will probably get my wheel fixed by him sometime next week :)

[donot521]

Nice Car
Nice Rims before and after


But you need to work on your parking dude

[BEEB]

that's not bad for $150/wheel.
I thought that was powder coated, would like to see the longivity of the paint.

[pcanime]

I think is kind of pricy for $150/wheel and not taking the tires off. don't tell me that he just put an other coat of paint on top of 1.

panther and greens charge about the same price, but they take tires off.

also, powdercoating would cost less, there a place in mitchel island that do sandblast for like $30/wheel, and powdercoat is like $40/wheel, that come total of $75/wheel, cheaper then painting it, just to my cent.

[TypeRNammer]

My wheels got all curbed during a car meet at oakridge mall. It was in the middle of March last year and it was a nice sunny day. Then outta no where it started snowing like crazy. I tried to get out of the parking lot in the light snow and ended up sliding into the curb.


Nice Car
Nice Rims before and after


But you need to work on your parking dude

Didn't you read the thread? :facepalm:

[vash13]

I think is kind of pricy for $150/wheel and not taking the tires off. don't tell me that he just put an other coat of paint on top of 1.

panther and greens charge about the same price, but they take tires off.

also, powdercoating would cost less, there a place in mitchel island that do sandblast for like $30/wheel, and powdercoat is like $40/wheel, that come total of $75/wheel, cheaper then painting it, just to my cent.

Hmm..pcanime do you have more details about this place you are talking about?

[Shun Izaki]

man... i want to refinish my wheel after chipping them a million times with stupid mistakes, but they have advan RGII stickers on them, that'll be a bitch to get again, and also EMBOSSED advan logo which needs to get taped off :(

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

I think is kind of pricy for $150/wheel and not taking the tires off. don't tell me that he just put an other coat of paint on top of 1.

panther and greens charge about the same price, but they take tires off.

also, powdercoating would cost less, there a place in mitchel island that do sandblast for like $30/wheel, and powdercoat is like $40/wheel, that come total of $75/wheel, cheaper then painting it, just to my cent.

werd, i will stick with my nu brite

those who run expensive rims, dont cheap out on the repair. Unless your rims is under $1500 crap, it really doesnt matter where you get it fixed.

[garage.adrian]

my rims we dented, panther told me will cost $300 to fix, and paint match blah blah. went to nubrite ,did my job for $160+ tax.
just my exp....

Big fan of Nubrite, worked at a shop for a while and every wheel fixed was flawless. Simons a good guy, I've had 2 sets of wheels refinished.

* work equipe 03
* ssr typex

[LanEvoVII]

your cent lol....you still have to get it repaired first
and blasting should be more expensive than the powdercoating itself. not sure where your getting your info from

standard repairs rates are 175
25 mount and balance
25 material fee

anything below 225 you got a good deal

i work with the wheel repair companies for insurance claims

[Anjew]

dude the new look is waaay better!!

[drunkrussian]

the black looks a lot better!

[chrisjay]

mike at western wheelcraft is a really nice guy!! they mainly do cosmetic repairs but are expanding day by day. if u need ur rims fixed the turn around time could be the same day depending if they are swamp. fast and friendly service

heres the website: http://westernwheelcraft.com/
mike 604.710.6174

[jlenko]

Mike came by and got my rims today... should be a few days :)

Then I'll have good-as-new graphite Enkei RS-5's :D

[PDA_86]

Man, that looks fantastic.

[G-spec]

your car looks great dude, good job on the wheels too.... I saw you parked at Cambie yesterday and today too I think... I guess you were there for the basketball tournament, so was I...

what team were you on ?

[flipkc]

Panther may be more expensive then the rest but there's a reason for that...they get everyone elses work, ie. Green's, Nubrite, etc. as well as regular customer inflow.

[ShyGuy]

I'm now thinking about getting spacers to fill out the fender in the front. What size do you think I'll need to get it just inside the fender? 10mm? 12mm?

your car looks great dude, good job on the wheels too.... I saw you parked at Cambie yesterday and today too I think... I guess you were there for the basketball tournament, so was I...

what team were you on ?

Yah I was there for the tournament...I was on SVPGMBC

you?

[G-spec]

^. was that the red team with team jerseys that was talkin shit to me the whole game?

I dont know what my team is called, I was a last minute pickup only knew 1 guy on my team. I was the white guy with the white arm sleeve and red and white iversons...

I'd like to know what did I ever say or do to your team for them
to be talkin all that shit to me that last game we played on sunday at 3..
we werent even playing you guys, you guys were in the bleachers!
And all the trash talk was directed directly towards me from what I heard, why was that?
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[jlenko]

Mike just dropped off my refinished rims:

http://www.bcjbody.org/jlenko/enkei/rims1.JPG

To quote my wife: "Holy crap! Those look awesome!"

Considering how badly curbed it was... it looks brand new now. I can't say enough good stuff about Western Wheelcraft! Totally awesome service... comes to your house, picks up the rims, takes 'em away... they're back a couple of days later. Just a great, great guy!!

[ShyGuy]

^. was that the red team with team jerseys that was talkin shit to me the whole game?

I dont know what my team is called, I was a last minute pickup only knew 1 guy on my team. I was the white guy with the white arm sleeve and red and white iversons...

I'd like to know what did I ever say or do to your team for them
to be talkin all that shit to me that last game we played on sunday at 3..
we werent even playing you guys, you guys were in the bleachers!
And all the trash talk was directed directly towards me from what I heard, why was that?
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Haha..what? I think you misunderstood...we were cheering for the other team because they needed to score more than 20 points against u guys for us to advance to the 3rd place game...trust me there was no shit spoken about you.

[G-spec]

Oh ok then I wasnt paying too much attention so I definitely misheard then, I was too into the game...It just sounded like every time I got the ball you guys got loud
And nobody told me about that point spread bullshit either, its weird how that works, i play a lot of ball and have never seen a tourney format like that...
Only after the game they told me that if we won that last game by more than 30, we would have advanced... If i knew that shit before the game i would have dropped a few more 3's, we only won by 22 so it wasnt enough...

How did you guys do, what place?
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[frojoe]

That semi-gloss black is a HUGE improvement, although you really can't complain with HRE's any way they look!! :)

[ShyGuy]

Oh ok then I wasnt paying too much attention so I definitely misheard then, I was too into the game...It just sounded like every time I got the ball you guys got loud
And nobody told me about that point spread bullshit either, its weird how that works, i play a lot of ball and have never seen a tourney format like that...
Only after the game they told me that if we won that last game by more than 30, we would have advanced... If i knew that shit before the game i would have dropped a few more 3's, we only won by 22 so it wasnt enough...

How did you guys do, what place?
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Yah it was a stupid system...we placed 3rd..

[peanutshawn]

wow looks really nice!!