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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 02:16 PM
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New or repaired wheel?

One of the local tire shops chipped one of my silver V-spoke wheels. He ordered a remanufactured wheel but the paint looked like it had a lot of “orange peal” in it, and the color looked slightly different. Does anyone know of a wheel repair shop that has a better/closer to OEM finish? Or should I try to get a new wheel?
 
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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 02:37 PM
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Try www.wheelcollision.com I had a Chromed r-90 repaired there this spring and it came back great. They repaired a lip grind on outside and a slight bend on inside, then rechromed. The R-90 is a two piece wheel. It was not exactly cheap, but the old addage"You get what you pay for" comes to mind.
 
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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 02:42 PM
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^^ i had my SSR wheels (IntegralA2) repaired by them long time ago. they did a
nice job.
 
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Old Sep 19, 2006 | 02:16 PM
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Forgive me if I am wrong but those are both chrome wheels right? Anybody know how good they are with painted wheels?

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Old Sep 19, 2006 | 06:39 PM
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^ IntegralA2 was a silver painted wheel, not chrome.
 
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