Lola's Mom
Seasoned Member
Well .... does anyone have any experience with polishing the stock aluminum rims??? I .... uh ... got a little road rash on one yesterday .... and the french fries were not even worth it...
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Thank you for the PM about LA Wheels ....
Here is what I have found out. The wheel can be polished out ... and even a clear coat will be applied ... the cost of the polish will be $100.00 - we think it's more than fair .... so much so we have decided that we will probably have all 4 done. This would have probably been a great time to justify chrome .... but, I don't think so anymore .... now that Lola is 8 years old - we will just enjoy 'original' her the way she came into the world.
Thank you for the PM about LA Wheels ....
Here is what I have found out. The wheel can be polished out ... and even a clear coat will be applied ... the cost of the polish will be $100.00 - we think it's more than fair .... so much so we have decided that we will probably have all 4 done. This would have probably been a great time to justify chrome .... but, I don't think so anymore .... now that Lola is 8 years old - we will just enjoy 'original' her the way she came into the world.
I guess everything is more expensive out west. I had to have three wheels repaired on Supa's SHO because of 'curb rash' and is was 180.00 for all three. Plus he drove up in his 'mobile office' truck and did them at my office.
Until she can show me, she won't do it again< I won't be getting her chrome wheels!!
Wow Cubby, your wife and your friends are rough on the wheels of your cars!
If you have seen the SHO, you would have thought George or Bruce had been driving it!
Sounds like a new 'club' ![/QUOTWhen I must use a car wash I do the pressure spray no touch only!!!......
Yes .... they do need to take the wheels off - and yes, there is a place called LA Tires about 2 hours from here that does exchange the rims ... we actually at one time had made an appointment to go up there and buy a set of chrome ... but then we didn't ..... I think we decided that we would take one more KY trip with the alums and then put them on - because tires get beat to Hell-o on some of the roads -- especially those in Oklahoma .... but then we just didn't ...and now I'm glad because if I had done this to a chrome wheel I would be . I agree ... chrome wheels are beeeeuuuteeeful .....If your gonna get the rim repolished don't they have to take the tire off? If they don't how will they reclear the rim to match the others? Thought theirs a place called rim exchange in Cali. That will exchange your rims with chrome ones for est. 600.00. Chrome is easier to maintain doesn't pit if you clean and wax and IMO looks better. Good way to change it up alittle. My stock clear coat has little peel marks in the corners of some of the spokes and I think it looks terrible (only 8,000 on her). Waiting till I burn up the tires I will b getting some new rims and tires by fall.