E39 M5 Wheel Refinishing, close to OEM look - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

shg_gt500 · 4th July 2009, 08:28

I know this subject has been talked about quite a bit, but I'm looking for the best wheel shop in the US to refinish my e39 M5 wheels. I would like to get them as close to the original color and shadow chrome look as possible, maybe even error a bit on the darker side.

Any suggestions would be great. I'm located in AZ, but willing to ship the wheels to any shop in the US.

Thanks!

Mfreakin5 · 4th July 2009, 08:53

Ye Olde Wheel Shop in Maryland, you won't hear anything bad about their work.

greer · 4th July 2009, 10:13

In Los Angeles and Orange Counties in California the best guy for wheel resurfacing is: Onsite Wheel Repair by Son Tran (714) 742-6855.

He has worked on my M5 wheels and I can vouch for him his work is top notch!

blackxs · 4th July 2009, 12:50

theres tons of spots in AZ that should be able to do it for you, check out azbmw.org

Trojan01 · 5th July 2009, 19:01

Go as the BMW dealer or Porsche dealer where they take the cars to get the wheels refinished. That's what I did out here in Atlanta and they sent me to Wheel Wizards. They did a fantastic job on the shadow chrome for me after the wife scraped the rim going through a drive through.

XCUSM5 · 6th July 2009, 05:22

to the guys that have had a wheel refinished before, did u have to do all 4 wheels? or the one looked close enough to OEM?

beast27 · 6th July 2009, 15:03

I had all four refinished at wheelcollisions in bath, PA. I didn't want to take the chance of different colors and 3 of the four had curb rash. Here's how they came out...

La-Sean · 6th July 2009, 21:25

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LoCalM5 · 7th July 2009, 00:06

I did all of mine at the same time. They all needed at least some work. They came out a little lighter than the OEM color, but I like the way they look with my car color.

graffix000 · 7th July 2009, 21:13

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Originally Posted by beast27

I had all four refinished at wheelcollisions in bath, PA. I didn't want to take the chance of different colors and 3 of the four had curb rash. Here's how they came out...

I had my wheels refinished at Wheel Collision Center last year. I also had my tires mounted by them as I figured they would protect the surface of the wheel.

I have found that the tap is as fragile as glass, and they tore up the rears of the wheels when they installed the tires. It was the back so I did not complain too much about them.

Not sure if I would use them again though. Color only goes so far when they chip FAR easier than the OEM paint.

They responded with all wheels chip. Amazing how I had oem wheels and they never had rock chips, just rash from the prior owner...