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Originally Posted by dbs600
Hi all,
Unfortunately, I'm about to deal with my first bent wheel on my BMW without having wheel and tire insurance. As previously mentioned, I live in Hewlett on Long Island.
The bend is on the inside at back of the wheel, so no painting or refinishing necessary, thankfully.
I visited two shops today: Elite in Plainview and Wheel-Fix-It in Freeport. Also called Long Island Rim Repair in Freeport last night. Al's Hubcaps is an absolute no go; experienced major run around there before.
Elite wants $80 for the wheel off of the car or $100 if I leave the car overnight, Wheel-Fix-It wants $75 and only accepts wheels off cars and Long Island Rim Repair wants $80 for the wheel off the car or $90 if I leave the car. Long Island Rim Repair also claims they can complete the work in 3 hours.
Anyone know which shops Rallye BMW or BMW of Freeport sublet wheel repair work to and how much either dealer charges for same? And anyone have any experience with any or all of the shops mentioned; any better than the others; quality of workmanship, customer service, etc.?
A friend recommended 212 Motoring in Brooklyn, but I believe they sublet the work just like the dealers do. I did, however, visit Phenomenal Vinyl today in Oceanside; seems like a legit operation that may give Detailing Dynamics of Mineola a run for the money, but DD remains king, no doubt.
Thanks!
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I went to Elite with a bent rim last year. I think they charged me $150 with the tire on. Gave them the rim and a couple of days later got the rim back but the color did not match. Gave them another rim for comparison got it resprayed and they still didn't match. I would up just buying a brand new rim. Lesson learned. I will never go to them again for anything. I've had problems with them in the past and figured it was a fluke. If you have regular plain OEM silver rims you'll be fine but anything else I would use someone else.