Got the 19's fitted today , but after driving about for the last couple of hours i have to say i prefer the 20's …….

Looks good Mick, who's doing the powder coating?

strange that most peeps say that 19'' give a more comfortable ride..maybe its your tyres mick..correct pressures? ... - .- -.




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Tyres are at the right pressure stan

@ 47p2 … This company up in EK John , they done the sister in laws Merc the other day turned out very nice ….
http://www.thewheelspecialist.co.uk/locations/glasgow/

I took the Audi wheels into ESP, Stronend Street this morning, would be good to see the comparison between the two companies finished work

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I just went for the basic back to LR finish @ £55 + vat a wheel some of the other finishes that they do are really nice

Mick, check the inside of the spokes etc for pitting, I had my wife's cars rims done by him a while back and on 1st inspection they looked great, but when I looked closer they weren't good and I eventually had them re-done after much arguing....

Is ESP still run by Trevor....? Had wheels done by him 10+ years ago and they were superb, think it was only £20 a rim at the time.....

Yes Paul, Trevor is still running ESP, I also had wheels done by him many years ago and the finish was superb, sold the car 5 years after having the wheels done and they still looked new.

Since then I have tried Chameleon in Renfrew and I wouldn't go back to them, their work was some of the worst I have ever seen and when I took a wheel into the tyre fitter he was shocked at the state of the inside rim. I've also been to Powdertec in Kinning Park and their work was so-so, but a year after the refurb there is signs of something not quite right.

Another I tried was in Thornliebank Ind Est, the job was ok, looked a little heavy and as the car was sold soon after I don't know how they have lasted.

Speaking with trevor today I was saying about finishes and I didn't want a sparkly finish on my wheels, he said that is only as a last resort, yet Powdertec always recommend it, just laziness on their part I guess.


19" wheel price at ESP is £45+VAT without tyre fitted and £55+VAT with tyre

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MICK wrote:

I just went for the basic back to LR finish @ £55 + vat a wheel some of the other finishes that they do are really nice

Let us see some pictures when you get them back Mick

Might be buying 20's off you at some point dan …..

I've a cheap set of 20s for sale Mick

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Wish I hadn't asked now John.... i had one of my wife's cars wheels re-furbed (again.... Brabus aluminium wheels with 35 profile tyres don't like Glasgow roads it seems) at Powdertec only last month....

My mate got his alloys done at Chameleon a few months ago and they still seem to be holding up ok, I have heard they are a bit hit and miss though.....

Think I'll go back to Trevor in future then, don't like that part of the city but his work is superb....

Thanks for the advice/reply......

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Mick,

The 19" cannot be a harder ride with same tyres at the same pressure. The increased Side-wall acts as a cushion and increases the damping effect.

Either:

1. The new tyres are harder compound
2. The Pressure in the 19"'s are higher.
3. The Pressures in the 20" are lower....

But are they not 275 x 45 tyres on those alloys ……...