Alloy wheel repair help - NorthWest UK
10-22-2007, 09:20 AM
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Well, having contacted these guys on Friday ;
http://www.smartautorepairs.com/exterior.htm - they never came.
Spoke to them Friday evening, they said they would try and come out on Saturday but if not, first thing Monday morning. Saturday came and went. Got a call at about 9:15am this morning saying "sorry, got to go to Manchester then Bolton, will be with you early afternoon". 2pm came and went, I phoned, and was told "we have to go to Stretford, will be with you later". Well, it's now 6:20pm and it's getting dark outside. They haven't called me to say they aren't coming, but to be honest I doubt they are going to show. If they call this evening to say "can we come tomorrow", or call tomorrow (as I suspect), I will just tell them I'm not interested anymore. Unreliability is a trait I cannot stand - I took the day off work and stayed at home all day so this has cost me a day's leave and I'm pretty p!ss3d off!
So;
1) Avoid the above company. Totally unreliable.
2) Can anybody recommend a SMART (or similar) alloy wheel repair company around Warrington / Runcorn in Cheshire? Would prefer a mobile unit that will come to my house but don't mind travelling anywhere in Cheshire for a good non-mobile job.
Thanks...
http://www.smartautorepairs.com/exterior.htm - they never came.
Spoke to them Friday evening, they said they would try and come out on Saturday but if not, first thing Monday morning. Saturday came and went. Got a call at about 9:15am this morning saying "sorry, got to go to Manchester then Bolton, will be with you early afternoon". 2pm came and went, I phoned, and was told "we have to go to Stretford, will be with you later". Well, it's now 6:20pm and it's getting dark outside. They haven't called me to say they aren't coming, but to be honest I doubt they are going to show. If they call this evening to say "can we come tomorrow", or call tomorrow (as I suspect), I will just tell them I'm not interested anymore. Unreliability is a trait I cannot stand - I took the day off work and stayed at home all day so this has cost me a day's leave and I'm pretty p!ss3d off!
So;
1) Avoid the above company. Totally unreliable.
2) Can anybody recommend a SMART (or similar) alloy wheel repair company around Warrington / Runcorn in Cheshire? Would prefer a mobile unit that will come to my house but don't mind travelling anywhere in Cheshire for a good non-mobile job.
Thanks...
10-22-2007, 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Russ1974' post='484598' date='Oct 22 2007, 12:20 PM
Well, having contacted these guys on Friday ;
http://www.smartautorepairs.com/exterior.htm - they never came.
Spoke to them Friday evening, they said they would try and come out on Saturday but if not, first thing Monday morning. Saturday came and went. Got a call at about 9:15am this morning saying "sorry, got to go to Manchester then Bolton, will be with you early afternoon". 2pm came and went, I phoned, and was told "we have to go to Stretford, will be with you later". Well, it's now 6:20pm and it's getting dark outside. They haven't called me to say they aren't coming, but to be honest I doubt they are going to show. If they call this evening to say "can we come tomorrow", or call tomorrow (as I suspect), I will just tell them I'm not interested anymore. Unreliability is a trait I cannot stand - I took the day off work and stayed at home all day so this has cost me a day's leave and I'm pretty p!ss3d off!
So;
1) Avoid the above company. Totally unreliable.
2) Can anybody recommend a SMART (or similar) alloy wheel repair company around Warrington / Runcorn in Cheshire? Would prefer a mobile unit that will come to my house but don't mind travelling anywhere in Cheshire for a good non-mobile job.
Thanks...
http://www.smartautorepairs.com/exterior.htm - they never came.
Spoke to them Friday evening, they said they would try and come out on Saturday but if not, first thing Monday morning. Saturday came and went. Got a call at about 9:15am this morning saying "sorry, got to go to Manchester then Bolton, will be with you early afternoon". 2pm came and went, I phoned, and was told "we have to go to Stretford, will be with you later". Well, it's now 6:20pm and it's getting dark outside. They haven't called me to say they aren't coming, but to be honest I doubt they are going to show. If they call this evening to say "can we come tomorrow", or call tomorrow (as I suspect), I will just tell them I'm not interested anymore. Unreliability is a trait I cannot stand - I took the day off work and stayed at home all day so this has cost me a day's leave and I'm pretty p!ss3d off!
So;
1) Avoid the above company. Totally unreliable.
2) Can anybody recommend a SMART (or similar) alloy wheel repair company around Warrington / Runcorn in Cheshire? Would prefer a mobile unit that will come to my house but don't mind travelling anywhere in Cheshire for a good non-mobile job.
Thanks...
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10-22-2007, 10:14 AM
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Quick update, they just phoned to apologise and said they could still come out today, but having waited in all day I've said not to bother. I've found a few local places so will ring round tomorrow. There is one in Preston (30 miles away) - not a mobile unit, but they'll do it for ?40, so I'll probably end up there if nobody can recommend a closer one (Manchester/Liverpool/Warrington??)
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Originally Posted by Russ1974' post='484629' date='Oct 22 2007, 07:14 PM
Quick update, they just phoned to apologise and said they could still come out today, but having waited in all day I've said not to bother. I've found a few local places so will ring round tomorrow. There is one in Preston (30 miles away) - not a mobile unit, but they'll do it for ?40, so I'll probably end up there if nobody can recommend a closer one (Manchester/Liverpool/Warrington??)
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10-22-2007, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by 525d MSport' post='484696' date='Oct 22 2007, 03:23 PM
Russ, I know of one in Cambridge that is about ?30, so your local for ?40 is not bad value.
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Thank god you've got DMS coming your way, try these guys, ?45 a wheel, I had 2 of mine done and they did a mint job. AWR In bury,
http://www.alloywheelsrefurbished.com/
Going back to get all the mini scratches sorted too.
Cheers,
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Originally Posted by Russ1974' post='484598' date='Oct 22 2007, 12:20 PM
Well, having contacted these guys on Friday ;
http://www.smartautorepairs.com/exterior.htm - they never came.
Spoke to them Friday evening, they said they would try and come out on Saturday but if not, first thing Monday morning. Saturday came and went. Got a call at about 9:15am this morning saying "sorry, got to go to Manchester then Bolton, will be with you early afternoon". 2pm came and went, I phoned, and was told "we have to go to Stretford, will be with you later". Well, it's now 6:20pm and it's getting dark outside. They haven't called me to say they aren't coming, but to be honest I doubt they are going to show. If they call this evening to say "can we come tomorrow", or call tomorrow (as I suspect), I will just tell them I'm not interested anymore. Unreliability is a trait I cannot stand - I took the day off work and stayed at home all day so this has cost me a day's leave and I'm pretty p!ss3d off!
So;
1) Avoid the above company. Totally unreliable.
2) Can anybody recommend a SMART (or similar) alloy wheel repair company around Warrington / Runcorn in Cheshire? Would prefer a mobile unit that will come to my house but don't mind travelling anywhere in Cheshire for a good non-mobile job.
Thanks...
http://www.smartautorepairs.com/exterior.htm - they never came.
Spoke to them Friday evening, they said they would try and come out on Saturday but if not, first thing Monday morning. Saturday came and went. Got a call at about 9:15am this morning saying "sorry, got to go to Manchester then Bolton, will be with you early afternoon". 2pm came and went, I phoned, and was told "we have to go to Stretford, will be with you later". Well, it's now 6:20pm and it's getting dark outside. They haven't called me to say they aren't coming, but to be honest I doubt they are going to show. If they call this evening to say "can we come tomorrow", or call tomorrow (as I suspect), I will just tell them I'm not interested anymore. Unreliability is a trait I cannot stand - I took the day off work and stayed at home all day so this has cost me a day's leave and I'm pretty p!ss3d off!
So;
1) Avoid the above company. Totally unreliable.
2) Can anybody recommend a SMART (or similar) alloy wheel repair company around Warrington / Runcorn in Cheshire? Would prefer a mobile unit that will come to my house but don't mind travelling anywhere in Cheshire for a good non-mobile job.
Thanks...
1st time poster on here so first things first 'Hello'.
Have you tried Wicked Wheels ? http://wickedwheels.co.uk/index.html
They repaired an alloy on my merc a couple of years ago and did a fantastic job. Not used them since (fingers crossed) but worth a try?
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