Wheel Repair Specialists

Late review as I tried to resolve by calling back and getting this resolved but when I’m told that I left without properly inspecting was my fault. I also waited to calm down as I wanted to write a review without my emotions controlling what I write.
I came here last year during the summer and got my $ 12,000 ADV1 wheels painted from matte black to matte salsa red. Nic and Tim took special care into make sure my wheels where near perfect (found a couple of minor blemishes but nothing major enough to have them repainted). After a few weeks the finish really settled and was great. Got compliments at every car show and told everyone where I got them done. WRS even advertised pictures of my wheels at their shop.
In September of 2015 I bent a wheel. Took 12 weeks to get the replacement in and took it straight to WRS to get it repainted with the other 3 touched up. No curb rash or major nicks in my wheels, just a few very, very small rock nicks on the lip. I was told this could be done and since it was very small they should turn out good. This was all told me to on December 29^th, 2015. They told me it would be done the following week and that they had my original order with my color code so I didn’t need to provide anything to them. I even reminded them that my previous finish was matte black and jokingly pointed out that they would have to have a black undercoat, but that they were the experts not me. I asked them specifically to not damage or touch the damaged wheel as I wanted it for my ‘Wall of Shame.’ I left it there in case they could use the old barrel but was later told it was bent so they couldn’t.
Fast forward a long 2 weeks with my kid having severe pneumonia and unable to follow up with no phone calls from WRS either saying anything about my wheels.
I give them a call to only find out the rep at WRS I was going through quit and didn’t leave any instructions on what to do with my wheels. Now in this scenario, common sense would say, follow up on the customer and figure out what they wanted to be done. Actually the complete opposite was done. Here is the sequence of mistakes they made.
*I called for an update, was told they just painted them after explaining their complications.
*My damaged wheel was then buffed out, attempted to be color matched.
*They did not prep my new wheel for painting with no black undercoat. ***Washed my wheels with water and microfiber cloth which rubbed off the paint. It was silver underneath…***
*Wheel was not fully painted before they applied the matte coating. Lug holes and dimples were not painted all the way.
*They laid my wheels down on the backside of the wheel and scratched up the inside of barrel.
*There is paint chips all along the inside lip where the 2 pieces connect. Very noticeable.
*They forgot to paint the hub cap with the wheel. When they punched it in (when I reminded them about it) and pulled it out to install the tires, it flaked off the paint.
*They did not touch up my other wheels. Instead created dents in the lips of the wheels that they tried to cover with black paint.
*They left all my wheels uncovered in the shop which seems like next to someone grinding on silver wheels as I have a ton of metal flakes caked on my wheels.
When I went to check out my wheels the first time, they were on the bottom shelf in a not so bright break area in the back, so when I looked at them, the only thing I noticed was minor dents in my lips of some of the wheels. This confused me but I wasn’t going to go around throwing out accusations until I compared to the pictures I took prior to me taking them in. Which they did, because they weren’t there when I took them in. When I did mention them however, I was reassured they would be taken care of.
I went back again to pick them up a few days later and had my daughter with me as we just got out of the hospital from her pneumonia. It was on the way home, so I thought I would make it quick. With the experience that I had there the first time, I didn’t think much of getting screwed because they took great care of me. However, when I got there, before I even paid, they were rolling on my wheels. I was trying to figure out why they wanted to charge me more than last time when I got my wheels done. Didn’t even get to inspect them before they wanted to place them in my car. Outside was getting dark with cloudy skies which makes it hard to see anything. What makes it even worse, their workers laid down 2 of my wheels on the sidewalk. They had a fuss when I told them to pick them up. They refuted that it was on the inside… Seriously? Also had one of the wheels they sealed and installed a tire puncture the 2 piece wheel seal and now I have to get it resealed as it hasn’t held air since I got it back from them.
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Flat tire on a 3 series BMW caused my matte black CLS rim to crack. I was referred to this shop and they were awesome. They welded up my wheel and
look new in less than hour. Back on the road. Thanks guys!

Very honest, professional, fast and thorough. I recommend them for your automotive needs. I don’t let just anyone take care of my baby IS 250, Ms. Scarlett.

Quick and a good job on fixing the crack on my wheel. Same day turn around! Thanks Erick.

Id like to thank Erick and the team at WRS. I was sent here after a tire shop bent a wheel. It was a difficult task from the start as it was a rare wheel (discontinued SSR GT-​10) that needed a custom barrel made, and in time for a charity car show. They made every effort possible to overcome obstacles and meet deadlines, as customer satisfaction was the utmost priority.
Highly recommended for quality work, impossible jobs, and customer satisfaction. Very friendly and welcoming, even though I wasnt a paying customer (as abovementioned tire shop paid for damages caused)
Thank you Erick, Jeff, Nick and the WRS Team.

These guys fixed my bent rim in 2 hours on the spot and were very helpful, even gave me a free evaluation. I would definently come back.

They did an awesome job! Not only did they straighten my wheel, they colored matched it perfectly.

They fixed my wheel same day and hooked me up with tires. Definitely pleased with the work they’ve done.
However, I found out they used an impact wrench for my wheels and the lugs were overtorqued after specifically asking how they do it. One of my bolts wound up a little cross threaded. I also requested 38 PSI for my tires which weren’t even close.

My wife hit a curb and cracked her wheel on her Ford Edge. After finding Wheel Repair Specialist on Unilocal I decided to give them a call. I spoke to Erick and he was awesome. I sent him a couple of pictures and he said they could fix it and on top of this he said they could get it fixed in about an hour. I had my wife go down and he charged me the quoted price over the phone and they did a GREAT job. Thanks again!

This place does exceptional work, especially Nick, from start to finish. I had a custom color done to my rims, new tires and TPMS installed. Thanks Nick my BMW looks great!

These guys are first rate. I’m very pleased with the work done to fix the wheel on our 2015 Range Rover. Damage repaired and the paint match was perfect. The customer service was also excellent. I highly recommend this place.

My original AMG Chrome wheels for a 1999 500SL MBZ were totally not repairable per everyone I talked too. When I came to Jeff the president of Wheel Repair Specialist he took on the project of redoing the wheels and they look BRAND NEW! !!! I can say that Jeff and his staff did a unreal job at a GREAT PRICE! !!
If you need anything to be done with your wheels, tires or cosmetic improvements contact Jeff and know that you are dealing with the BEST!!!

I’m not one to get overly crazy on «decking out» my cars — but accents to make a car just slightly different than the rest can go a long way!
That being said — I didn’t come here for anything more than just to get a crack on my rim fixed (inside lip had a slight crack and was leaking air). But I happened to have seen some pictures of some past work and a car that was getting worked on — great looking stuff!
I had been contemplating painting my calipers for quite some time — but always worried on how it would come out.
Nick was very straight forward — certainly a car enthusiast. He made me feel comfortable enough… So I rolled the dice… Not only on the calipers, but also rim color… Winner! I’m sure everybody has their on taste on looks — but for me — I’m VERY pleased on how everything came out!
Thanks Nick, Jeff and the WRS staff! Looks great!

Costco tires informed me that I have chrome corrosion on one of my rims which they couldn’t repair. This corrosion was causing an annoying slow leak. I quickly found out there wasn’t anyone in my city that could repair this. I found them on Unilocal and scheduled an appointment with Nick. I arrived at 10am and Nick had his crew working on the car within 5 minutes as promised. I was appreciative of this as I had to take time off work to bring my car in. He had the car ready for my by 10:50am which was a pleasant surprise. Great service and I will use them again when my other rims also have issues with chrome corrosion. The whole thing cost $ 130 which I thought was very reasonable.

They did a very good job fixing my 2 graphite rims that had some curb rash. My issue is the back of the rims. When I dropped them off, I noticed that they rolled them to the back and laid them flat on the ground. I thought maybe they would fix it after or something. When I picked them up, they were at the same spot and, once again, laying flat on the concrete ground. I paid so much attention to the front of the rims that I didn’t notice the back right away. Anyway, graphite meets concrete equals white trim. I called them — The guy mentioned that it’s the back of the rims anyway so it’s not visible. I have to admit, that irked me a little bit. I sold the rims, but took a hit on the price because of the white line around the back of two of the rims. Hopefully, they invest on a moving dolly so the rims do not touch the floor at all.
It was earlier this year. I think Jeff worked with me. Like I said, I sold the rims already. You guys do good work, but improvements can still be made as far as handling the rims. Even cardboards under the rims so they don’t touch the concrete would help.

I had a set of chrome wheels that I wanted to black out and put on my new stang. I heard that chrome was kinda tricky to work with, so I looked on Unilocal for a wheel shop in OC with good reviews. I took my wheels into WRS after reading about all the good things that people had to say about them.
Nick is really thorough and will not take short-​cuts to cut costs. He explained everything every step of the way. While some shops may have painted or powder coated over the chrome, he said it would look better if I stripped the chrome first. I would much rather pay a bit more to do it right. Plus I’m hoping to the chrome strip took some weight off the wheels too. Nick even let me ship the tires directly to the shop, and saved me the hassle of having to make 2 trips to bring the wheels and tires.
So it turned out 2 of the 4 wheels had some damage (bent). I think I know exactly the pot-​hole that caused it too! Nick even spun them on his balancer to show me. It took about a week or so for them to strip, repair, and powder coat, but It was well worth the wait. I just picked them up yesterday and the wheels look amazing! I couldn’t be happier with the outcome. There is a scuff on one of the wheels, but maybe it happened on my way home. I’m sure it can be buffed out.

Had major curb rash on my new Enkeis due to my insatiable hunger for Carl’s Jr. crisscut fries and I hit the curb at the drive through. I remember using these guys back when I needed my Volk SF Challenges repolished and I wasn’t disappointed with the results so I have them my business again with the same outcome. Superb job and the rims look like new again! I’m no longer crying and I’m no longer going in drive throughs. Walk to the counter. It’s healthier and it’ll save you more money! Thanks, Nick for the excellent service.

First off, I have used this company in the past and had no issues. However, they attempted to fix 2 more wheels on two of my cars and they failed and treated me with no respect and acted as if anything happened. I’ll keep it as short as possible:
Car 1: 14 BMW M6 — they gave me my car back with a wheel from another customers car (keep in mind my car is brand new & 140,000). They gave me a wheel off a 2010 BMW thinking I would be ok with it. Not only was it the wrong size wheel (2″ smaller and not as wide) they thought I would be totally ok with not getting my original new wheel back– I had to come back the next day after I saw that my car didn’t look correct, and 2 days later I got my original car back, just ridiculous and unethical.
2. Car 2: 12 Cadillac Escalade– they took my 22″ wheel in to repair and said his famous line it makes my other 3 wheels look bad, unfortunately however that was not the case. After I inspected the wheel and found that they fixed what I had damaged, I noticed that they caused even more damage to that wheel. Their excuse was the wheel wouldn’t fit into the machine they have, the biggest wheel they can fix is 21″. What a joke, why would you take the wheel in the first place if you can’t fix it. I asked if he could fix it and he said he didn’t want any of his guys to ruin it any further. They still haven’t fixed this wheel and I would NOT recommend taking any cars over there! This place is a total joke from the owner to the front desk guy to the techs in the back– they will treat your property with no respect mark my words.

The customer service here is 5stars.
The work they do to your vehicle is 5stars
Had my car go in to remove the plasti off my wheels and get some real color, finished product amazing! I highly recommend they’re service anything from wheel repair to a custom look. Thanks guys
P.s they even washed my car *sigh if only more business’s cared about they’re customers like they do.
Once again thank you guys and I will see you in the near future #becauseracecar

This place does phenomenal work. So glad I didn’t go with my first quote who told me he would have to redo all 4 wheels with a different color because he couldn’t match my Tesla wheels exactly. The other place also told me to count on leaving my car with him for 4 – 5 days. What a hassle. Thank goodness I decided to get one more quote and came to WRS. Turns out they sub-​contract for Tesla and have every single one of Tesla’s paint colors in stock. Best of all, only the damaged curb rash tires needed repair and not all 4 like the other place told me. This saved me a pretty good chunk of change. Also, I dropped the car off at 3p and it was ready to go the next day before noon. Great customer service too. Nick helped me out and was great.
And with my luck, 48 hours later on my birthday, I was rushing around town and had to stop at a Carl’s jr drive thru and scratched a wheel again. I was in shock. And I didn’t want my husband to know I already scratched a wheel because I wouldn’t never hear the end of it. I called WRS in a panic and explained my situation. It was a Friday and I knew they would be closed the next day and I couldn’t leave my car again overnight because my husband would find out that something was up. They told me they actually happened to have an extra Tesla tire in the shop that was my exact custom 21 inch wheel, same color and everything! I was ecstatic and rushed over and they had it on my car in less than 30 minutes before they closed! Love this place. Can’t say enough good things about WRS.
Would highly recommend!