Where to get rims repaired and painted in LA?

[wpayne]

I've got these Riken Mesh 16"s and I need two of them repaird for minor dents and then I want to get them painted? Does anyone know of a shop thats good with Japanese rims?

Thanks.

[revat619]

i hate you. You people and your mesh...... j/k :p

Where on God's green earth did you find riken mesh in 16in. I cant find 16in mesh wheels anywhere. (Ford Crow Victoria wheels do not count). Oh well.

[wpayne]

Oh, I've heard of that shop, thanks man!


j/k.

Anybody?

[Dousan_PG]

why not do it yourself? my friend did 4 of them for another friend. came out looking GREAT. repainting up next. took out ALL the curb rash (minus some big bend in one) but compared to how they were previously.

it took him about 3 hours per rim i think...over a few weeks period. now consider that amount of time and labor into a shop cost.

check w/ Alta used rim shop. try wheelchoice in anaheim they might have suggestions as well. call ANY aftermarket wheel shiop, im SURE they can recommend you somewhere.

[wpayne]

Cool, yeah, well one of them has not a HUG dent, but there is a dent and I'm not too sure on the job I can do so I dont want to risk messing it up.

Yeah, I already checked with Alta and they said they don't repair. I'll call up the other place and see what they say. Thanks

[wpayne]

Ok, I emailed wheelchoice but still haven't gotten a reply. Anybody else have any suggestions or advice?

[hooter]

http://www.fixarim.com/

Not the cheapest, but they do good work. They've fixed a couple of wheels for me.

-Charlie

[wpayne]

Cool, thanks a lot man. I dunno if I have that much to dish out at one time right now...

[Dousan_PG]

call them. you cant be THAT cheap to pick up the phone. they are in anaheim (714)

Originally posted by wpayne
Ok, I emailed wheelchoice but still haven't gotten a reply. Anybody else have any suggestions or advice?

[wpayne]

Originally posted by dousan36
call them. you cant be THAT cheap to pick up the phone. they are in anaheim (714)

Hehe, I'm not THAT cheap! I was just lazy to call them and plus it was MLK day. But I'll be sure to call tomorrow

[adey]

hmm, I'm sure Dousan and my mutual friend would be more than willing to polish yours out for a reasonable fee! :) he does really, REALLY good work, too! got a completely messed up set of riken 15" mesh looking virtually brand new! :cool:

[wpayne]

Hmm..., ok, one has curb rashes and an acute dent but not htat big. the other one has a dent that like pushes in like 90 degrees of the rim but hardly noticeable.

How much are you asking and can you repair those?

[Dousan_PG]

either adey or myself will speak w/ our contact and let you know later
we'll all be at Drift Day 4. feel free to introduce yourself. i'll post of my car tomorrow. hehe..its looking SICK (in very very good way) right now!!!!!

[wpayne]

Cool, sounds good.

Where is drift day four and when is it? Sorry, I don't got the 411 on anything, I just moved from Japan in July and settled in Azusa like 4 months ago...

[Dousan_PG]

oh damn yo! gotta come out. its in Fontana on saturday the 25th!
look at

www.club4ag.com

under "Track" section there is a sticky on it by Moto iirc. has all the info and address!

come out! it should be LOTS OF FUN! even for specators.

[wpayne]

Oh yeah? sure! I'll be there, sounds like fun. Are you gonna be running?

[wpayne]

Post a pic of your car man! Just so I know who you are. I'll post a pic of mine if I get it in time(no digital).

[Dousan_PG]

yes! i am. my car is going thru some big changes right now but is ready to run. i'll post pics of my car tomorrow (new ones) so introduce yourself to me. we can introduce to our wheel repair man friend and adey and itsybitsy and toso etc etc etc...

[wpayne]

Alright, cool cool. Cool, whats it going through? Like cosmetic stuff or in internal?

Oh, how old are you guys about?

[Dousan_PG]

21-26 yrs old haha

suspension wheels interior and engine fixing (um..maintenance-my heavily beaten on KA) haha..

[itsybitsy240sxEy]

hey wpayne, i can also speak for dousan's and adey's friend. he fixed a set of my riken mesh that had really bad curb rash on every part of the lip, some little dents, and a pretty big dent. after a couple hours with him, the lips look PERFECT and the dent isn't really noticeable anymore. i don't think he can fix your rim if it's warped, but if it's just cosmetics, he'll be able to take care of it. he goes by driftingpanda here, so you should give him a pm if you're interested.

[wpayne]

Damn, I'm only 19...I'm a youngin'.

Yeah, Sounds good, I'll see if I can borrow a digicam so I can take a picture and see if it'll be fixable. Thanks a lot fellas. Looking forward to saturday

[driftingpanda]

dousan, adey, itsybitsy, you guys are too nice... i'm blushing. :p thanks for the kind words!

anyway... yes, i do lip polish, minor repair, and paint. i do not have the machinery to repair bends or dents, but i can make them appear less noticeable. all minor to moderate curb rashes can be COMPLETELY eliminated, "curb check" type rashes can be dramatically reduced. i have some 'before/after' pictures of my work on my camera... i'll post them up later. feel free to email me for pricing and more info!

by the way, alta quoted me $100 for cleaning/polishing, and $100 for wheel face painting (set of four). i was told if i bought rims from them it would be cheaper. the fixarim place does great work.. but their prices are meant for people who drive bmw's and such... just FYI.

happy 240'ing,
danny

[wpayne]

Ok, well, I'll post some pics of the rims and can you tell me how fixable they are? Thanks. Oh, also I need to know how long this'll take cause I don't have any extra rims w/ tires.

[Dousan_PG]

if danny does them for you, i have 2 steelies you can use if needs be. i shouldnt be using them i think..my spares

[driftingpanda]

usually the minimal down time is about one day per wheel. "loaner" sets of wheels are avaliable, and one day rush work is also avaliable (at a fee). feel free to email with questions!

dousan, i think i have enough wheels sitting around for people to borrow... :p but thanks for your offer! by the way, how are you enjoying my ssr mesh? if camber and lip were currency you'd be a rich man my friend.


happy meshing,
danny

[Dousan_PG]

lol yeah the SSRs rock. i would love to buy them from you at a future date.....

good news, i order my Bride Brix seat next week! WHOOT WHOOT! sold my FMIC and Safc. sick siiiick. takes 6-8 weeks though

car handles funky now, not used to it but i dig it. going to look for the lug nuts and thin socket after work at a few places. busy day again...but that's ok. :)

see you in a few days!!! cant wait!

[wpayne]

Hey driftingpanda, could I get your email address so I can email you some pics of the rims?

This is a pic of my car! First ones :)

[wpayne]

oh, I just checked my email, got it!

[Dousan_PG]

danny, like an idiot i left my steering wheel spacer at your house last night in the garage. can you grab it and have it for me on DD4? i might see you before then but if your up there, let me know.
d'oh!

[wpayne]

Hey, are you guys all participating in DD4 or just checking it out? And does it cost just to go and check it out, I mean like an entrance fee to the track.

[Dousan_PG]

we are all participating.
entrance is free if you come early in the day. later means they have ot hire more security and such so they will start to charge people.

[wpayne]

So around what time should I show up? Oh, I was just wondering if all you guys are equipped wiht LSD. Drifting with an open-diff is extremely tricky and hard...

I need to invest in one.

[Dousan_PG]

i dont know. i'd be there around 8ish or 9. meet everyone chck out people's cars before the day begins

danny (nismo) and i (secret sports) have 2 way LSDs
adey is open diff (vlsd soon i hope)
toso is vlsd (z32tt)
itseybitsy is open diff (vlsd soon i hope)

[coolerow2]

Damn! I had a couple of touge incidents and now everyones bad mouthing my rimz :( mee go to sleep crying now....

anyone interested in some 15x9 centerliners with ridiculous negative offset? ;) with 195/50/15. youll need some ultra super nega camber to fit these bishes!

or what about some 15x7 hayashi mesh?

[driftingpanda]

coolerow: haha, seems like everyone's taking their rims to me for work! j/k. your rims are great man! can't beat the price! they also give me some work to do too! send me some pictures of the centerlines and the hayashi's... i should be selling a set of ssr's from my collection soon... ;) if you want some lip polish on your mesh let me know, i can help you out! you just gotta take me to them junk yards with you sometime...

keep on meshin',
danny

[kanekz]

Dousan, just wondering how that steering wheel spacer is working out. Sam (jspec) has one right now and I was considering to buy it. It is 30mm and I did an imaginary test with my hands today :D I tried putting my hands 30mm closer to me. It really didnt work out, and was wondering about opinions.

Im about 6ft and so I have long legs. I set the seat back just right, but then if I have the recline position to high (to get the correct seating position) I have to hunchback like EGOR so I wont hit my head. Need my wrists to be touching. I have to recline not to hit my head, but then sacrifice good seating poistion. Let me know!

Ah and I too will try to make it out to DD4. Look for the boro-S14 Concord Grey . Boro know cause humped curb awhile back (f'd my right rear arms/links and fender). I was runnung super postivite camber on the right rear for awhile!!! haha GROSS. SO sad, so sad. My car was a beauty before. Aw well. Luckily the FLT-A2's came out alive on that one! WHEW! I'll be lookn for the red s13 with the RSR sitcky on it. See ya.

-Mike

[Dousan_PG]

yo mike! i like it. i sold my 50mm sparco to the coolest guy, BattleScar! guy rocks. anyways, i put it on last night, felt good! a bit getting used to since its 20mm shorter then the sparco
at drift day four, i'll be putting on my nardi classico though , muhahahaha...
i'll post a pic of my car VERY SOON. probably get pics tonight, lsat night had no time! :(

for your height, i'd DEFINATLY say get a spacer. it helped me SOOO MUCH. man, i'm 5'10 and i sit CLOSE (ask toso, he knows). so w/ the spacer i feel more in control and have better movement.

YEAH! DEFINATLY introduce yourselves!!!!!!! if you come out earlier we can shoot the s h i t longer hehe..ill be at shine street too, everyone can make fun of my car there as well.

my next BIG MOD is coming up shortly...hehe..in about 2 months time :) cant say what it is yet, secret. and no its NOT an SR. bleh!

[coolerow2]

Originally posted by driftingpanda
coolerow: haha, seems like everyone's taking their rims to me for work! j/k. your rims are great man! can't beat the price! they also give me some work to do too! send me some pictures of the centerlines and the hayashi's... i should be selling a set of ssr's from my collection soon... ;) if you want some lip polish on your mesh let me know, i can help you out! you just gotta take me to them junk yards with you sometime...

keep on meshin',
danny


pfft! the junkyards are only for 3l33t members. lmao, j/k. yea, anytime man, just stop by and i'll take you guys to the local yards.

[itsybitsy240sxEy]

seriously?? thanks esteban. that's gonna be a whooole lot of fun. hehe

[kanekz]

Originally posted by dousan36
yo mike! i like it. i sold my 50mm sparco to the coolest guy, BattleScar! guy rocks. anyways, i put it on last night, felt good! a bit getting used to since its 20mm shorter then the sparco
at drift day four, i'll be putting on my nardi classico though , muhahahaha...
i'll post a pic of my car VERY SOON. probably get pics tonight, lsat night had no time! :(

for your height, i'd DEFINATLY say get a spacer. it helped me SOOO MUCH. man, i'm 5'10 and i sit CLOSE (ask toso, he knows). so w/ the spacer i feel more in control and have better movement.

YEAH! DEFINATLY introduce yourselves!!!!!!! if you come out earlier we can shoot the s h i t longer hehe..ill be at shine street too, everyone can make fun of my car there as well.

my next BIG MOD is coming up shortly...hehe..in about 2 months time :) cant say what it is yet, secret. and no its NOT an SR. bleh!

HMMMM...sounds pretty good. Maybe I'll think about picking one up. So are you running a Nardi or a Personal hub as well? I am assuming that you picked the Classic up from Sam. But ya, I'll probably make it out there this Sat. You say be around there around 9ish???

[Dousan_PG]

i use a HKB hub i got from Sam ages ago (1.5 years ago). now HKB spacer on top of that hehe..

actually, the steering wheel was froma friend who went to japan. got me a really nice used one for cheap (75 bucks) it is black leather w/ black spokes and white? stiching (not sure on that part) 360mm. :) PERFECT hehe..exactly what i wanted. said condition was really nice. cool

ill post pic of my car tonight i hope...going to my friend who has a digital camera tonight so i will snap some. but at the track my wheels will be reversed (rears on front fronts on rear..you'll see when i post)

see you then Mike!

-aaron

[Dousan_PG]

ladies and gents

http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4290777821

my car. feel free to INTRODUCE yourself

but dont be upset if i forget your name too (i'll remembe ryou mike haha.and wpayne)
but i have a horrible memory
just introduce yourself and we'll shoot the chit

peace.
-aaron

[wpayne]

nice car! The rims are look nice :). Hope to see you there! Oh, I'm going over to Danny's today to get my rims repainted :D !

[kanekz]

aaron, looking good man. Love the spacer! :D You can really tell how much the steering wheel is closer to the driver. Just to make sure, its at Irwindale tmrw right??? Looks like club4ag's URL has changed to www.twelve100.com/frame.htm

BTW: pics of my S14 (before it went boro style!), aaron just look for this.
http://community.webshots.com/album/50075703FQPmvb

-Mike

[wpayne]

driftingpanda and dousan, just wanna say thanks again! You guys are the best!

danny, I just noticed when I was driving back but when I first tested the exhaust I had some wheel spin and I forgot what you sais about the tires so I apologize for that. I've been and will be taking good care of them, thanks!

see you guys tomorrow

[Dousan_PG]

mike, YEP irwindale!

wpayne, cool meeting up man. see you tomorrow. N1 duel looks SO GOOD. cant wait to see it tomorrow!!

[wpayne]

Hehehe, just went for another drive cruisin the mean streets of azusa! Hahaha, just want to let it totally burn in, this ones takin' a while, let my car sit for like 30 mins and drove around but I can still smell it.

Anyways, yeah, see ya tomorrow!