East Coast (NYC Hopefully) Fuchs Refinishing?

Jgordon · 04-29-2019, 07:00 AM

As the title says, I'm looking to get my wheels redone. I don't have the time or second car to take off the rims and ship them out west with the waiting list and period they have, so I'm looking for something closer to home.

Anyone in or around the city that does a good job? Rudtner's recommended Elite Rim Repair in Plainview. They seem a bit mixed from reviews, and weren't familiar with Fuchs (although to be honest the guy said his manager was the one who would know for sure whether they could). They're my only lead at the moment, so I'll reply back with any updates they offer.

Any input would be appreciated.

geojoe · geojoe's Garage

I am in the same boat. Looking for someone to refinish fuchs in the northeast, anywhere from DE through eastern PA, NJ, NY and CT.

KennethClay · 04-29-2019, 08:44 AM

Proformance in New Rochelle. Just got my HREs redone there—they look perfect.

Passion Driven · 04-29-2019, 09:37 AM

We refinish our own fuchs wheels. If you take a look at my most recent post today you can see an example of our work on the red car. Are you looking to go back to stock or have them updated.

Passion Driven · 04-29-2019, 09:39 AM

Passion Driven 911 build log

Jgordon · 04-29-2019, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Passion Driven

We refinish our own fuchs wheels. If you take a look at my most recent post today you can see an example of our work on the red car. Are you looking to go back to stock or have them updated.

Looks like beautiful work, but I run two businesses and have a toddler at home... DE may as well be LA.

For sake of conversation, and hopefully sending some customers your way, what would you charge to put that RSR finish on a set of 7/8 x 16s?

Thanks and good luck with the business.

geojoe · geojoe's Garage

Looking to go back to stock (1989 Carrera) and very interested. DE is a short drive for me.

Canada Kev · 04-29-2019, 05:26 PM

Very nice work! Those beautiful wheels deserve some newly finished or new lug nuts, however...

stownsen914 · 05-10-2019, 07:14 AM

Re: Proformance in New Rochelle, I've been having my tires mounted there for the past several years and was happy until recently. I just had a very poor experience. The wheels I took there today are older center lock type, so admittedly unusual and possibly harder to work with. They damaged one during the mounting process. I pointed this out to the shop manager, just to ask him to be careful with the remaining wheels. He denied that they had damaged the wheel while yelling and cursing at me, and told me to use another shop to mount my wheels next time (duh, obviously I won't be going there anymore). I noticed a mark on the inner face of another wheel while I was there, but it didn't look bad initially. Well, I should have looked closer. When I got home I can see that a file or power tool was use to cover up what I assume was another damaged spot. I called the manager to let him know I noticed this, and he yelled and cursed at me again.

The spots they damaged are magnesium, which shows very clearly when fresh and is easily distinguishable. I happened to have just inspected these wheels closely last week and am POSITIVE that these damaged spots are fresh.

I noticed that the old manager, Mario, is no longer there. I found his customer service skills to be very good and was happy with the work there previously.

Figured I'd share my experience in case anyone is interested.