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Old 18th April 2012, 04:52 PM
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Do Audi do it themselves?

Seems a lot of expense having acid dips, blasting cabinets and ovens for a dealership... Maybe they nip along to Chameleon to have them done
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Do Audi do it themselves?

Seems a lot of expense having acid dips, blasting cabinets and ovens for a dealership... Maybe they nip along to Chameleon to have them done
The bodyshop do them onsite, they strip them then spray them. I'm getting a hefty discount though but could get a good deal for members

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Ah well.. Looks like no more chameleon then another mate needs some wheels done so will send him elsewhere
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Ah well.. Looks like no more chameleon then another mate needs some wheels done so will send him elsewhere
guess they might be OK for those out there with ordinary cars
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I'm gettin a set of 20s done at Glasgow Audi for £200 all in
What's the catch? That's amazing! I'll give them a call
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The bodyshop do them onsite, they strip them then spray them. I'm getting a hefty discount though but could get a good deal for members
Can you get me that deal please?
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I send about 3-4 cars a week for repairs or servicing

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Can you get me that deal please?
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They'll mostly do a standard silver finish on them but They could probably to a polished finish but it wont be at that price as they'll need to send them away.
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Well, I dropped the car in to Glasgow Audi bodyshop last night and they said they couldn't do them and recommended Powdertec. I got the impression that all they can do is buff up wheels that haven't been painted before.

So I dropped the wheels off at ESP this morning....


....watch this space
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Old 28th April 2012, 03:21 PM
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Got the wheels back last night and scrounged some wheel wax from Davids8 - thanks mate!

Fitted them this morning and they look pretty good to me. Nice finish and only one tiny pin prick blemish that I've found so far.

What do you think?

Oh, and just in case you wondered, yes, it's sunny here!
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