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So being totally confused I am considering the following options.

1. Wheel repaired by non BMW specialist who tries to match the colour. £70
2. Wheels repaired by BMW stealer who cannot guarantee color match so repairs two wheel on same side. £156
3. Wheels changed to Black by BMW stealers, all four for £312
4. Wheels changed to match the car (Mineral Grey), all four for £312?

Advice please?
 
Sorry but my local Sytner dealer chargers £65 per wheel (inc vat). Perfect match and a free hire car.

Where are you located?
 
Providing they are both reputable paint shops and want to do a good job for you then 1+2 boil down to the same thing really, except option 2 costs more than twice as much for little return. Should the result be a fraction of a shade off will you really notice when the wheel is on the car and weathered?

Both options are trying to get as close as they can but with no guarantee. For the price of the second option you could have 2 attempts at option 1.

I'd want to make sure I got to talk to the person that's going to be mixing the paint and wielding the gun rather than a front of house suit. You "buy" the man and his attitude rather than the dealer.

3+4 are very different options and are led by style / personal choice. If it's something you'd like to do then you'd probably do it anyway and this is the catalyst that gets you there. Opinions are divided between a "contrast wheel" and a "body coloured wheel".

If you want to keep the car standard then Option 5 is to have all four wheels recoated in a "BMW standard wheel silver" from 2014. If as you say your car has a special edition "silver" then the annoying thing is that somewhere in BMW will be the paint code for that colour, and as a matter of principle they should make it available to you.

BMW after sales service? Hmmm, bit of a mixed bag........................

Some interesting contact emails and telephone numbers here: https://www.bmw-service.co.uk/support
 
bob4333 said:
Providing they are both reputable paint shops and want to do a good job for you then 1+2 boil down to the same thing really, except option 2 costs more than twice as much for little return. Should the result be a fraction of a shade off will you really notice when the wheel is on the car and weathered?

Both options are trying to get as close as they can but with no guarantee. For the price of the second option you could have 2 attempts at option 1.

I'd want to make sure I got to talk to the person that's going to be mixing the paint and wielding the gun rather than a front of house suit. You "buy" the man and his attitude rather than the dealer.

3+4 are very different options and are led by style / personal choice. If it's something you'd like to do then you'd probably do it anyway and this is the catalyst that gets you there. Opinions are divided between a "contrast wheel" and a "body coloured wheel".

If you want to keep the car standard then Option 5 is to have all four wheels recoated in a "BMW standard wheel silver" from 2014. If as you say your car has a special edition "silver" then the annoying thing is that somewhere in BMW will be the paint code for that colour, and as a matter of principle they should make it available to you.

BMW after sales service? Hmmm, bit of a mixed bag........................

Some interesting contact emails and telephone numbers here: https://www.bmw-service.co.uk/support
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Thank you...........I think? :headbang:
 
warmasice said:
Sorry but my local Sytner dealer chargers £65 per wheel (inc vat). Perfect match and a free hire car.

Where are you located?
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Unfortunately North of Watford Gap ? :rofl:
 
...I bet you a plastic fiver nearly all main dealers walk straight out the back door with your wheels to the local powder coater! Non of them are set up for wheel repair. Our local is £50 per wheel...you'd never know it wasn't OEM.
 
sad_old_man said:
bob4333 said:
Providing they are both reputable paint shops and want to do a good job for you then 1+2 boil down to the same thing really, except option 2 costs more than twice as much for little return. Should the result be a fraction of a shade off will you really notice when the wheel is on the car and weathered?

Both options are trying to get as close as they can but with no guarantee. For the price of the second option you could have 2 attempts at option 1.

I'd want to make sure I got to talk to the person that's going to be mixing the paint and wielding the gun rather than a front of house suit. You "buy" the man and his attitude rather than the dealer.

3+4 are very different options and are led by style / personal choice. If it's something you'd like to do then you'd probably do it anyway and this is the catalyst that gets you there. Opinions are divided between a "contrast wheel" and a "body coloured wheel".

If you want to keep the car standard then Option 5 is to have all four wheels recoated in a "BMW standard wheel silver" from 2014. If as you say your car has a special edition "silver" then the annoying thing is that somewhere in BMW will be the paint code for that colour, and as a matter of principle they should make it available to you.

BMW after sales service? Hmmm, bit of a mixed bag........................

Some interesting contact emails and telephone numbers here: https://www.bmw-service.co.uk/support
Click to expand...

Thank you...........I think? :headbang:
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sad_old_man said:
bob4333 said:
Providing they are both reputable paint shops and want to do a good job for you then 1+2 boil down to the same thing really, except option 2 costs more than twice as much for little return. Should the result be a fraction of a shade off will you really notice when the wheel is on the car and weathered?

Both options are trying to get as close as they can but with no guarantee. For the price of the second option you could have 2 attempts at option 1.

I'd want to make sure I got to talk to the person that's going to be mixing the paint and wielding the gun rather than a front of house suit. You "buy" the man and his attitude rather than the dealer.

3+4 are very different options and are led by style / personal choice. If it's something you'd like to do then you'd probably do it anyway and this is the catalyst that gets you there. Opinions are divided between a "contrast wheel" and a "body coloured wheel".

If you want to keep the car standard then Option 5 is to have all four wheels recoated in a "BMW standard wheel silver" from 2014. If as you say your car has a special edition "silver" then the annoying thing is that somewhere in BMW will be the paint code for that colour, and as a matter of principle they should make it available to you.

BMW after sales service? Hmmm, bit of a mixed bag........................

Some interesting contact emails and telephone numbers here: https://www.bmw-service.co.uk/support
Click to expand...

Thank you...........I think? :headbang:
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Why notoption 1 for both wheels on one side, only £140
 
sad_old_man said:
bob4333 said:
Providing they are both reputable paint shops and want to do a good job for you then 1+2 boil down to the same thing really, except option 2 costs more than twice as much for little return. Should the result be a fraction of a shade off will you really notice when the wheel is on the car and weathered?

Both options are trying to get as close as they can but with no guarantee. For the price of the second option you could have 2 attempts at option 1.

I'd want to make sure I got to talk to the person that's going to be mixing the paint and wielding the gun rather than a front of house suit. You "buy" the man and his attitude rather than the dealer.

3+4 are very different options and are led by style / personal choice. If it's something you'd like to do then you'd probably do it anyway and this is the catalyst that gets you there. Opinions are divided between a "contrast wheel" and a "body coloured wheel".

If you want to keep the car standard then Option 5 is to have all four wheels recoated in a "BMW standard wheel silver" from 2014. If as you say your car has a special edition "silver" then the annoying thing is that somewhere in BMW will be the paint code for that colour, and as a matter of principle they should make it available to you.

BMW after sales service? Hmmm, bit of a mixed bag........................

Some interesting contact emails and telephone numbers here: https://www.bmw-service.co.uk/support
Click to expand...

Thank you...........I think? :headbang:
Click to expand...

Why not option 1 for both wheels on the same side. Only £140 :?
 
Andyturbo2000 said:
...I bet you a plastic fiver nearly all main dealers walk straight out the back door with your wheels to the local powder coater! Non of them are set up for wheel repair. Our local is £50 per wheel...you'd never know it wasn't OEM.
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Yep, nearly all. However, I know for certain my dealer does the refurb in-house. They did contract the work like most others but not anymore.
 
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