Lots of places do the Apex original 'Shadow Chrome' refurbishment depending upon your location Robert, as Mark says about £50 per wheel.
Generally Contis do about 8k on the rears, slightly longer on the fronts. Lots of info on members section re Falkens, Avon, Bridgestone etc. alternatives. Depends on your driving style of course....
Nich.
Nicholas John Peter Tinker - # 484
Manufactured on Tuesday 27th April 2004 @ 12.17.47.
Commission Number: 24468.
Brochure Model: M3 Tourer 4.6 V8 260PS.
Specification Code: L01B.
CICode: D1511.
Trim Level: TL8.9 (M3).
65th ZT-T 260SE to be made out of 115.
11th ZT-T 260 SE in Pearl Black (PBT) out of 23 produced.
Manufactured in the UK by MG Rover Group Ltd.
Some places seem to struggle getting the shadow chrome spot in - had mine done recently and they are slightly lighter than the original.
Tyres vary in price dramatically, if you have a local tyre place that will fit them you could try Camskill http://www.camskill.co.uk/index.php
Colin Ellis #456 It'll be alright in the end. If it's not alright, it's not the end
The guy who did mine was of the opinion that there was no such thing as original, as they could come out looking different from the factory from one batch of cars to the next. Also, the fact that they were produced in 2 different places might have had an effect. I think for refurbs, it will depend as much on the materials and method used to do them as anything else.
Mark Willcox - Unsnared, like the wind in a net. Unsmeared, like a lotus in water. Leader of others, by others unled: The enlightened call him a sage
As Mark knows I have two new Apex wheels still in their boxes. We checked them against the refurbs that I had done at different times from Wicked Wheels. Though one was better than the other they were a pretty good match.
Hi Martin, want your wheels back? I'll even give you back two the same colour
Mark Willcox - Unsnared, like the wind in a net. Unsmeared, like a lotus in water. Leader of others, by others unled: The enlightened call him a sage
If they were different there is more chance of one of them being the right colour.
They're much closer to your new ones thatn the darker of the two you loaned me (which I'm using as my spare). See what you think...
Mark Willcox - Unsnared, like the wind in a net. Unsmeared, like a lotus in water. Leader of others, by others unled: The enlightened call him a sage
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