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Old 06-02-08, 05:24 PM
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Exclamation WARNING: stay away from PERFORMANCE WHEEL REPAIR

Alright so this is how the story goes. I brought my wheels in to be repolished and have 2 minor bends taken out. The guys name is Marco and at first he appears to be real cool. I got my wheels back like in 3 days which got me super happy. but heres where the story begins to flip.

when i got my wheels back, to my unfortunate luck, i found that the work wasnt as good as i wanted it to be. and not only that, since the tires were worn out on the inside, he charged me extra to flip and rotate the tires. it took me about another 2 weeks to be able to run the wheels upfront because of how aggressive the fitment was. now after i started rolling on them, my passenger front tire popped the bead and i was close to riding on wheel until i noticed something. needless to say, theres small nicks and what not on the lip. i waited for the aaa and the reseeded the bead at 50psi thinking that it might have just been a fluke.

now yesterday, going to JAYS BBQ, i popped the bead on the same tire and luckily i had milton and kenny help me out a great deal. thanks milton for lending me the spare! so at this point im getting really frustrated. im checking for all possibilities and finally i ask this Marco guy if he ever put silicone while mounting the wheels and to my SURPRISE he said he NEVER put silicone before mounting and my tires were OBVIOUSLY STRETCHED. while i was just probing to get some answers, his demeanor became completely negligent of taking any responsibility. i didnt even begin to ask if he can repolish the front lip since he messed up with mounting the tires. what a chump!! DONT EVER GO THERE, his work isnt that great and a irresponsible owner. PERFORMANCE WHEEL REPAIR IN WALNUT!! STAY AWAY
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Old 06-02-08, 05:28 PM
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pictures mean a thousand words :]
send the pics
sorry about ur trouble
damn those types of people!
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Old 06-03-08, 09:11 AM
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Sorry bout what happened man.
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Old 06-03-08, 09:36 AM
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Oh man sorry to hear i did see your car though bro nice wheels i love the offsets!!
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Old 06-03-08, 10:27 AM
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hey danny, that explains why it came off twice in the past few days man. drive safe man until you get new tires.



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Old 06-03-08, 06:18 PM
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lol yeah, im going to throw on some fk452s.. if any tire company can sponsor me THATD BE COOL!!! lol yeah man **** like that happens sometimes.. ill find a picture of it when it first popped, friend took a picture lol.
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Old 06-03-08, 08:47 PM
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I hope you get it fixed soon youngin' cuz that LS is freaken clowning!!! Sorry about the bad luck with the shop... Hey, it took 5 of us to change the wheel out, lol.
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Old 06-04-08, 01:27 AM
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dont go with falkins 452 if road noise bugs u

i dont mind road noise but man those tires are loud, i find myself turning up the volume x3 times
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Old 06-04-08, 10:49 AM
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I used them few times and they are pretty good.
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Old 06-04-08, 12:28 PM
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  1. if we repair this wheels why not take back to the shop
  2. why after a month and a half
  3. do you request for me to seal the lips?
  4. you knew that your tires were almost bald
  5. my question is... this is the thanks I get for giving you a great deal?

Im keeping it short, but THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR READING THIS.

UFC20 or ANY OTHER MEMBERS HAVE an questions about my work, ethics, and anything else contact me










Please, no back stabbing, I am easy to talk to, if you have any issues with my work, tell me!!!!

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Old 06-04-08, 03:46 PM
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I stopped by Marco's shop today and there are two sides to the story. I have dealt with Marco and Performance Wheel Repair and I have ZERO problem. Not only that I recommend people to his shop for wheel repair work. This guy work hard and produce high quality products. Give him a call or stop by his place and see it for yourself. There are times you will get what u pay for.
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Old 06-04-08, 04:22 PM
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A lot of shops will not remount tires if they were worn as described in the original post. This guy probably did it to be a good guy and gets reamed for it on the internet.
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