Chuck S

There are many YouTube videos on wheel refinishing. Maybe even some with tires still on the wheel. All I remember in the couple I watched was how labor intensive this was with much hand sanding, painting, etc. Requires more patience and attention to detail than I have which made the $175 ($275 including the price of the used wheel) seem reasonable.

If your Enkei PRF01 wheels are the right sizes this seems the simplest solution -- note the word "if.". When I bought my car (used) in 2014 it had Enkei PRF01 (?) wheels (marked Enkei A356 on the inside). Their offsets did not match the OEM wheels, the rims were narrower forcing the tires to be and look stretched, and worst of all they were black which makes the car look like someone stole the wheel covers. I managed to source a full set of refurbished AP2V2 wheels for the car within a couple months.

-- Chuck

B serious

what the heck is a PRF01?

robjoshua228@yahoo.com

Apologies for the brain freeze, PFO1s, I purchased the staggered setup. I am searching for 255-40-17 tires to fit the slightly wider rear wheels, proving difficult at this time. Will let you guys know how it went, reached out to my body shop for the refurbishment work, lets see when they can take them and how much they would cost.

Chuck S

Not sure how many body shops there are on the islands of Tuvalu in the South Pacific (population 12,000) where your profile states you live.

Wheel refinishing shops are in major US cities for a second opinion.

Our cars handle better with matched tires on all four corners. Matched meaning brand and tread pattern. This often requires me buying four tires as what is on the car when it's time to replace them always seem discontinued so just buying rears doesn't work.

-- Chuck

robjoshua228@yahoo.com

It has been a struggle to find matching staggered tires, and I will only change them if they are all the same brand, and an almost matching manufacturing date.

MrFunk

There are good mobile wheel repair companies out there that go from dealership to dealership repairing wheels on their used vehicles they intend to sell. I had all 4 wheels repairs on my s2k using one of these services... the dude did an excellent job and the cost was $50 a wheel. I took the wheels off and had them ready for him. He parked in my driveway for a couple hours to do the work then that was that. I'd suggest looking a mobile wheel repair company up in your area. For curb rash they are a great options.

Option 2 could be to completely refurbish the wheels. That should be more like $150 a wheel and would be a drop off at a specialist.

djsilverjohnson

I've had 2 sets of AP1 wheels powder coated for $400/set. The first set I spent 3 days and a gallon of stripper to make it easier for them. The second set I didn't bother. It's primarily used for autocross and I had them coated the color that most nearly matched the color of Hawk brake dust!