Brought my wife's rim on her Chevy suburban because it was dented from a pot hole. The staff was very friendly and I spoke to Oscar and he said he could definitely do the repair. Left it there on a Monday and had it back on Saturday. They did an excellent/amazing job on the repair. Will definitely bring other rims there. And I would also definitely suggest others yo go there. Great job wheel techniques!!! Great Santa Clara business!! read more

Brought in my AMG wheel as there was a crack on the inside, outer lip. These guys took the wheel in and got it back to me within a few days. Everyone was very pleasing. I'll come back if I need help with wheels/tires! read more

Horrible service. Took my wheels in to get blasted and refinished. Was told they would be done in 5 days, sounded like a good deal, ok, get them done. Get a phone call on the 2nd day saying that they need to fix two wheels, they are slightly bent do I say ok, they charged an extra $100. Call on the 5th day to see if they are ready, oh we need another 2 days, really you should have said that when you called about fixing the two bent wheels. Annoyed, ok, nothing I can do about it. Go in and pick them up, not a good finished product. I did not want to pay for them at all but I did. Won't recommend this place to anyone and won't do business with them again. read more

I had a bent 18" rim for my new 2016 Ford Focus ST. I had it back in 3 days and it looked great balanced out with only 2 ounces and no vibration. If you have a bent rim Wheel Techniques is the place to go! read more

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Wheel Techniques is the place to go! Went in as a walk in for a bent wheel and they helped me right away and fixed it up within an hour. GREAT Customer service. John is awesome! read more

One of my relatives recommended me this place to get my rim crack fixed and refinished since scratching it from a curb a year ago. Once I got to the place I was taken care of right away and the staff was very friendly. They had given me a great and reasonable price on what it would cost to make my scratched rim looking new again and the repairs to the crack on the rim as well. They told me it would take about 24 hours to finish the job. I come in the following day and when I saw my rim I was fully satisfied with their work. My rim they fixed looked like if it was brand new and the crack was fully fixed up! I highly recommend you go check these guys out for all you wheel and tire needs! read more

I had a set of vintage, extremely rare OZ AMG 3-piece aluminum wheels sent here 4 years ago. The only reason this crosses my mind now, is that I'm refinishing a new set of wheels, and find others have common problems with these alleged "high quality wheel refinishing and repair" shops. I called, and told them exactly what I wanted done (3-piece wheel dissasembly, all bolts refinished, center face powder coated original silver color, outer lip polished & not powder clear coated). I shipped them my wheels from Virginia, because I am from San Jose, and had originally seen there shop and thought it looked good. What they did wrong: 1. They powder clear coated the polished aluminum lip, like I told them not to (this powder clear coat was immediately beginning to crack from the pressure of the bolts that connects the 3-piece wheel)... less than 1 year later, the powder clear has dirt and tarnished/oxidized aluminum lips which means I have to get them redone again. 2. They didn't package the wheels properly shipping them back to me, and one was badly dented at the edge of the front polished lip 3. They didn't re-assemble the 3-piece wheels properly (1 wheel leaked air, and I had to dismount the tire & sealed it with shit from home depot myself) 4. The bolts connecting the 3-piece wheel weren't even torqued down to spec, a few bolts were even showing thread (that is, not torqued down to the face of the wheel even) Knowing what I know now, I could do a better job disassembling, prepping, and reassembling the wheels myself. I paid about $1,000 plus shipping for this too. read more

The WORST shop ever! Wheel Techniques refinished all 4 Competition Package wheels on our 2012 BMW M3. They claim to specialize in refinishing hyper silver wheels, but this was certainly not the case. Our wheels were sent to Wheel Techniques by our trusted body shop. Our body shop had to send the wheels back 10 TIMES to get redone, because the quality was SO poor. I believe the 5th or 6th time, the wheels were mounted on our car and driven down the highway. Wheel Techniques balanced the wheels improperly, causing the steering wheel to shake violently. After sending the wheels back on the 10th time, the wheels were in such bad condition they had to be scrapped. Our body shop had to buy brand new wheels from BMW because the wheels weren't even salvageable. Avoid this shop! Their customer service is atrocious and the quality of work wouldn't even be acceptable on a low-end Civic. You would be better off having a high school auto shop refinish your wheels, or even just balance them. read more

Like Michael Kors on Project Runway says, "No review is the worst review"....I wish I could select no stars cuz that's what this biz should get! I called before my lunch break to find out if they could take off one of my rims to be repaired. The man on the phone said, "Oh yes, come on right over." So I drove from Campbell to Santa Clara and when I arrived 20 minutes later the man at the front desk says, "We can't get your car up on the racks for over one hour." I tell the man that I called ahead and he says sorry, these other people are ahead of you. Obviously I had to get back to work. These guys wasted my time. As I walked back to my car, I said, "These guys aren't getting any of my money." When I asked around about them they definitely have a bad reputation. BUYER BEWARE! read more

Well I thought I left a review, but I guess I didn't so here goes. Let's forget about the time management and all that for now. They always quote you one to two weeks when in fact they probably mean 4-6 weeks. Why they do that I have no idea. Maybe it's simpler to tell everyone the same thing rather than actually knowing how long it will take. But car shops take a while for custom work, I understand that as I have been modifying and working on cars for over 10 years. Part of the biz. Anyway...where this place failed me is in pure lack of common sense in what they say they are experts at. I had two jobs for them: 1) powdercoat two VOLK CE28 to match two brand new ones (Mag Blue) It's a difficult metallic bluish color and I knew it was difficult. I asked the owner himself "Can you match that?" He said sure no problem. So fast forward 4 weeks later I go to pick up the rims, at first was happy with the job until I got the wheels into the sun at the tire mounting place. The two I had them paint were purple. The color was close, but not close enough to run on any car I would drive around. So I drive back to Wheel Techniques, explain to them that it doesn't match. The owner brings out the guy that painted them and the guy said "They are pretty close", then I proceed to show them in the sun. The owner says "well those two match", which is when I told him "those are the new ones that you were supposed to match the other two with". Having dug himself a hole he offers to paint all four whatever color I wanted. So OK that's reasonable, I appreciate that especially after driving down 50 miles for nothing. Fast forward another 4 weeks and they painted the rims the color I wanted, unfortunately for me they FORGOT TO CLEAR one of the barrels of the rims. 1 out of 4 rims did not have clear coat on the inside barrel. Epic fail and attention to detail is obviously not there. They obviously also did a very cheap (thin) powdercoat on this set since they were doing them at the price I paid to paint two wheels. The powder is so thin in some spots it is lighter (side of spokes). The owner even KNEW about the thin coat and told me to "have mounting place put tape around the lip during the mount, so that the paint doesn't come off". The mounting place said that was absurd and that a proper powdercoat should not just flake off from mounting. Okay now that we have the wheels out of the way, they were already working another job for me (my mistake I know) before I realized how crappy they were. 2) Powdercoat my MIVEC evo valve cover. The orange peel on the most visible part of the cover (the front) was completely horrible. The person spraying the valve cover used absolutely no technique at all when spraying the cover and oversprayed the crap out of it. Secondly they rendered my valve cover completely useless. These geniuses decided to sand blast my valve cover, which in most cases I would have been okay with, but they DID NOT COVER the bottom of the valve cover. So now there is SAND in the welded baffles of the valve cover. Last time I checked, valve train and sand do not mix so well. So instead of risking a $5000 motor, this cover becomes a paper weight. The owner again knows that the sand is in there and says "just clean it with soap and water". Are you kidding me? How about you not be an idiot and not spray sand into the baffles of my valve cover to begin with and do a professional job. I dunked that valve cover more than 20 times and sand was still coming out. I wasn't going to risk my motor and the turbo for the amount I lost (250 for cover itself and paint) so I just said eff it and gave up. The lack of skill and knowledge and general lack of care for the customer and their parts, money and time just takes this place to a whole new level of suck. My threshold is pretty high for car shops as far as sucking goes, but these guys just leave a horrible taste in my mouth, kind of like having sand in your mouth. Yah like that. All in all I'm out 600 bucks to these guys for their "services" and know not to go back. I have seen some good work from them, but I believe you either have to ask for the right person to do the work (not a noob) or know them. If you are a regular joe bringing in a set of 2000 dollar wheels, they could give two shits about you. Edit: In response to the offer to come back. Hey you know what, mistakes happen I realize that. But that's the problem I came back multiple times and there were still mistakes. I am not sure if the guy handling my parts was an amateur or perhaps not one of your more experienced guys, but honestly if you wouldn't put the parts on your personal car, don't hand it back to the customer. That's a good rule of thumb. In both cases of both jobs you knew the work was not up to par, but you told me to have the wheel mounter "tape the lip" and to have me "clean my valve cover with soap and water". Did I not pay enough to have a proper/complete job done? read more

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I had some wheels for my 2004 Infiniti painted. I wanted the road rash repaired (it was minor) and all four wheels painted a slightly darker gunmetal color. Three of the four wheels came out the same color. About three weeks later the paint started to buble. I wish I had bought some nice mid-grade wheels instead of trying to do something unique with the OEM wheels. Take your money elsewhere. read more

Just picked up the wheel from Wheel Techniques. Amazing work quality and customer service. John and Oscar took good care of me. Will be back for more wheels repair service in the future read more

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They have horrible customer service. Price depends on who you talk to and they are pricey in my opinion. Work done on the wheels is ok, only thing I don't like is they shave your wheels if you have curb rash and take about a week or two to complete the job. read more

My experience, though lightweight, was 100% positive. I'd been referred by Custom Wheel and Alignment for a leaky wheel repair ('98 BMW 7-spoke wheel). I read all the negative reviews, and was quite reticent to visit; nonetheless, there are few places to go for this kind of work. I arrived and was greeted by a very friendly tech, told him why I was there, and immediately he walked out to my car, took the wheel out of the trunk, and rolled it in for evaluation. Unfortunately, the wheel is a two-piece job (cylinder and face) so the leak is a crack in the cylinder rather than an o-ring or seal. The tech had broken the bead to the tire to be sure before explaining the problem. He stated that although he could seal the wheel, it would not last. I decided that finding a replacement was better than a temporary repair, so the tech re-seated the tire, inflated it, and returned the wheel to my trunk. No charge. Kudos for: Friendly, Fast, Honest, Complete, Courteous - even thought WheelTech could not repair my wheel. read more

These guys do an awesome job on the wheel rims! My boyfriend got his done a week before I got mine done and we were both extremely pleased! Oscar and John are the best! Glad I drove all the way from Dixon to get this done! read more

Hands down - a great place to get your wheels fixed up. They treated me like a Boss, did Pro work and didn't waste my time. They can fix every kind of wheel shape and size. read more

The dreaded pot hole caused bend on my front wheels caused me to start searching for a good repair shop and came across wheel tech, and I dropped by to get a quote on my wheels. They quoted me $200 per wheel, which includes mount/dismount and balancing. The stock steering feel is back after the repair was done and the finish was not affected too much either. These guys are professional and know what they are doing (my TPMS sensors were not damaged, few other shops said they could not guarantee that). Thumbs up to Wheel tech. read more

Great work, and excellent service by both Jeff and John. They did great repair work on my 19" Gemballa three-piece forged wheel. I would not hesitate to go there for my repair needs again. I highly recommend their services. Thanks guys! read more

Wheel techniques refinished my Porsche wheels in black with a machined lip. The first time around, the machine lip didn't come out as I had expected, so Mike offered to redo them and even picked up the wheels from my house. The second time around, the wheels looked perfect. I know if I ever have any issues, wheel techniques will stand by their work! read more

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These guys do great quality work. They saved the badly marred 19" alloy wheels on my 2010 VW Touareg. I called on a Monday to get an estimate to repair all four wheels and was told $150-$200 depending on condition. Backlog was two weeks but they'd had a cancellation and could fit me in the same day for completion by Friday so I headed over to the shop in Santa Clara across 101 from San Jose International airport. The shop looked busy which reassured me. It was a bit messy - which is not uncommon for machine shops, but a little straightening and remodeling would help inspire confidence with retail customers (maybe they mostly do work for body shops?). The guy behind the counter was friendly and showed me around the shop when I asked how the repair process worked. They have a CNC lathe that they use to machine the face of marred wheels and assured me that the process could replicate the original slightly textured machined look. The CNC lathe is a relatively recent addition. They used to do the work on a manually controlled lathe. It seems that the computer control ought to allow more precise and consistent results so keep that in mind when reading older reviews. I asked about whether the machining affected the strength of the wheel and was further assured that they were only taking off a few thousandths. The quoted price was $179 per wheel plus $30 for mounting and balancing the tires. They probably should have mentioned the mounting and balancing added cost on the phone, but I was impressed enough with the computer controlled lathe that I was okay with the price. My auto repair shop had referred me to another repair place that used hand tools to do the repair. I can't imagine what kind of result you'd get with hand tools grinding and polishing - especially for a machined surface. I left the shop feeling good about having Wheel Techniques do the work. On Tuesday morning I got a call that the work was done - 4 days early. Maybe they've learned about under-promising and over-delivering when it comes to estimating. The work was gorgeous - as good as new, maybe better with the shiny power clear coat. The clear coat comes with a 1-year warranty against flaking. I was told that almost never happens and the clear coat looked pretty full and thick so I guess time will tell. $200 per wheel for a perfect repair sure beats $1300 per wheel to replace them. read more

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So I damage my rim, which is discontinued had a small chunk missing and a small crack, still held air . A friend referred me to this place, Soon as I walk in I felt a bad vibe, waited 10mn or so before I was even attended to. Dude had bad attitude and very dismissive. He took a look at my rim spun it a few times a said , its no good not repairable. I guess they only paint and clear coat here, Not giving up I found a awesome place in Fremont , that not only treated me like a person but repaired my rim, got it back next day, Far exceeded my expectations..better than new.. read more

These guys do great work and have superb customer service! Thank you wheel techniques!

These guys did a great job for me. I have a classic BMW sedan with rare BBS wheels, two of which were badly bent in a slide. Several other wheel repair shops wouldn't touch them, but Wheel Techniques restored them to like-new condition in less than two weeks at a very reasonable price. I had written these wheels off as a lost cause, and can hardly believe that Wheel Tech was able to rescue them. I've already passed Wheel Tech's flyers to my mechanic and body shop, and to any other motorheads who I thought might want to know about the place. Can't understand the few negative yelps that have been posted. I'm very pleased with Wheel Techniques and will use them again! read more

Well, as the saying goes, wait a few years before weighing in on the quality of work when it comes to refurbishing my wheels. The results are in and I have to say I am incredibly disappointed. This placed moved from when I had last used them and I can only surmise that they had a change of ownership. My wheels after two years started to peel. The power coating is coming off on all my wheels. Really poor workmanship. That is flat out unacceptable after spending $500+ to have them refurbished. The bad reviews are true. Ignore my earlier '5 star' review. This place is not good at all. read more

These guys have done work for me over the years and do a great job. Tom has been GREAT as well as all the staff. I personally have a hard time believing any negative reviews posted here. I have magnesium rims and they have fixed them when they have been able to. Once when one wasn't repairable he told me straight out and that is what I like. NO bovine scatology. Just an honest assessment. Some don't realize quality takes time. I'm willing to give them what they need to get it done right. read more

I have been taking my cars to John Mercurio and Wheel Techniques for over 20 years and I'm obviously satisfied with the specialized wheel repair work that they provide. They have performed chroming services, powder coating, and much more, all with great results. John is a great guy and his crew is very industrious. read more

I took my CLS 63 AMG to get all four wheels refurbished as well as the front two calipers repainted. Oscar waited on me initially and gave me a great price. When I picked up the car I noticed we had some issues. He immediately agreed with my concerns and had it completely detailed on his dime. Customer service means a lot, people make mistakes but it's how they remedy the mistakes that put them above the other ones. The guys did a great job and took care of me and took care of all the issues. Thanks Oscar. read more

I had a mildly damaged aluminum rim which caused air loss so the tire went flat. Called on a Friday and was informed that they were available for jobs just like this on Saturday on a first come first serve basis and, which should take less than an hour. I showed up at 9:00 and Dave examined the rim and indicated that it could be fixed shortly. I went to run some errands and came back in two hours and it was ready. The recommended a new tire as it was well worn and damaged from driving on it flat (which I was unaware of at the time). It was a reasonable recommendation. They don't sell tires so there wasn't anything in it for them. I have a new tire on the rim now and it's holding the air just fine so they did a good job at a reasonable price. All in all, my experience was good. The work appears to be good quality, was done on time, and was a reasonable price. read more

The Good- my wheel outer rims look good. The Bad - When I called and explained what damage there was and that they were BBS wheels I was quoted $125 per wheel, I ordered tires and had them sent to WT and scheduled the work. When my tires arrived I brought the car in and the guy said it would be $175/wheel because they're BBS. After a bit of back & forth and when I said I'd take my tires and go he said he'll talk to the boss, they agreed to do the work as qouted but I'd have to pay $30 mounting & balance, OK that's fine. Only problem is they warped all four brake disks when they cranked the wheel nuts to 110lbs(should be 80) Oh, I should have paid the extra $5/wheel to have them spec torqued, my bad! . The wheel balance is good to 60mph which tells me they didn't really balance them. They only fixed the outer rim, nothing done to the body of the wheel. read more

Did good enough work fixing the scratches on the wheel, but they take forever to do it. Take whatever time estimation they give you and double it for a realistic completion date. read more

Great job on stripping and powdercoating a set of Porsche rims, painting caps and lug bolts to match and mounting new tires. Professional, competent, on time, and fairly priced. I was referred to these guys by Sharkwerks in Fremont, who do some serious Porsche customization and track projects. I wanted to change my factory silver rims to black. There are various horror stories in the blogs (when aren't there tails of woe in blogs?) about wheels losing temper, though some seem related to stripping the existing coating with heat. Another shop said the "e-coating" would need to be sanded off by hand. Wheel Tech says they use a chemical stripping bath. I dropped off the wheels (with old tires), had Tire Rack ship the new tires there (they are a Tire Rack installer), picked up 3 days later, beautiful! $129 each to strip and powder coat wheels, $10 each for caps, $30 each for dismount, mount, balance. Also had them install black TPMS valve stems (from ShopTPMS). Only issue is they didn't completely mask some lug bolt threads, I need to clean that shit off so my next track day doesn't make it into black locktite. My wheels didn't need repair, so I can't comment on repair service. read more

I've been coming here for years; John and his team always make sure the tires are good, quality rim repairs, and amazing color match if only doing a single wheel. All around excellent service read more

Over the last several years I've done business with WT on numerous occasions. Overall I'm generally satisfied with the service and pricing which has been reasonable.. My collection of AMG Mercedes are driven hard on the street and track where they approach 200 mph. Obviously safety is a big concern and I am sufficiently confident in the skills of WT that I am comfortable turning my kids loose for Mojave Mile top end runs in a 700+ HP V12 AMG 65 using wheels refreshed by WT. Life is unfair and poop happens to wheels e.g. curbs jump out and rub the wheels or so my wife says. True that WT can seem scattered at times due to the press of business but that is how it is in auto repair shops of all kinds. I believe they mean well and try to satisfy customers - some of whom obviously do not appreciate how time consuming it can be to effect a safe and perfect appearing repair on an alloy rim. Not every job I've taken them has been done when originally promised and a few phone calls were not returned promptly; knowing that is the way it is I do not get upset and start ranting like some of the other reviewers. On one occasion my wife went there from Prunedale area to pick up a wheel that we were told was ready to go and, upon arriving, was told it actually was not ready. She was annoyed as was I so I called to complain. The owner was quite apologetic which is expected but then he told me he was having the wheel delivered to my home that afternoon. As promised, it was delivered and was perfectly repaired. Later today I'm taking a set of Corvette ZR1 wheels to WT for minor esthetic touch-ups so I can sell them as I no longer have the car. I do not place much credence in reviews by supposedly different customers that use the same or very similar abbreviations, profanity and over-the-top tone. I've been in the WT facility dropping off and picking up wheels over 20 times and have never seen or heard anything out of the ordinary for an auto repair facility. Several of the negative reviews sure sound like they have the same author who must have some issue with WT. Perhaps a jealous competitor. I suggest you readers give them a try and make your own decision. Sincerely, JHR LovedPet read more

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Have known of wheel techniques for quite some time now. I bought an exotic with wheels all curbed. Brought them in and decided to get the color of the wheels from a silver to a gunmetal. I was really nervous when picking out the paint - John (owner) brought out a factory paint sheet and i found the color i wanted. Dropped the car off on a monday and picked up on a friday. Couldnt be happier! All the wheels were fixed to perfection and the color came out just the way i wanted - factory gunmetal. It looks like i have brand new OEM wheels - thanks for perfection! read more

I called for a quote for 2 of rims. The price seems fair. They were able to pick up the rims. The turnaround time was efficient. The driver Chris was very professional and courteous. read more

Took my wheels here to repair 2 small cracks on the lips from hitting a pothole in these fine bay area roads. The cracks were just thin hairline cracks less than a quarter inch long and still held air just leaked a little over a period of a few days. When I got my wheels back I was furious. They had grinded a 2 inch wide gap in my wheel lip and the welds were the worst welding job I've ever personally seen. It doesn't even look like welds it looks like a 2 inch wide blob of soldering iron work. And now that part of my wheel is so thin due to them grinding it to death it just cracked in the same spot a couple weeks later. They charged me 250 to make my $2600 wheels worthless. I will never come back or recommend this place to anyone. read more

They don't make the wheels I have anymore so I thought "what the heck?" I'll just stop by and see it they can be repaired before I sell the tires and throw the wheels in the trash. My wheels had curb rash on the lips, slighty bent on the outer lip, and the hubs were all out of alignment. (This is what happens when you buy used rims on ebay, BEWARE! Dave tells me he's got a guy every week bringing them bent wheels they bought off of ebay.) I went in there on a saturday and had Dave and Jeff take a look at 2 of the 4 wheels I wanted to have repaired. Surprisingly, they said they could be repaired, so I went home and grabbed the other two. I was a little sketchy about paying the full amount up front but Dave assured me that all the wheel would be good as new. Basically, they agreed to remove the curb rash, straighten the outer lip and hub, plus mount and balance the tires. He promised to have the rims back to me in 4 days. I called the day before to find out the progress on my wheels and Dave told me they would be ready Thursday, like promised. I read all the other reviews on Yelp and was kinda of worried about the quality of the repairs. So before I went to pick them up I asked Dave if he would put the wheels on the balancer so I could check the repair work. He told me "sure, he could do that". When I got there I was in awe at how the wheels looked! They were repainted to OEM finish, curb rash removed, and shinny as ever! I was speechless. Dave, put all four wheels on the balancer and they were perfect. I had no complaints. The only other thing I did after putting the wheels back on my car was to inflate them to the proper air pressure and see if they leak. So far two day, no leaks. I have to say the shop seems a little sketchy but they do know what their doing. I would do business with them again. read more

Couldn't be happier! They repaired and refinished a rare and expensive set of Audi fitment SSR Comp Type-C race wheels for me. I was in & out right on schedule and the wheels looked as good as new. Thumbs up for these guys. Kelvin read more

Found on yelp but heard through the grapevine this was the place to go. Had two wheels with curb rash and a minor lip bend. Was quoted a pretty competitive price over the phone on multiple calls. The cost was reflected in a description of the work. When i finally coordinated a trip to their shop i was quoted a higher price on each wheel. Although it wasn't significantly higher, i was still POd. This being said the wheels came out superb and were completed ahead of schedule. The finish and polish work were top notch. Id definitely go back but next time hold them to what they quoted me. This being said, working with this operation was a great experience. read more

Customer service at Wheel Tech goes above and beyond. I ran over a huge pot hole that dented my wheel. I live in SF and couldn't find a local shop to do the repairs. Took a chance and brought the wheel to Santa Clara. They did the repairs AND waited for me after closing because I was caught in South Bay traffic trying to get there by 5pm. Thanks guys! I would definitely recommend this place. read more