Horrible customer service and turnaround time. Stated it would only take a 3-4 days ended up being a week. They lost all my lug nuts for my rim and stated they never got them even though I dropped off my rim as a whole. Only positive is they did a good job. read more

We had hit a pothole and ended up with a bent inner rim. I was referred to Wheel Techniques by Carbahn Autoworks after calling to get a an idea of who they trust to fix a bent rim for my 535D. I stopped by yesterday and they had room for me today and was able to complete the job in one day. They did a great job and saved me from buying a new rim. read more

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Update - I brought the car in to have all four wheels restored. Wow! The wheels are perfect and it makes the car look new. I have had unsolicited compliments from folks who saw it before, and perhaps more impressive, some who had not seen the car an commented, "That's a beautiful car" Yes it is. And now it's a safe car as well, thanks to John, Jacob, Oscar and the rest of the team at Wheel Techniques. read more

I had four bent rims - two with additional damage. They did a great job restoring them good as new. All for about 1/2 the cost of replacing a single rim. true artists at their craft. Only downside is they only take cash. read more

My first time on wheels tech I was looking forward to try them ! I took my 3 piece wheels to repair a bent on my front lip rim I will say mild bent ! $229 for the repair not bad I say right? They needed 5 businesses days for the job , and when I went to pick up my wheel baaam! Surprise it was straight as an arrow but my polish beautiful lip it was mismatch I was very disappointed right and then and I asked what this mismatch looking lip on my 3 piece wheel? The guy said I told you that is going to ended like that in other works may be ! But I bet if you would've told me that I will never say yes o agree to pay $229 for the poor job! They didn't even disabled the rim to perform that repair ! Nice friendly guys but for me is not enough! I was very disappointed! First and last But given a chance ! Nothing is perfect in this world I ask you for a moment of silence for my wheels ,I will miss my even shiny polish lip! R.I.P read more

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This shop is amazing and the owner, John, is all about providing the best service possible! Extremely pleased with the work they performed on two wheels and John went the extra miles in also finding me a deal on a spare! Hope I don't need their services again but if I do, this is where I'm going!!! Thanks John and team! read more

Amazing job. I bent one of my wheels at the track a few months ago and since those rims are discontinued my only choice was to get it fixed. After going to multiple shops and not being able to fix my wheel and saying it's unrepairable , I went here. John is the owner and a real OG with his work, he came out and took the wheel on his lathe , machined the hub and lip. After 15 min my wheel was straight and I could not be happier. A+ service. read more

Does Wheel Techniques deserve 5 stars? Yes, if based solely on the work they do. My wheel looks great. It got bent going over a pothole (I assume), and Wheel Techniques got it back in shaped, reconditioned, and looking close to new. However, I would give it 2-3 stars at best for the way it operates its business. Two phone calls to the business yielded two different and vague estimates and procedures for getting my wheel repaired. Once I arrived at the shop, they naturally went with the highest estimate, breaking down the work order into 3 parts so it conveniently added up to the highest estimate. Signs at the shops indicate that an estimate depends on the degree of damage, but in reality, they just go by the pricing chart on the wall. I was also told over the phone that I could take the wheel off and put it back on myself in order to save $50, but no -- once I arrived at the store, they said it needed to be balanced, and they conveniently combine dismount, balancing, and remounting into a $50 charge. If you're a non-car person like myself, you'll come out of there kind of feeling like you're dealing with a snake oil salesman. read more

The Wheel Techniques people did a magnificent job of restoring the 17 inch cast aluminum wheels on my 1995 Mustang. The wheels were quite beat up after 25 years of wear. Now they look as good as they did when I bought the car 25 years ago! Everyone I dealt with at the shop was friendly and knowledgeable. They took my car right away and returned it a day later with a sparkling, smooth new finish on the wheels, for about the price of a new set of tires. John (the owner) and his team were a pleasure to work with. read more

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Wheel was repaired i September and needed Attention in March. They fixed the problem with same day Service and no charge. Nice people and they know their business. Thanks wheel Techniques in Santa Clara. Barbara Haugen read more

I have never needed a rim repaired before, but due do a bad experience with Americas Tire Company (Brokaw location, see my other recent review with that story), I was referred here. I explained that I got a reimbursement for a set amount from America's Tire, and Rudy took care of it. It sounded like it was less than they normally charge to 2 rims, but he understood my situation and worked with me. Awesome! The also said they might need to hold the car over the weekend due to the workload, but they completed it in only 24-hours! I would refer anyone who needs rim repairs to go here! read more

I took my car to Wheel Techniques because a co-worker recommended them. I had 4 damaged rims, one of them was pretty bad from hitting curbs. I met Oscar and he gave me a very good price with a nice discount to repair all 4 rims. They were able to restore all 4 rims and I had my car back the next morning. The work and the service is outstanding. I highly recommend Wheel Techniques to anyone who wants professional wheel restoration and awesome service and friendly staff. Super happy!!! Beautiful work. Great experience. read more

I dropped my car off at 11am yesterday at Wheel Techniques to repair bent and damaged rims, and picked it up this morning at 10am. They work miracles there and want to give them a shout out! read more

I needed 4 rims repaired and Oscar and the Wheel Techniques team did a great job. Oscar pointed out that the existing rims were not "matched" and proposed how to correct this quickly. I'm very pleased with the work, timeliness and expertise of Oscar and this team. read more

My tire shop recommended this place to me because my rim was bent. I finally got around to dropping my rim off on a Saturday for same day delivery. They mentioned for me to return before noon because they close at that time for the day. I arrive little before noon and they mentioned my rim was in very bad shape. They even showed me not only was it bent but cracked in an unusual spot. He mentioned that it should still be ok to be fixed and if they can't they won't charge me. I did have to wait an extra hour and a half but in the end they fixed it and he mentioned he had to call another welder to fix it. They went the extra mile to fix my rim. It's been about a month and I haven't had and air leak or issue with that rim or tire. read more

Thank you John and Oscar! You guys are awesome! My Chevy Traverse doesn't look like a "Mom" car anymore. :) Very professional and honest. I paid the amount I was quoted (which was more than reasonable) and I was told I could pick my car up that day and I did. 3 people highly recommended them to me, so happy they did. My brother saw my car and will be taking his truck to Wheel Techniques as well. Thank You, Kari :) read more

I went to Wheel Techniques per the referral of a friend and this Yelp page. Initially, I was a bit worried due to some of the negative feedback. I did not want to judge a book by its cover so I decided to try them out, as my friend's recommendation was more credible to me. When I arrived, I have to say... these guys are work horses. To be a business in the Bay Area you must pump out jobs and that's exactly what they do. However, that being said, I was very happy to with my first experience. Rowell, the shop manager (I think), took the time to address my concerns about the wheel I brought in. I purchased freshly restored three-piece wheels and one of them was unfortunately nicked and damaged during shipping. I was very disappointed and was extremely worried that it would not be able to be fixed properly. These wheels cost me a fortune and they no longer make them anymore. The wheels were restored and the lips were clear coated by a prior shop in NYC. Rowell gave me two options: 1) to re-machine or 2) turn it over by hand. He suggested #2 given his experience, saying that #1 could be risky due to the wheels having been machined in the past. I saw a sample of their work but I have to admit was still very nervous leaving the shop. My biggest concern was that if they turned the lips over by hand, the whole circumference, that it would be very obvious where the lip was clear coated and where it was not (a physical line, per say). I called Rowell again after I got home out of paranoia and he took the time to explain to me that he understood what I was looking for and that he would meet my expectations. He did say that I might be able to tell, but no concours judge would be able to tell. He said it would take 7-days to get back to me. I had no problem with this as I wanted quality work over speed of delivery. I showed up nervously 7 days later to pick up the wheels and I was amazed at the result. The wheels were extremely well done and I could not tell the difference between where the clear coat and non-clear coat was. The polishing was amazing. The edge of the wheel, around the whole circumference, was perfect. Can I tell when I place the wheel RIGHT next to my other wheels? Sure, a little... but all the lips were fixed in the past so they all vary just a tad. Can I tell where the damage use to be? No. Amazing work and great customer experience. I rarely leave Yelp feedback, but I felt they deserved this. I can't speak to other folks at the shop, but if you ask for Rowell, you will be taken care of. Will recommend my friends and family to WT. read more

I've used these guys 3 times now to recondition and powder coat wheels on different cars. They always do an amazing job and their turnaround time is awesome. Oscar did a great job or scheduling the drop off and return the car on time very quickly with great work. read more

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I had new rims installed about a month ago. Pros: The staff was friendly. Cons: - I was told after-the-fact that I did not need the new TPM sensors I bought. Had they told me prior to installation, I could have returned them and saved over $200.00. - After a day of driving, I noticed that the tires felt unbalanced. I waited a couple of weeks then asked them to re-balance the tires. They demanded a $20.00 cash-only charge per wheel to correct it. Summary: A higher degree of professionalism and customer service is needed here. Follow up: After emailing management and asking about discrepant pricing by different staff, the conversation stopped on their end. They had no explanation regarding services not being delivered and different cash-only requirements on different days. VERY SHADY PRACTICE. read more

I called in to see if they could repair two bent wheels. The guy on the phone was a bit rude. All I wanted to do was have him take a look at some pictures but he told me no, you must bring them in for them to check. I honestly got a bad vibe about this place because of his attitude. He didn't seem to care if they're fixable or not. He didn't even want to look at some pictures before I waste my time to bring it in to him. I don't understand why it would hurt to just look at some pictures and give me an opinion? I'm not asking for a promise to fix something. I found a place in Fremont that did look at the pictures and they told me it's fixable. I really don't understand why these guys put the rude dude on the phone. He should really be in the back polishing lug nuts. =/ read more

Got my wheel fixed after a pothole incident. Initially, I was told it wasn't guaranteed that it could be fixed, due to the big dent, but my man Oscar handled shit. I trusted him and he got the job done. This is my second time coming here and I would definitely come back for any wheel work. 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

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 are awesome!! I had a run flat tire leak air with a bend on my BMW 6 series rim and had been turned away from all tire shops. No one has these tires in stock. They weren't sure if it could be balanced and asked me to fix the wheel. I walked into wheeltechniques with no appointment and they were BuSy!! Rudy and Rowell helped me out, free check up on the tire rim and rudy's advice wasn't one that makes them money, instead saved me a lot. I was also able to buy a tire from tire rack and ship it to their shop. Thanks guys! Also they have great donuts! Thanks! read more

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

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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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

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

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 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