Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists of Annapolis

My experience. I’ve seen their truck around and was curious about their work. I just recently purchased an Avalon and it needed some work. Took it to a body shop in Annapolis to get it done. Explained to the owner about needing some wheel work and he said that he had a wheel guy stop by just recently. Long and short of it, ARW of Annap. cleaned and repolished the wheel of my concern. Actually got to talk with the tech and he said that the refinished wheel would look different from the ones on the vehicle and it did. Seems that the wheels had been done before but they were left with a ‘flat’ finish rather than the OEM polished finish (face only). So now that I’ve seen AWR’s work, I’m taking the car back to them so that the remaining wheels will all match. Did very good work and felt the price was reasonable. My 2 cents worth.

I too hit a baaad pothole where Rte 97 joins 695, the Baltimore Beltway. It bent the left front rim on my 328I convertible. Long story short, I searched around for someplace that had a good reputation to assess whether the fancy OEM wheel could be straightened or if it would need to be replaced. Aftert the recommendation from our favorite body shop and a check out with Unilocal, I took the car down the guys at ALLOY WHEEL REPAIR in Crofton. I had it there on time and one of their guys made an effort to repair the wheel, but in the process of dismounting the tire, he pinched his finger and, i think, as a consequence of that he didn’t do his best job. He remounted and balanced the wheel, but I still noticed a shimmy between 60 – 75 MPH. So, when I returned from a 2 week vacation I called Paul, the manager, and he invited me to bring the car back in. I did, and they quickly took another shot at it and apparently got it right on the money because the shimmy is completely gone and all is well. Per their recommendation, I also took the car back to the BMW dealer (on Rte 40) and they corrected a slight misallignment that was undoubtedly due to that damned pothole too. Bottom Line: Paul and his guys at the Alloy Wheel Repair shop in Crofton stood behind their work, got it absolutely right the second time, and recommended the allignment service too. If I ever have another alloy wheel problem, I will go back to these guys in Crofton.
R,
Cassian P. O’Rourke
Severna Park, MD 21 146

Don’t do it don’t use them… just buy a new wheel… I took my wheel to be straightened small bend… They cracked my wheel welded it. dusted some paint on it to cover the weld… The rim still bent and worst… told me the Barrell is straight and true… must be a lie cause I wobbled all the way home… I had to buy a new wheel… no star…