Four miles away, E17
Alloy Wheel Repair in Walthamstow
Wheel Repair Ltd refurbishes alloy wheels at its workshop on Nursery Lane in Forest Gate, about four miles from Walthamstow. Most E17 customers drop the car down and collect it later. A mobile visit is available where there is a driveway or a yard to work in.
Why Walthamstow drivers use us
Wheels are refinished properly, not touched up on the kerb.
Faces re-machined on a lathe, not painted over.
Send a photograph first. If the wheel is not worth doing, or if paint makes more sense than a machined face, you will know before you drive anywhere.
What people say
The damage we see most in Walthamstow
Planters and modal filters. E17 is full of them, and the gaps left for cars are narrower than they look. A wheel eased past a planter kerb at an angle picks up a long scrape down the rim rather than a single scuff.
The market end of the High Street. Loading, unloading and nose-in parking against a high kerb all day. Nearside fronts, mostly.
Lea Bridge Road and Forest Road. Both busy, both patched. A rim that drops into a bad patch at speed comes away bent, and that is the shake through the steering.
Not sure which yours is? Send a photo and we will tell you.
Covering Walthamstow
- Hoe Street
- Forest Road
- Blackhorse Road
- Lea Bridge Road
- Walthamstow Village
- Markhouse Road
Walthamstow is about four miles from the workshop, down through Leyton. The Village and the streets off Hoe Street are Victorian terraces with permit bays and planters, and almost nothing has a driveway, so a mobile visit rarely works there and we will say so rather than turn up and find out. Towards Blackhorse Road there is more room and some of the newer blocks park off the road. Most E17 customers bring the car down and leave it with us.
Common questions
Do you cover Walthamstow and E17?
Yes, all of E17, including the Village, Blackhorse Road and down towards Markhouse Road. The workshop is on Nursery Lane in Forest Gate, about four miles south.
Is four miles too far to bring the car?
It is one trip down through Leyton and the car stays with us while it is done. Send a photograph first so you know what it needs before you set off.
The planters have scraped my rim right along. Can that be fixed?
Usually, yes. A long scrape down the outer rim is a refinish rather than a structural problem, as long as the wheel is not cracked or buckled with it. Send a photo straight on and we will tell you.
I have no driveway. Does that rule out a mobile visit?
In most of E17, yes, and that is the honest answer. We need somewhere safe and legal to work, off the public highway. Most people here find it simpler to drop the car with us.
There is a crack in the rim. Can it be welded?
Sometimes. A crack in the right place can be welded and refinished. One across a spoke or into the mounting face is not worth trusting, and we will not sign it off as safe.
What do you need from me to give a price?
Straight on photos of the wheels that need doing, taken in daylight rather than under a streetlight, and what the car is. We can usually price it from that.
Can I bring just the wheels in?
Yes, and from four miles away a lot of people do. If you have a spare set, put the damaged ones in the boot and bring them down without the car.
Do you cover Leyton and Leytonstone as well?
Yes, both, and they are on the way down from E17.
Get a price for your wheels
Five quick questions or one photo. You get a written price, and a straight answer if it is not worth doing.
Or call 07922 222272, Monday to Saturday, 8.30am to 6pm.
How it works
Straight on, in daylight, by form or WhatsApp.
Before anything is booked. You decide from there.
Nursery Lane is about four miles from Walthamstow. Or ask for a mobile visit.