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Alloy Wheel Refurb, Speedwells

VAD Admin
Sep 28, 2018
2 min read

There seems to be so many companies lately offering their services to refurbish alloy wheels, new companies seem to open on a monthly basis with an equal amount of companies closing the doors.

We only use one company now and we personally wouldn't go anywhere else, and that is Speedwells Refurb, the Refinishing wheel specialist based in Birmingham.

Iby has been in the Motor Trade for the best part of 30 years and has been on the Refurbishing side for the last 10 and the business has just gone from strength to strength, you only have to look at the cars he puts together throughout the years, they have all just oozed quality, he applies that same craft, quality and ethics to his business of refurbishing alloy wheels.

We recently dropped of a couple of sets of wheels that needed to be refurbed, a few love affairs with the local kerbstones, that play havoc with the look of a wheel so we are very lucky to have speedwells on our doorstep, it was on the last visit that I couldn't help but be drawn to a set of new Work Miesters, I thought Iby had bought them for his 280ZX wide body build that he is putting together, the fact is he hadn't bought them for himself and the wheels were new, in fact they were a few years old and he had them in to split and refurbish, and to say they were impeccable was an understatement, the finish was simply breath taking and as new.

We have taken pictures just to showcase what Speedwells can do with your wheels and why we use him, his work speaks volumes, and if you have a set of wheels that you need to refinish, or have a buckle, bend, kerb rash, cracked wheels, need diamond cutting or just need a general freshen up, make over or colour change, this is the company to use, as we have already said...we wouldn't go anywhere else.

The new Speedwells Bronze finish available in Matte or Gloss being applied to a set of BBS wheels

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Speedwells Wide Body Supra hits the market, sells immediately.

VAD Admin
Aug 30, 2018
2 min read

The Toyota Supra in Speedwell wide body format is a bit of a unicorn, especially on UK roads, the chances of seeing one on the road is pretty remote, but as more builds are taking place that will change over time, every other day we get an enquiry of a customer looking to enhance their Supra with the Speedwell aero, which is amazing considering the Supra is rare with such a cult status, with prices soaring, with the Speedwell version holding is value extremely well in the used modified car market.

A couple of years back Iby built a second wide body Supra, it was a none turbo and purchased for the sole purpose to be come his daily commuter to and from HQ, plans were already being cooked up and it was quickly fitted with its signature enhanced wide body look, painted up in gloss black and sitting on his old weds wheels that used to adorn his immaculate red example, Just as he was planning his Lexus V8 engine install the plan changed and Lawrence Duckers snapped up the car, he knew that these converted Supra's do not come up for sale very often, so if you want an immaculate prepared example you have to act quickly.

Lawrence has owned the car for the last couple of years, but decided a couple of days ago to put the car up for sale, and within a couple of days the car was sold, and we are pleased to hear a return on his investment, which is a testament to how good this conversion really is, so we ask...why is the Speedwells brand so strong in the Supra world.

We believe the fact he built one of the finest twin turbos the country has seen, possibly even across

Europe, we certainly haven't seen a better one that the original Red beauty, we featured the car in various disguises over the years and it was flawless, his quest for perfection was admirable, the quality of parts used and finish of the car was pretty awe-inspiring, this with the fact the aero design actually enhances the oem body lines rather than ruins them like so many other conversions on the market, from every viewing point the Speedwells just looks perfect, it also been built to house serious wheel and tyre width, which helps considerably with the big HP Supra conversions.

The conversion seems to be getting more and more popular, with demand and enquiries coming in from other parts of the world, The kit consists of the usual parts needed for a wide body conversion, 8 pieces total for the basic aero kit: front bumper, front fenders, side rockers, rear quarter panels, rear bumper, as with all aero kits we have the optional extras which include front lower splitter, rear ducktail, 19" forged wheels sized 10.5x19 front and 13x19 rear.

Fell free to get in touch for any information required on this conversion, not only does it look good, but holds its value well within the current modified car market, time to go Supra shopping.

SPEEDWELLS, The ultimate enhancement for the Toyota Supra

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VAD VM1 Forged 2 piece

VAD Admin
Aug 15, 2018
2 min read

This week has seen us take delivery of a set of our Forged VAD VM1 wheels for our good friend Sean, that will be fitted to his amazing Speedwells Wide Body Toyota Supra, and we are happy that he was so persistent with this design, its getting on a bit and we did try and influence our all new Version 2 of the wheel, but he stuck to his guns and was relentless in his pursuit of our original design.

This particular wheel design is now the best part of seven years old, but it still looks fresh in today’s market, it’s a design that looks good on any vehicle, you just cant go wrong with a mesh style design, its no wonder that BBS stick to their tried and tested design.

13x19 2-Piece VAD Forged VM1, Matte Black Centre, Gloss Black Rim

The VM1 comes in various configurations and what we have added to our line up over the last few years is 2 piece version, which is lighter and less prone to leaks than its 3 piece brother, as well as being a slightly cheaper option, available in all of the concave profiles, we prefer the look of the spokes having the extended legs, rather than when the spokes sit on top of the flange of the wheel, but this concave configuration of the extended legs is a heavier set up so its personal choice depending on the look you want and the intended application.

We offer this design in 18” 19” 20” 21” & 22” with a 24” option available on request, available now in 1, 2 or 3-piece construction with a super lightweight forged magnesium 2-piece option now available in 18” 19” & 20” sizes, for road or track use.