Essex · CM2
Alloy wheel refurbishment in Great Baddow
Great Baddow sits right at the top of the A130 that runs to our door, so it is one of the easiest CM postcodes to get here from. We see a lot of it: family cars with tired silver wheels, newer stuff with lacquer failure, and a fair few full sets going into a custom colour. If you have been quoted for replacement wheels, get us to look first — a proper refurb is usually a third of the price and, on a diamond-cut wheel, indistinguishable from new.
- From Great Baddow
- 11 miles
- Drive time
- ~21 min
- Postcodes
- CM2
- From
- £75 / wheel
The run from Great Baddow
A130 south from the Baddow interchange straight to the Wickford junction. Twenty-one minutes.
There is no travel charge and no premium for coming from outside Wickford — the price is the price. If 11 miles is an awkward round trip to do twice, bring the wheels loose instead: four in the back of an estate or a van works perfectly well, and plenty of our Great Baddow customers do exactly that.
What we do for Great Baddow cars
Everything happens at Unit 40 — nothing is sent away and nothing is subcontracted. That matters most for the two jobs a mobile repairer genuinely cannot do: diamond cutting, which needs a CNC lathe, and crack welding, which needs a TIG set and a pressure test.
- Full refurbishment — chemically stripped to bare metal, repaired, powder coated and oven-cured. From £75 a wheel.
- Diamond cutting — on our own lathe, with a corrosion-inhibiting lacquer. The fix for wheels that have gone cloudy or milky.
- Crack repair — veed out, TIG welded, machined back and pressure-tested. A cracked wheel is an MOT failure.
- Buckle straightening — runout measured, not guessed. This is what that vibration at 60 usually is.
- Caliper painting — calipers off the car, stripped and coated properly. The obvious moment to do it is while the wheels are already off.
- Locking nut removal — no key needed. From £20 per wheel.
We also run the tuning side out of the same unit — Stage 1 remapping written for your exact engine, plus proper DPF and AdBlue diagnosis. Check what your car should make.
Questions from Great Baddow
Do you cover Great Baddow?
Yes. Great Baddow is about 11 miles from our Wickford workshop — roughly 21 minutes. A130 south from the Baddow interchange straight to the Wickford junction. Twenty-one minutes.
How far is Wheel Masters from Great Baddow?
11 miles, around 21 minutes on a normal run. A130 south from the Baddow interchange straight to the Wickford junction. Twenty-one minutes. We are at Unit 40, Andersons Industrial Estate, Lower Park Road, Wickford, SS12 9EJ.
Can I drop the wheels off without the car?
Yes, and from Great Baddow a lot of customers do exactly that — four wheels in the back of an estate saves you doing the drive twice. Just make sure the locking wheel nut key comes with them if you have one.
How much does it cost from Great Baddow?
The same as anywhere — from £75 per wheel, with no travel charge. Price moves with wheel size, finish choice and whatever turns up once the old coating is off. We call you before anything changes the number.
Nearby
Great Baddow to Wickford — about 21 minutes
Standard powder-coated wheels in by 9am are usually ready the same day. Send a photo first and we will tell you what it needs before you set off.