Review of SABS Wheel Repair in Houston

rzm3 · 02-11-2009, 12:11 AM

Had my wheels powdercoated at SABS in Houston... not as perfect of a job as I had hoped but can't do anything right now. Will post some pictures later.

I was surprized that despite good reviews, SABS wasn't what I expected. They pay absolutely no attention to details (the installer even taped my M sticker upsidedown), and really don't know how to communicate with customers. What frustrates me most is that as a professional wheel shop, they don't even have a touchless tire mounting machine... they still use the old fashioned jaw clamps and levers...

Don't get me wrong, these are hard working people... I went to pick up my wheels at 8pm and they were still there... though it's sad that with just some slight improvements they can be so much more... so much better...

thread killer · 03-03-2009, 08:08 PM

i would use IMC wheel repair next time. they have pretty good results.

any moble wheel repair is going to look like CRAP. trust me on it.

M3OwnerHtown · 03-08-2010, 04:37 PM

I feel Rldzhao's pain. I went in for an estimate to have my wheel repaired and worse customer service I've experience and they guy tried to gouge me on the pricing, nearly double what I was quoted at IMC. I would never do business with SABS(my opinion).

02-11-2009, 12:11 AM	#1
rzm3 Moderator 673 Rep 4,737 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: USA iTrader: (18)	Review of SABS Wheel Repair in Houston Had my wheels powdercoated at SABS in Houston... not as perfect of a job as I had hoped but can't do anything right now. Will post some pictures later. I was surprized that despite good reviews, SABS wasn't what I expected. They pay absolutely no attention to details (the installer even taped my M sticker upsidedown), and really don't know how to communicate with customers. What frustrates me most is that as a professional wheel shop, they don't even have a touchless tire mounting machine... they still use the old fashioned jaw clamps and levers... Don't get me wrong, these are hard working people... I went to pick up my wheels at 8pm and they were still there... though it's sad that with just some slight improvements they can be so much more... so much better... Last edited by rzm3; 03-07-2009 at 10:34 PM..
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03-03-2009, 08:08 PM	#2
thread killer Banned 14 Rep 472 Posts Drives: faster then your car Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: pulling away iTrader: (3)	i would use IMC wheel repair next time. they have pretty good results. any moble wheel repair is going to look like CRAP. trust me on it.
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03-08-2010, 04:37 PM	#3
M3OwnerHtown Private 7 Rep 80 Posts Drives: Coupe, Blk/Blk Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Houston, Texas iTrader: (1)	I feel Rldzhao's pain. I went in for an estimate to have my wheel repaired and worse customer service I've experience and they guy tried to gouge me on the pricing, nearly double what I was quoted at IMC. I would never do business with SABS(my opinion). Last edited by M3OwnerHtown; 03-09-2010 at 12:14 PM..
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