Son Tran is a scholar and a gentleman

golemite · 02-22-2010, 02:20 AM

Had rashed the HRE P47's a bit on my M3 sometime last year and did a little homemade repair, but heard great things about Son Tran's Wheel Repair Services here in SoCal. After watching his meticulous and frankly amazing work at Saturday's LTBMW meet I had him fix my ghetto repair job and he color matched my finish perfectly!

Here's another guy who got his really f'd up rim repaired by Son at the meet:
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=354022

Anyone in LA/OC in need of some wheel TLC definitely give him a call at (714) 742-6855, great services great price and a great guy!

PIMP "E" · 02-22-2010, 03:41 AM

nice

leletyM3 · 02-22-2010, 03:45 AM

Ohh wow he does a great work!! It seems like nothing happen!!! Mind asking how much did he charged you?

FruitCake · 02-22-2010, 05:21 AM

Son Tran is amazing!

He fixed my rims before and I couldn't even tell they were rashed before.
Super nice guy too

ChronoJ1 · 02-22-2010, 06:40 AM

WTF? How does he color match? Does he just use a brush?

BCA · 02-22-2010, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by ChronoJ1

Does he just use a brush?

Probably more like an airbrush...

albert1028 · 02-22-2010, 09:31 AM

I know he does amazing work! But I have always worried about when demounting and mounting tires, doesn't it affect his work, cause will it break off if you just use bondo or similar substances because it doesn't look like he welds anything right?

clubspec330i · 02-22-2010, 09:53 AM

Son Tran does a great job indeed..but a scholar and a gentlemen?? Maybe he is a wheel repair genius but I won't call him a scholar....just for future reference.

Great job Son Tran. I sent these pictures to a friend who her mom MESS'D up her wheel with a nice curve rash..she will be calling you soon..

xchosun1x · 02-22-2010, 11:20 AM

those are some nice results. Nice to have that guy handy for future reference.

How much did the repair run?

bunnn · 02-22-2010, 11:39 AM

need someone here locally T__T ..

on another note, that's a lot of wheel weights

FStop7 · 02-22-2010, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by bunnn

need someone here locally T__T ..

on another note, that's a lot of wheel weights

holy crap I missed that the first time. That rim is jacked if it needs that many weights.

Green///Hell · 02-22-2010, 01:02 PM

I can't even begin to see the blemish in that picture, that guy has some skills
Makes you want to curb a rim just to support the guy....wait scratch that

BMWCadet · 02-22-2010, 03:26 PM

Who pays people to create all of these "I love Longtran" threads? I see them all over E90post and now here.

BCA · 02-22-2010, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by FStop7

holy crap I missed that the first time. That rim is jacked if it needs that many weights.

One word: FALKEN

Kensta335 · 02-22-2010, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by BMWCadet

Who pays people to create all of these "I love Longtran" threads? I see them all over E90post and now here.

I dunno but this is a Son Tran thread though.

Definitive · 02-22-2010, 03:55 PM

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Who pays people to create all of these "I love Longtran" threads? I see them all over E90post and now here.

This is a wheel repair guy named Son Tran. Not Longtran.

Anyway, this guy is amazing!!! Such funny timing. My dad found him from some Ferrari guys. He came all the way out to Westlake village from the OC to fix two rims. A 20 on a n X5 and one of my dads Advan RS-D's. They both looked 100% perfect when he was done. Couldent even tell anything happened.

And on the RS-D I figured there was no way he could do anything with the double wall lip. Well I was wrong.

+100000 for SON TRAN!

D

aus · 02-22-2010, 04:54 PM

Those weights are essentially opposite the valve stem and TPMS. Those things add a considerable amount of weight.

OMID INC · 02-22-2010, 04:58 PM

looks nice.. i saw him tackle a rashed wheel at the LT meet.

he did a great job on that wheel and on your HRE's too.

nice work.

doba_s · 02-22-2010, 04:59 PM

Saw this wheels in person and they looked great ! He did a good job !

bavarian19 · 02-22-2010, 05:32 PM

SpencerM3 · 02-22-2010, 10:27 PM

Nice to knwo there's a guy like that her ein LA, GODFORBID you scratch your wheels.

FStop7 · 02-22-2010, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by BMWCadet

Who pays people to create all of these "I love Longtran" threads? I see them all over E90post and now here.

1. This thread is about Son Tran.

2. Long has a good reputation because he is helpful and does good work. Plus he has good taste in mods. I know most everything I've done to my own car is because I saw it on his first.

02-22-2010, 02:20 AM	#1
golemite Sleeper 29 Rep 281 Posts Drives: B5 S4/E92 M3 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Los Angeles CA iTrader: (0)	Son Tran is a scholar and a gentleman Had rashed the HRE P47's a bit on my M3 sometime last year and did a little homemade repair, but heard great things about Son Tran's Wheel Repair Services here in SoCal. After watching his meticulous and frankly amazing work at Saturday's LTBMW meet I had him fix my ghetto repair job and he color matched my finish perfectly! Here's another guy who got his really f'd up rim repaired by Son at the meet: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=354022 Anyone in LA/OC in need of some wheel TLC definitely give him a call at (714) 742-6855, great services great price and a great guy! __________________ 09 E92 M3 Vanguard Ti Exhaust HRE 20" P47 Eibach Springs RPi Scoops
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leletyM3 HPF Stg2 640rwhp 11 Rep 295 Posts Drives: HPF M3 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (1)	Ohh wow he does a great work!! It seems like nothing happen!!! Mind asking how much did he charged you?
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FruitCake Banned 88 Rep 1,680 Posts Drives: '10 E92 M3 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (19)	Son Tran is amazing! He fixed my rims before and I couldn't even tell they were rashed before. Super nice guy too
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ChronoJ1 Second Lieutenant 4 Rep 212 Posts Drives: Euro Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IL iTrader: (0)	WTF? How does he color match? Does he just use a brush?
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albert1028 First Lieutenant 20 Rep 390 Posts Drives: 2009 E90 Space Gray M3 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	I know he does amazing work! But I have always worried about when demounting and mounting tires, doesn't it affect his work, cause will it break off if you just use bondo or similar substances because it doesn't look like he welds anything right?
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clubspec330i First Lieutenant 72 Rep 396 Posts Drives: MG F39, CB F86, MB 911T Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: So. Cal iTrader: (0)	Son Tran does a great job indeed..but a scholar and a gentlemen?? Maybe he is a wheel repair genius but I won't call him a scholar....just for future reference. Great job Son Tran. I sent these pictures to a friend who her mom MESS'D up her wheel with a nice curve rash..she will be calling you soon..
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xchosun1x Track Duty 266 Rep 2,467 Posts Drives: Track build 08 E92 M3 DCT Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (14)	those are some nice results. Nice to have that guy handy for future reference. How much did the repair run?
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02-22-2010, 11:39 AM	#10
bunnn Colonel 86 Rep 2,266 Posts Drives: like a grandma Join Date: May 2009 Location: Toronto iTrader: (12)	need someone here locally T__T .. on another note, that's a lot of wheel weights __________________ Cheers Ben
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Green///Hell Colonel 183 Rep 2,872 Posts Drives: 991 GT3, F15 X5, 1199S Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chicago iTrader: (5)	I can't even begin to see the blemish in that picture, that guy has some skills Makes you want to curb a rim just to support the guy....wait scratch that
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BMWCadet Lieutenant 6 Rep 402 Posts Drives: BMW E92 MR M3 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Fort Gordon, Georgia iTrader: (0)	Who pays people to create all of these "I love Longtran" threads? I see them all over E90post and now here.
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aus Major General 892 Rep 9,032 Posts Drives: Odysse Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Seal Beach, CA iTrader: (10)	Those weights are essentially opposite the valve stem and TPMS. Those things add a considerable amount of weight. __________________ Let me get this straight... You are swapping out parts designed by some of the top engineers in the world because some guys sponsored by a company told you it's "better??" But when you ask the same guy about tracking, "oh no, I have a kid now" or "I just detailed my car." or "i just got new tires."
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OMID INC Lieutenant Colonel 92 Rep 1,562 Posts Drives: E70 X5 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago iTrader: (6)	looks nice.. i saw him tackle a rashed wheel at the LT meet. he did a great job on that wheel and on your HRE's too. nice work.
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doba_s Major General 405 Rep 6,107 Posts Drives: X7 l Cayenne l 997.2RS Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Danville iTrader: (26)	Saw this wheels in person and they looked great ! He did a good job !
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