Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists
Alloy Wheel Franchise, LLC · reviewed 2026 disclosure data
Researching Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists franchise opportunities? Every figure below is cited to the FDD.
Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists is a mobile automotive wheel service franchise that repairs or replaces wheels and rims. It provides wheel refinishing, remanufacturing, and replacement services, using an onsite model that brings work to customer locations.
Headline figures
Quick facts
- How much does it cost to open an Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists franchise?
- The Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists Franchise Disclosure Document reports separate estimated initial investments by format: $183,000–$388,500 for medium market total with trailers (2026 FDD, Item 7, PDF p. 22); $271,000–$578,500 for large market total with trailers (2026 FDD, Item 7, PDF p. 25); $496,000–$758,500 for mobile / route (large market total with box trucks) (2026 FDD, Item 7, PDF p. 25); $154,000–$253,500 for mobile / route (standard level total with express mrf van) (2026 FDD, Item 7, PDF p. 19); $333,000–$508,500 for mobile / route (medium market total with box trucks) (2026 FDD, Item 7, PDF p. 22); $436,000–$698,500 for mobile / route (large market total with express mrf vans) (2026 FDD, Item 7, PDF p. 26); $174,000–$273,500 for mobile / route (standard level total with box truck) (2026 FDD, Item 7, PDF p. 19); $99,000–$213,500 for standard level total with trailer (2026 FDD, Item 7, PDF p. 19); $293,000–$468,500 for mobile / route (medium market total with express mrf vans) (2026 FDD, Item 7, PDF p. 22). These formats are not combined. Each is the franchisor's disclosed estimate, not a quote. Details
- What is the Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists initial franchise fee?
- The disclosed initial franchise fee for a standard single unit is $40,000 (2026 FDD, Item 5, PDF p. 14). Other fee options (for example multi-unit or conversion) are listed separately in the report. Details
- What ongoing fees does Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists charge?
- The disclosed ongoing royalty is 6% of gross revenue (2026 FDD, Item 6, PDF p. 15). The brand or advertising fund contribution is $150 per month (2026 FDD, Item 6, PDF p. 15). Other recurring fees are listed in Item 6. Details
- Does Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Yes. The Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists FDD includes an Item 19 financial performance representation (2026 FDD, Item 19, PDF p. 54). Figures apply only to the locations and period each one covers. Details
- How many Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists locations are there?
- The FDD reports 84 outlets at the end of 2025 (2026 FDD, Item 20, PDF p. 55). Existing locations do not indicate territory availability. Details
From reviewed FDD figures only. Not a recommendation or projection.
What the disclosures show
- 1The 2026 FDD (Item 7) estimates opening costs separately by format: $183,000 – $388,500 (Medium Market Total with Trailers); $271,000 – $578,500 (Large Market Total with Trailers); $496,000 – $758,500 (Large Market Total with Box Trucks); $154,000 – $253,500 (Standard Level Total with Express MRF Van); $333,000 – $508,500 (Medium Market Total with Box Trucks); $436,000 – $698,500 (Large Market Total with Express MRF Vans); $174,000 – $273,500 (Standard Level Total with Box Truck); $99,000 – $213,500 (Standard Level Total with Trailer); $293,000 – $468,500 (Medium Market Total with Express MRF Vans); several initial fee options apply.
- 2Item 19 covers 3 separate groups: revenue for franchised locations; revenue for franchised locations; other measures and revenue for 1 company-owned locations. They are not combined.
- 3Outlets grew by 5 in 2025, to 84 (System-wide, as labeled in the FDD, Item 20).
From reviewed FDD figures only. Not a recommendation or projection.
Costs · Items 5–7
What does it cost to open?
Estimated opening costs and the fees payable to the franchisor.
Startup Investment — Item 7
Range across 9 single-unit formats
2026 FDD · Item 7
Formats disclosed in Item 7 (9)
Each format has its own total. The total depends on the format you choose.
- Standard Level with TrailerPDF p. 19$99,000 – $213,500
- Standard Level with Express MRF VanPDF p. 19$154,000 – $253,500
- Standard Level with Box TruckPDF p. 19$174,000 – $273,500
- Medium Market with TrailersPDF p. 22$183,000 – $388,500
- Large Market with TrailersPDF p. 25$271,000 – $578,500
- Medium Market with Express MRF VansPDF p. 22$293,000 – $468,500
- Medium Market with Box TrucksPDF p. 22$333,000 – $508,500
- Large Market with Express MRF VansPDF p. 26$436,000 – $698,500
- Large Market with Box TrucksPDF p. 25$496,000 – $758,500
Standard single-unit franchise fee
2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14
Discounted and multi-unit options are separate; see all fees.
Ongoing Fees — Item 6
Selected recurring charges; payment bases and conditions remain attached to each fee.
- RoyaltyMain ongoing fee · Gross revenue includes all wheel-repair and wheel-straightening revenue, less sales taxes.
26 reported fees, each with its payment basis, are listed below; they haven't been sorted into recurring, initial and occasional groups yet.
Financial Performance — Item 19
What results are disclosed—and for which locations?
3 separate populations, shown apart. Revenue is not owner income.
Franchised locations
Revenue
- Who is counted
- all franchisees operating their businesses, but where they provide remanufacturing services at the franchisee’s facility
- Period
- 2025
- Excluded
- franchisees that outsource their remanufacturing business
Franchised locations
Revenue
- Who is counted
- all franchisees operating their businesses, but where they outsource their remanufacturing business
- Period
- 2025
- Excluded
- franchisees that provide remanufacturing services at the franchisee’s facility
Company-owned locations
Revenue and other measures · 1 locations
- Who is counted
- a company owned facility without a remanufacturing business
- Period
- calendar year 2025
- Excluded
- remanufacturing business
- Method
- Workers compensation is included in Table E but other insurance types are not.
These groups are never combined.
Outlet Changes — Item 20
How has the outlet count changed?
System-wide, as labeled in the FDD · counts as of 2025 of each year.
2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 55
Net +1 outlets, 2023–2025
Year-end counts reported in Item 20. The scale starts at zero, so the line looks nearly flat; the labels between the dots show each year's change.
2025 turnover at a glance
- Outlets at start · reported
- 79
- Exits · summed reported counts
- 2
- Churn · Franopolis calculation
Exits include closures, terminations and non-renewals. Churn divides exits by outlets at the start of the year; it is not a measure of earnings.
Questions to investigate
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For the franchisor
Which line items in the 2026 Item 7 estimate ($99,000 – $758,500) vary most by market, and why?
Which initial fee option would apply to my situation, and what conditions or discounts affect it?
Which locations are included in the Item 19 figures, and which were excluded?
Reported units went from 79 to 84 in 2025. How many new units opened, closed or changed hands?
Is a territory available in my area, and how is it defined in my agreement?
For current and former owners
How did your actual startup costs and timeline compare with the Item 7 estimate?
How many hours a week do you work in the business, and in what role?
How do your results compare with the Item 19 figures, and what explains the difference?
What support from the franchisor has been most and least useful?
For your advisors
Ask a franchise attorney to review the territory, renewal, transfer and termination terms.
Ask an attorney what the Item 3 litigation disclosures mean for a new franchisee.
Ask an accountant to build a cash-flow plan using your own assumptions, not the franchisor's.
Sources & vintage history
Every displayed fact is retained with its disclosure vintage, item, page, and reviewed status. Prior vintages remain on file rather than being overwritten.
Citations (2026 FDD)
- [1]Standard initial franchise fee — Item 5 · PDF p. 14
- [2]Item 19 — Franchised locations — revenue — all franchisees operating their businesses, but where they provide remanufactur… · PDF p. 54
- [3]Item 19 — Franchised locations — revenue — all franchisees operating their businesses, but where they outsource their rema… · PDF p. 53
- [4]Item 19 — Company-owned (1 locations) — other measures and revenue · PDF p. 54
- [5]Outlet counts — Item 20, Table 1 · PDF p. 55
"PDF p." is the page in the PDF file; "printed p." is the number printed on the FDD page. Source document: FDD
Territory & operations
These are contract disclosures, not confirmation that any territory is currently available.
Legal & agreement
Total litigation count
Bankruptcy disclosed
Initial term
Franchisor financial statements
No verified franchisor financial statement figures have been reviewed yet.
SBA-backed loans to franchisees
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Source: U.S. Small Business Administration 7(a) & 504 FOIA data. Loan volume is not a measure of franchisee success.
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Independent analysis of franchisor-provided data. Not investment advice. Franopolis does not distribute FDDs. Last reviewed 10/5/2026.