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Old 05-29-11, 05:52 PM
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Hey CL! I just bought some Vossen wheels for my 2008 is250 but as luck would have it, a pothole decided to do some damage. The roads in Mississippi are pretty terrible (they aren't dirt roads!). I wanted to ask you all's opinion about the damage done; Is the wheel repairable or should I just get a new wheel entirely? I have added some pictures to help evaluate the decision. Thank you in advance CL!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/63470549@N03/5774025140/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/63470549@N03/5773486853/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/63470549@N03/5773486791/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/63470549@N03/5774025090/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/63470549@N03/5774025068/
Additional info: In the last picture, it is hard to see, but the "barrel" is protruding towards the center of the wheel.
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Old 05-29-11, 05:57 PM
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Damn potholes: 874785874561234798324897563786547896349586678354783475.
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Old 05-29-11, 06:29 PM
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How deep and sharp was the pothole to create this much of the damage??
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Old 05-29-11, 06:30 PM
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tire is toast...wheel should be repairable. Find a good wheel shop, should be way cheaper than a new wheel
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Old 05-29-11, 08:21 PM
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the vossens held up
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Old 05-29-11, 08:44 PM
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Ouch, that must have been a huge pothole.
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Old 05-29-11, 08:51 PM
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Damn... that sux!

That tire looks like it has plenty of meat left... it's a shame that it went to waste also.
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KTake it to a shop and see what they say. That's a pretty brutal pothole. Never seen anything like it!
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ouch, that looks like it hurt
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Old 05-30-11, 10:37 AM
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Get a new wheel for sure
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Old 05-30-11, 10:54 AM
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honestly, the wheel held up pretty well for it to hit a pothole that hard to destroy the tire.

i'd get a new rim/tire for piece of mind.
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rim looks fixable
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Tires trash but I've seen worse wheels!!!
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rim looks repairable, but tire is gone
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Wow, must have been a nasty pothole. The wheel is definitely repairable though, just take it to a good place.
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