Bent Concave wheel..need help around nyc area
Bent Concave wheel..need help around nyc area
Went out last night with some friends and took a different way to get to where i was going to. Unfortunately I hit where the road becomes elevated and did not see it. The rest is history.
So what do you guys think I should do to fix it? can it be fixed? Any shop recommendations? I'm in Rockland Ny about 30 min from NYC. I dont think it's that bad but stil about 2 inches of the lip is bent.
So what do you guys think I should do to fix it? can it be fixed? Any shop recommendations? I'm in Rockland Ny about 30 min from NYC. I dont think it's that bad but stil about 2 inches of the lip is bent.
Last edited by Lex Luga; Oct 9, 2010 at 04:51 PM.
Wheel's america can repair wheels and charges a flat $130 labor.
You'd be seriously amazed at what can be fixed, it's unfortunate that is on your outter lip as opposed to the inner barrel. I'm sure they can still bend it back.
Unless you cracked the wheel I would just get the bend taken out. It may or may not be as good as OEM. Wheel repair shops have minimum standards of vertical/horizontal runout. If it's just the one bend i'd be optimistic. Same thing happened to me and I was satisfied with the end result.
Do some research and find a good place with a great reputation. Having the right equipment and knowledge in retaining the original strength of the wheel is top priority.
You'd be seriously amazed at what can be fixed, it's unfortunate that is on your outter lip as opposed to the inner barrel. I'm sure they can still bend it back.
Unless you cracked the wheel I would just get the bend taken out. It may or may not be as good as OEM. Wheel repair shops have minimum standards of vertical/horizontal runout. If it's just the one bend i'd be optimistic. Same thing happened to me and I was satisfied with the end result.
Do some research and find a good place with a great reputation. Having the right equipment and knowledge in retaining the original strength of the wheel is top priority.
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Wheel's america can repair wheels and charges a flat $130 labor.
You'd be seriously amazed at what can be fixed, it's unfortunate that is on your outter lip as opposed to the inner barrel. I'm sure they can still bend it back.
Unless you cracked the wheel I would just get the bend taken out. It may or may not be as good as OEM. Wheel repair shops have minimum standards of vertical/horizontal runout. If it's just the one bend i'd be optimistic. Same thing happened to me and I was satisfied with the end result.
Do some research and find a good place with a great reputation. Having the right equipment and knowledge in retaining the original strength of the wheel is top priority.
You'd be seriously amazed at what can be fixed, it's unfortunate that is on your outter lip as opposed to the inner barrel. I'm sure they can still bend it back.
Unless you cracked the wheel I would just get the bend taken out. It may or may not be as good as OEM. Wheel repair shops have minimum standards of vertical/horizontal runout. If it's just the one bend i'd be optimistic. Same thing happened to me and I was satisfied with the end result.
Do some research and find a good place with a great reputation. Having the right equipment and knowledge in retaining the original strength of the wheel is top priority.
Might want to hit up Jav @ Vossen Wheels for a new one and compare it to being fixed. On those wheels... fixing it requires messing up the lip which is stainless and blah blah blah. Might be a good spare if you decide to buy a new wheel instead.
damn thats a lot of money
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if it's a stainless steel lip it can not be fixed without destroying the ss. as for wheels america, ny is out of business. The quality went down hill since april '09. fl is also having trouble's.
