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Old Mar 17, 2012 | 07:29 PM
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Please excuse the mud. But recently I hit a pothole on the freeway going 65 mph and today I just noticed the dent on my wheels. Can the rim be repaired? Also anyone selling 19" F sport wheels?
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Old Mar 17, 2012 | 07:35 PM
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There are shops that repair bent allow wheels for ~$150
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Old Mar 17, 2012 | 07:38 PM
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easy fix. sorry to see.
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Old Mar 17, 2012 | 07:42 PM
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what kind of shop should I take it too? Anyone know of a shop in Washington?
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Old Mar 17, 2012 | 07:43 PM
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this is why I hate rainy season. makes all the potholes in my area HUGE!!
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Old Mar 17, 2012 | 07:48 PM
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DAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN. One pothole did THAT? Are those Varrstoens? I have the same ones and I recently smashed into two potholes but nothing like that. I'm running stretched too. 225/35 on a 9.5 and all I had were a few paint nicks, and these potholes were huge! Gives me a reason to paint my rims. About to do a darker shade of hyper black but with metallic flakes (per Mariano's suggestion). :P
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Old Mar 17, 2012 | 07:48 PM
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there is a shop in renton wa that can fix that with no problem, dont remember off hand but i have used them google wheel repair in renton you should find it, it is right off of rainier where the 167 ends or starts depending on which way you are coming from!!
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Old Mar 17, 2012 | 07:58 PM
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Dang~~ that hurt!!

Hopefully the repair not a arm or a leg ><
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Old Mar 17, 2012 | 08:18 PM
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Try this place. Recommended from the alignemnt tech I go to. Also looked at BMW forums and members there also recommend this shop as well.

I plan to get my 18" F-Sport stock wheel repaired as I have a compression point on the inner side which appears to make the wheel wobbling on the inside but not on the outside which was caused form a pot hole going at 50 km/h. This happened around Bellevue in the Eastgate area; they repaired the pot hole like a week after this happened. I'm not really worried since the stock wheel is being used for winters.

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Old Mar 17, 2012 | 08:21 PM
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Damn, feel your pain. Houston has the worst potholes ever!
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Old Mar 17, 2012 | 08:35 PM
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Easy fix. Just sucks that it happened.
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Old Mar 17, 2012 | 08:45 PM
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Ouch ! sorry to hear now I am even more scared of potholes
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Old Mar 17, 2012 | 09:15 PM
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It's fixable

Worst place to have a pothole is the freeway... Put our good hard earned tax dollars to work... Fix them roads
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Old Mar 17, 2012 | 10:25 PM
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iono about your state but in colorado if you call the city and tell them they will pay for your damaged wheel if you tell them were the pothole you hit was and that was the reason it messed your wheels up
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Old Mar 17, 2012 | 10:48 PM
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Damn sorry to see that But yes its definitely repairable! Find some reputable wheel repair shops around you and get quotes
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