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If this was the worse pothole I had the chance of hitting in a single mile I'd be happy lol!
I sure hope you find a good resolution, but man, don't take a trip to South Louisiana!!!
**Update**
The wheel repair shop said (I'm paraphrasing here) they could only fully fix the flat spot on the inner part of the rim, and though they did some work on the outer rim damage, they reached a point where they thought heating it more and working on it that close to the "spokes" could compromise the structural integrity and it could possibly crack in the future.
After putting the tire back on and testing it in their water tank, they said it didn't leak any air and I could keep checking the psi for a couple weeks to see if it's losing air over time or if it loses air if parked with the bend at the bottom...fingers crossed. These wheels aren't made anymore so if it vomits air I'll need a new set of wheels, which sucks. I haven't seen stocks for sale for a while here and don't really want to drop the $ on a new set of custom rims.
Also of note: not only did the pothole get repaired a few days ago, the whole onramp lane was moved a few feet to the left which avoids it. The right lane line used to be the shoulder line.
No, sorry didn't mean to imply that in my previous post. What I meant was if I need to buy a whole new set of 4 I'd definitely look for OEM '08 first. It had these 20" on it when I bought it in 2013 and I've had no problems over the years until now. But since tires for these need to be super low-profile and a single pothole at around 45mph can basically destroy them - I'm not married to 20" at all. I really like the way they look and the fitment is awesome, but PSS for these are stupid expensive and tbh I'd be perfectly happy with the OEM wheels...
No, sorry didn't mean to imply that in my previous post. What I meant was if I need to buy a whole new set of 4 I'd definitely look for OEM '08 first. It had these 20" on it when I bought it in 2013 and I've had no problems over the years until now. But since tires for these need to be super low-profile and a single pothole at around 45mph can basically destroy them - I'm not married to 20" at all. I really like the way they look and the fitment is awesome, but PSS for these are stupid expensive and tbh I'd be perfectly happy with the OEM wheels...
OEM wheels in 18" is the way to go IMO. More sidewall will decrease your chance of bending wheels and improve the ride. Win win.
^^ If the repair is good and the wheel balances correctly, then it should be a repair that worked..
If you're done with the 20's you can list them for sale with the disclosed repair..
Or you can list them for trade for any other set of 19 IS F wheels..
Now be forewarned, if you hit a good size pot hole or freeway object like I did, the OEM BBS wheels will also get destroyed..
Don't AMHIK
Joe Z
WOWZA, Joe! That's definitely more significant than mine.....
The shop said they couldn't fully repair it and vouch for its safety and that it may permanently lose air. But the gentleman I dealt with, Phil was really straightforward with me about it and took $85 off and said it might very well hold air properly but only time will tell if I choose to keep driving on it.
ouch, let us know how it goes after the repair. I hit a pothole like that a few months back. Now i'm getting a slight seat vibration at high speeds (90+). I'm not sure what it is yet since my steering is still tight, wheels/tires good and balanced, all suspension components/ball joints look ok so i'm thinking it might be something from the rear (axle, wheel bearings?..)
.....agreed
