Is This Wheel Repairable?

[Sparky]

Bucked one of my Final Speeds just wondering if any alloy wheel refurb place would be able to repair this??

Basically its made a bulge in the centre of the rim and ever so slightly spilt the inside edge, heres some pics.

[riko666]

tricky, will depend if the metal's gone beyond its yield, that's quite a bit of displacement and pushing it back could fatigue the metal too much - my Watanabes had a slight squared off edge on the lip and the company couldn't straighten it as they feared it would've fatigued the metal. I'd bring it to some wheel refurbishing or engineering place, maybe someone who specialises in accident damage?

[Sparky]

Yea that was the next step to take it to a decent alloy wheel specialist but its finding one localish

[Liam_D]

To be honest mate, i think that might be repairable.

Heres hoping dude.

[Sparky]

Forgot about this thread. You recommend any places Liam?

[Guest cheshireglanza]

try these http://www.motaspray.co.uk/alloy-wheel-ref...hment-gwent.php

[Sparky]

Nice one for the link mate.

Listen to this...... The place where I buckled the wheel was on the junction to the industrial where that place in the link is.

Weird eh

[Guest cheshireglanza]

^^ that is Weird lol

[Sparky]

Yea it is, its like you know where I live or something

[GTnomez]

thats hardly a scratch! That should be so easy!

I have a mate who refurbs alloys, it would cost only about 20 quid to get that out!

[BAZ2CRAZY]

tricky, will depend if the metal's gone beyond its yield, that's quite a bit of displacement and pushing it back could fatigue the metal too much - my Watanabes had a slight squared off edge on the lip and the company couldn't straighten it as they feared it would've fatigued the metal. I'd bring it to some wheel refurbishing or engineering place, maybe someone who specialises in accident damage?

WHS^^

I believe there cast too.. Id say if its done very slowly in small increments with a bit of heat itl be ok. But ive never done it before..

Thats the benefit of having high quality forged wheels i.e. Rays. if they were bent they could be bent back.. with in reason. I read in banzai a guy with a soarer bought some rays that were buggered and he had them straightened out.

Mitch

[Guest cheshireglanza]

Yea it is, its like you know where I live or something

damn you got me ;)

[Sparky]

thats hardly a scratch! That should be so easy!

I have a mate who refurbs alloys, it would cost only about 20 quid to get that out!

Hope so dude if its that cheap they are getting powder coated at the same time

lol @ Chesh ;)

[riko666]

Babe, see where the paints' bubbled up? Scratch that off and check there's no cracking...

[Sparky]

Went to that place chersire posted and they cant fix it

They told me another place to try so going there tomorrow.

On a good note they will respray mine £25 a wheel, so which this space (or my build thread) after xmas

[ryan33hks]

Went to that place chersire posted and they cant fix it

They told me another place to try so going there tomorrow.

On a good note they will respray mine £25 a wheel, so which this space (or my build thread) after xmas

If you still need this done, take it to Renowheel in Bridgend, it's on brackla industrial estate. They reapired a buckle and a big crack much worse that that for me on an alloy. 30 quid i think it was:) Could be miles away from you mind

[Sparky]

Cheers for this mate, nah im not far from Bridgend, I live in Swansea for uni and im from Brynmawr, gonna be looking to get it repaired soon so will give them a shout