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Old 24-06-2005, 02:20 PM
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Default How do you fix a buckled wheel?

I recently went down a bloody pothole and its buggered me wheel quite badly.

We can still get it to balance but it really judders over 90mph.

The front of the wheel only has a small dent but the inside edge is much worse.

Can wheels be straightened out or is it a case of getting a new wheel?
Old 24-06-2005, 02:21 PM
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Try using a sledge hammer or failing that get a new wheel
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buy a new one....
Old 24-06-2005, 02:22 PM
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put it in a big pot, heat it up and watch it melt
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new wheel time mate.

I had the same with my 17s hence me going back to std rims
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They can sometimes be fixed, worth finding out before you buy a new one.
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If it can be fixed i will probably recoat them all.

Nice power coat black chrome colour.
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wouldnt waste ya time mate just buy a new rim keep the other as a spare
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What if they are not available any more.




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can be straightened yes, as long as its not to bad.

seen some real bad ones put straight again.

pristines in milton keynes are very good at this
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Originally Posted by swerv
can be straightened yes, as long as its not to bad.

seen some real bad ones put straight again.

pristines in milton keynes are very good at this

I've got there number If you want it 01908 282 628
We have loads sent though where i work BusinessPost and i managed to get a look @ 1 that came back and it looked like top work

Worth ringing them and asking If you have the tyre taken off and run it on a balancer so you can tell them how much there out by

I had one on my saph cos rep that did it and i just went sh!t or bust and got a lump hamer on it to staighten it back (balance up ok but might crack the alloy on the inside edge
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