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Author Damaged Alloy Wheel, is it repairable? PICS
welshdude
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Registered: 6th Feb 03
Location: Swansea. Drives: 2006 Impreza STI
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11th Sep 05 at 13:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
These are my old wheels but I am thinking about giving them to the mrs but one of them is buckled. Do you think it is repairable. The tyre would need to be replaced anyway as the tread is low





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marklawton
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11th Sep 05 at 13:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i dont think it can mate
Will94
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11th Sep 05 at 14:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Could be, but i dont think it should be if you know what i mean! When the alloy is bent like that it needs to be heated up then knocked back and re-finished. The problem lies in that it weakens the alloy, meaning that the chunk thats been worked on could crack at any time
Ian
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11th Sep 05 at 15:11   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Wouldn't chance it tbh.
hopper
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11th Sep 05 at 15:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
even if it was i wouldnt want it on my car
Adam-D
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its fucked
ed
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11th Sep 05 at 18:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You could repair it so cosmetically it would be fine. But the metal fatigue in the material would be too great for it to be roadworthy...
welshdude
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11th Sep 05 at 23:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
thanks for the advise guys, I won't bother then

 
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