Matt L
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and if so how would you go about it?
seen as i now have nothing to do in the week and no one appears interested in my wheels as one of them is buckled (apparently, it looks fine to me) but is it possible to refurb them without taking them to a garage?
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Daveskater
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Depends how bad it is, you could heat it up and hit it with a rubber mallet or something if it's not that bad
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Matt L
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well... Looking at the wheel it looks fine i cant see where it would be buckled
by the sounds of that thoygh i think ill leave it to the garage if and when they get done may hopefully sell.
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Daveskater
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Pics tbh
Numberwang!
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I like you Dave, you are a man of men
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Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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adiohead
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don't mean to hijack (I do really), do you think I could fix mine?:
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Jake
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if the whole wheel is buckled then you wont know just by looking at it, you will have to mount it on something and spin the wheel around, if its really bad you will see it just by keeping an eye on the edge of the rim.
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Matt L
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well this is the buckled wheel
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gtitim
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There's no obvious flat spot or buckle on the last one. I think you will struggle to find exactly where the buckle is to be able to know how or where to repair. Personally, I would have thought looking at that picture that it can be balanced out, as there is nothing obvious to see.
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Matt L
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Ill have a proper look at it over the week to see if i can actually see any flat spots or any mis-shapeness on it.
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Kurt
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I think people are probably mistaking that black tyre/soap mark as a buckle
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Matt L
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quote: Originally posted by Kurt
I think people are probably mistaking that black tyre/soap mark as a buckle
i dont know they were going off the weighting machine at the tyre place as it was like 110 - 20 or something rediculous like that (obviously wthout weights on)
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Kurt
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Oh ok, I thought you meant people wanting to buy going off pics.
What tyres were they?
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Matt L
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2 brand new kumho escta on the front and 2 laxani on the rear
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Kurt
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Was it a rear that wouldn't balance?
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Matt L
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nah rears werent touched it was the fronts.
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Kurt
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Oh I would have thought there would be a significant buckle then
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Daveskater
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As said earlier, you need to have it on something so you can spin it round really. That way you'll see it move.
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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