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Old Dec 31, 2003 | 04:08 PM
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Bent Rims, Can it be fixed?

Hi all, I made a trip to NY and now one of my rims is messed up because of a dam pothole "See attached pic" I need to know if this can be fixed and where can it be fixed? This is a gunmetal rim so Im not sure the process of fixing this rim. Any thoughts?
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Old Dec 31, 2003 | 04:18 PM
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yeah they can fix that it runs any where from 45 to 100 a rim
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Old Dec 31, 2003 | 04:29 PM
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Old Dec 31, 2003 | 04:29 PM
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How deep was the pothole damn your tires are thick....
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Old Dec 31, 2003 | 04:33 PM
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Crap, that sux epidemic, did you get it fix?

The pothole was moderate but it made a Loud "bang" sound and it was at night so I didn't see it.
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Old Dec 31, 2003 | 04:44 PM
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wheels america fixes wheels. We use them for customers who have bent wheels.
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Old Dec 31, 2003 | 05:51 PM
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my pothole was like the size of a basketball.... I couldn't fix the rim cause it was cracked. I bought a new rim and the city paid for it. My tire took 1 1/2 months to come in because its a BFgoodrich T/A scorcher and the blue ones are hard to find.
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Old Dec 31, 2003 | 07:17 PM
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lucky you - I bet it was hard to get the city to fork up any money for your rim... ?
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Old Dec 31, 2003 | 07:59 PM
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nope it was easy....... Just called the city service line reported the pothole than filled out a application for property damage due to the city
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Old Dec 31, 2003 | 08:28 PM
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Old Jan 2, 2004 | 06:09 AM
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Re: Bent Rims, Can it be fixed?

Originally posted by initialDRacer
Hi all, I made a trip to NY and now one of my rims is messed up because of a dam pothole "See attached pic" I need to know if this can be fixed and where can it be fixed? This is a gunmetal rim so Im not sure the process of fixing this rim. Any thoughts?
Did you lose tire pressure??? That sux...
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Old Jan 2, 2004 | 06:19 AM
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killer link to precision wheel service. frompast experience the only people that have told me that wheels can be repaired were trying to sell me some abused rims. i never had heard of repairs actully being done
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 01:45 PM
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anything is possible, give it a shot
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 02:05 PM
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epidemic i have the same rims, what size are they bc that makes me kind of nervous
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 02:47 PM
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Re: Re: Bent Rims, Can it be fixed?

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Did you lose tire pressure??? That sux...


hmmm ... for some reason my left rear tire is always under pressure ... its supose to be a 40 psi but everytime i check it, its at like 5psi... i usually have to put air in it every 3 weeks.. my rims dont look bent but it might be bent in the back where i can see em... makes me wonder now
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