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coco69

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wet + fast corner + slight curb = busted wheel and luckily no damage to control arms or nothing.

but one of my blitz rims has been cracked on the the inside and slightly lipped, looking to get it repaired somehow, coz it feels unsafe to drive with it while its cracked. plus, the tyre now only holds a constant 9psi. :D hehehe... and they were perfectly good falken ziex 235's with like 90% tread.

but yeh, any one had any experience with places that can repair damage to a cracked or damaged rim. place with good prices and quality. coz its a shame to have a decent pair of rims just sitting in the garage.

cheers,

- dan.

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hey dan have you had an odd set of rims on your car - ie. different fronts and rears? Isn't that illegal? Any tyre shop should be able to put you onto a wheel repairer - i know that "The Mag Wheel Shop" in Richmond (i think) does repairs, but may be pricy cos they do BBS, Simmons, Kahn rims

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dont like your chances, i got ****ed around whilst trying to re-polish) my rims up.. went to over 30 shops an they all said no.... try advanced alloy wheels in cheltenham they seemed the best at that 'fixing' stuff... coz mine just needed restoring of its shine and cleaning etc. which im in the progress of doing myself with a paintbursh and a tooth brush :D but i have to admit they are coming up absolutely sickness!

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nah haven't found a place yet... still searching, i have the options of:

get the wheel repaired (hopefully under 100)

or, buying another of the same wheel + another snapped one, both for 100. (which is a pretty good price)

trying to decide. repair or buy another and a half. ?

but still haven't found a place that will repair yet. i was over at ice today talking to the guys and they told me a place that was good, but i forgot where it was or the name of the place... grrr

the wheels are 8.5" wide, x16" diameter, any one got any idea of the maximum tyre width i can chuck onto it?

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