Bxscig

How bad is it? Should I get it fixed or just leave it as is.

JPTL-S

I guess the question is. Have you tried to replace the tire and does the new tire leak air?

Bxscig

It just happened like 30 mins ago so I haven't done anything yet. So even if I replaced the tire with a new one, it would might leak air due to the bend?

MeldyS26

well it doesnt look that bad, the rim might be fine, what kind of rims you got?

Bxscig

Sorry, these are the regular TL-S rims. I definitely need a new tire. I think the sidewall is cut since it went flat in less than 2 blocks if not on contact.

JPTL-S

I had a similar problem happened to me while I had my stock TL-S rims on. I hit something in the road while driving one day. Come to find out a couple days later, my tire had obviously lost a lot of air. I took it into the dealer and they showed me a slight bend in the rim. They were reluctant to suggest to me what the problem was for fear that they might have improperly diagnosed the problem. Basically it was either the rim or the tire that was bad. So they basically asked me to make a decision. The tire tech told me that from what he could tell, the bend in the rim should not be severe enough to cause a leak, but he was not sure. So given his advice, I decided to have them replace the tire (as this was also cheaper than replacing the rim) and it just so happened to solve the problem. I'm not sure what the problem is in your case but you might want to take the wheel in and ask them what their opinion is

Bxscig

My tire should be fucked since it went flat in a block or less. Just hope that I can get away with the bend in the rim w/o fixing it with little or no vibrations.

Anyone know a place to fix a bend like this in the NYC area? What is the turn around time??

MeldyS26

a hammer would take care of a little bend like that.........just playin (you could try it though), but that bend doesnt look that bad, it should hold the air in the tire......you wanna see a bend? check this out

https://acurazine.com/forums/ramblings-12/birthday-girl-owned-122627/

but deff dont take that shit to the dealer, take it to a nearby tire place and have them check it out, for cheap

Bxscig

HOLY SHIT!! Ok, it makes mine look like a door ding.

derrick

Go to a wheel shop to get that straightened out. Yours doesn't look that bad ... won't cost you nearly as much as getting a new rim. My ... but you might luck out and be OK with a new tire.

BTW, the conti extremes have a really low load rating ... probably that's why it went flat so quickly and possibly, why your rim got bent.

Brytl217

There is a great Rim Shop On Boston Post Rd. Going toward The Pelhams. Right before you cross "the bridge" The name is Dunn Rim Repair or something like that. I took them my rim for repair and they got it back to me in 3 hours, and their price is very resonable. Check them out. They are really good.

Bxscig

It is a little out of my way so I was just wondering how much?

JPTL-S

Gotta watch that load rating!

car_lost

get a rubber mallet and bang it out.

try filling the tire with air, if it goes flat, get a new tire.

Bxscig

You think a rubber mallet can just bang that out?

car_lost

its worth a try

Brytl217

They charged my only $80 bucks