This is what happens when your 19" hits a pothole
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04-26-2005, 11:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Beltfed
That's why I would never spend $5k+ on a set of wheels.......like HREs, etc.
the most expensive ones are at least forged and 3-peice. Bend a lip and then just replace the lip. No need to buy a whole need rim.
04-26-2005, 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by brianlin87
you get what you pay for man... thas why 1-piece RH Evo wheels are casted POS...
Originally Posted by jz-97-c7
for you...you just can't run paper thin sidewalls errrrwhere
04-27-2005, 01:14 AM
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that sucks. is the tire OK?
04-27-2005, 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by mattg
that sucks. is the tire OK?
well, I look all around the area and i can't find any flaw with the tire.... so that would probably means its ok, right? I guess that i won't really know for sure until i get the replacement wheel and bring it to the place to have them put the tire on it.
04-27-2005, 07:58 AM
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one piece wheels CAN be straitened. However, with that amount of lip disfiguration, Im not sure it could be fixed and look right in the end. Sorry to hear of your misfortune.....Ive had a few bent rims in my day.
04-27-2005, 08:59 AM
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Ive had that happend to two rims at once. They were 18's. I had them fixed, but the lip may become discolored due to the heating. Might as well get a new one if you can.
04-27-2005, 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Indyjenks
one piece wheels CAN be straitened. However, with that amount of lip disfiguration, Im not sure it could be fixed and look right in the end. Sorry to hear of your misfortune.....Ive had a few bent rims in my day.
Can't fix a rim that's cracked like that...
04-27-2005, 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by alpswd
Just venting....
04-27-2005, 10:31 AM
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Thats what happens when you wrap a rubberband around your wheel and call it a tire. If you get the right offset, you can get a meatier tire, even if it does mess with the speedo a lil, it will save your wheel.
04-27-2005, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by alpswd
well, just got it checked out today, and the tire is garbage
Those rims do look kind of nice.
What kind are they? Have any pics of the whole wheel on the car?
04-27-2005, 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Alin10123
Yea, probably bubbled. Ouch! I would be balling my eyes out if that was me.
Those rims do look kind of nice.
What kind are they? Have any pics of the whole wheel on the car?
Those rims do look kind of nice.
What kind are they? Have any pics of the whole wheel on the car?
heres a whole car pic...
04-27-2005, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by alpswd
Just venting....
04-27-2005, 08:52 PM
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cheap wheels = cheap to replace. I bet that if I had 3pc forged wheels and the same thing happened, there would have been significantly less damage, yet it still would have costed more to fix.
i doubt you can find a 19" RH C2 Evo for that much
04-27-2005, 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by brianlin87
i beg to differ. the cost of fixing the lip of a 3-piece wheel is about $180 at most
i doubt you can find a 19" RH C2 Evo for that much
i doubt you can find a 19" RH C2 Evo for that much
you might be able to get it fixed for that much.... but i was quoted $120 to fix this wheel (i chose not to bc it never looks the same)... so you can't compare repair prices here. When i meant was that a brand new hoop for a forged wheel would probably be more than a brand new entire cast wheel.
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04-28-2005, 12:02 AM
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Originally Posted by alpswd
well, the sidewall was all damaged, which basially would have meant i definitly would have gotten bubbles.
heres a whole car pic...
heres a whole car pic...
Sorry about the damage.
I guess the only thing to do is to dish out $$ for a new rim
04-28-2005, 03:57 PM
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Some people have taken a claim up with the city for unusually large potholes and got reimbursed for the damage.
I was skeptical that this would work, but I remember reading a couple threads where some people on here had done it.
it's worth a try
I was skeptical that this would work, but I remember reading a couple threads where some people on here had done it.
it's worth a try
04-28-2005, 05:09 PM
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i have a cracked rim sittin in my room
(19" too)
i have another one on the car that is bent and makes me go fuckin crazy
i'm gettin it fixed soon tho i can't take it
(19" too)
i have another one on the car that is bent and makes me go fuckin crazy
i'm gettin it fixed soon tho i can't take it
04-28-2005, 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by ccannizz11
Some people have taken a claim up with the city for unusually large potholes and got reimbursed for the damage.
I was skeptical that this would work, but I remember reading a couple threads where some people on here had done it.
it's worth a try
I was skeptical that this would work, but I remember reading a couple threads where some people on here had done it.
it's worth a try
yea, actually i did think about that. I guess its worth a shot, but its probably too late now...regardless, I got the replacement wheel mounted and put on today, so right now im just releived
hopefully this weekend will be nice and i can give the car a good clean and shoot some new photos
04-28-2005, 10:26 PM
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i dont know where you are from, but there are places that can fix that.
there is a place in florida called turnbacs (spelling?) that can repair the wheel and refinish it for ~120 USD.
there is a place in florida called turnbacs (spelling?) that can repair the wheel and refinish it for ~120 USD.
