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smokey8890 · 09-21-2002, 02:53 PM

i have a rim that is dented in. could a rim be possibly be repaired? before i get flamed let me tell you that my rim have been discontinue so i can't get another one.

***REN69*** · 09-21-2002, 03:10 PM

where do you live?? I know a place in my area that could do it, it all depends on what kind of rim it is, and how much damage there is to it.. easier ones to fix are 2-piece rims, if its a 1-piece rim, sometimes they crack.. i got mine fixed there before, $50 (cash

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I'm in Oshawa, east of Toronto.

smokey8890 · 09-21-2002, 03:29 PM

i live in Philadelphia PA :cry: th only thing that loos mest up is the lip part.

***REN69*** · 09-21-2002, 03:33 PM

Ouch.. well.. I'm sure there's a rim repair shop in your area.. I used to think they were really rare.. then i found out there was one 5 minutes from my house!

look it up in your area and ask around to other people.. I'm sure someone knows where one is. and they can fix a lot of stuff.. even cracks i think.. but like i said.. it always depends on how messed up the rim is. good luck man.

smokey8890 · 09-21-2002, 03:39 PM

tahnx ren.

***REN69*** · 09-21-2002, 03:49 PM

hey smokey.. i found a place for you in PA.. dunno how close it is to you..but its worth a try..
http://www.wheelcollision.com

they even give you directions on how to get there from phily

smokey8890 · 09-21-2002, 04:19 PM

DOOD! you just made my day! god im so happy. I owe you big time. i did so may search but could find anything. Fucc him so happy.

tahnx man.

***REN69*** · 09-21-2002, 04:25 PM

hehe.. no problem man.. google always comes thru!

Consynx · 09-22-2002, 12:56 AM

smokey, if i ever head for Phili(3 hrs away) i'd like to see your car...a lot

Flashmn · 09-22-2002, 08:46 AM

alot of tire and wheel shops can repair alloy rims. You can do it to an extent by yourself, but I would only do it on steel wheels.

smokey8890 · 09-22-2002, 11:33 AM

here it is :cry:

bondobondo · 09-22-2002, 02:28 PM

ouch that rim is hurtin

anyways, that is a piece of cake for rim repair guys,

only thing is that the lip may not come out to the same level of polish as it originally went in with, cuz they press the lip back out, and this pressing may set a crack in the alloy. prob wont but even if it does, it won't be a crack that light could ever pass thru.

anyways, it cost me $80 to repair a rim of mine, and yes, same reason cuz they are not made anymore.

btw, the flaming is over.