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10-02-2014, 12:30 AM | #1 |
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Is getting the rim repaired worth it?
Re what happened to me last night (see new 'City rules' thread I created in 'Off topic/Other cars/Everything else' section), I'm wondering if I should have the rim repaired or not. I stopped by the Firestone store and the rep said that the bent rim definitely caused the flat. He said I could get the rim repaired, but that they don't do such repairs. He actually suggested the/a Toyota dealer . Do any Houston area members have a suggestion re an inexpensive repair....or (anybody) would the rim never really be the same again and I should just get another one. This would only be used as a spare. I'll leave the rim/tire I bought from CTScott on as a 'daily wheel and tire'
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10-02-2014, 06:52 AM | #2 |
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To only be used as a spare only, the answer is simple; Repair versus Replace costs.
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10-02-2014, 07:51 AM | #3 |
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Is the rim a steel or alloy one?
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10-02-2014, 08:26 AM | #4 |
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One would assume steel since he is talking about leaving the one he got from you on as permanent.
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10-02-2014, 09:32 AM | #5 |
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If that is the case, I would say replace, rather then repair, as single steelies can be had inexpensively.
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10-02-2014, 04:23 PM | #6 |
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Hit it with a hammer till it hold air...
Or just buy a new one. Yea... I used to be really cheap...
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10-02-2014, 05:58 PM | #7 |
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Steel. It is one of the four OEM ones on my specific 2007 from the factory. The only other rim I have (other than the ones on my 2014 ) is the one (with tire included) that I bought from you. The tire from the bent rim has about 71,000 miles on it, and the remaining level of tread/tread depth is just about identical to the tire on the wheel I bought from you.
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10-02-2014, 06:19 PM | #8 |
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The 'monkey wrench' that crept into this equation in my mind is....If the repair is less than another steelie (and seems like the route to go) as a non pro, I worry (assessing if the repair to the rim was done properly/is sufficient = ?) about doing damage to the car by putting an insufficiently repaired rim on the car. Is this a silly worry, given that this rim would only be used as a spare (so that I could continue to have a 'full sized spare') ?
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10-02-2014, 06:26 PM | #9 |
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10-03-2014, 12:07 AM | #11 |
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If you can find a place to repair it you should Really any decent tire shop will bang it out, and it should cost less than it would to buy one. And don't worry about it being dangerous, you should see some of the crap that is out there that still works just fine. If it holds air it will be good to drive on.
But the stock steel wheels are amazingly flimsy. Hit a big enough pothole and they'll bend.
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10-04-2014, 12:37 PM | #13 |
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I never thought I would run into issue, however my one of my steel rims is also bent. I'm wondering if it will damage my tires? I can't believe missed it. Should I just not worry about it? or get it repaired?
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10-04-2014, 05:15 PM | #15 |
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if it hold air it's fine, the side of the rim really doesn't determine how out of round or how much runout the tire will have.
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10-07-2014, 07:47 PM | #16 |
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This. I had a Saab Viggen which had wheels made out of swiss cheese. They were also so bent you literally could not do an alignment, but the car tracked straight.
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10-07-2014, 11:07 PM | #17 |
A few months ago I bent a rim on a curb. Bent it so bad the car would go up and down shaking the windshield wipers at 25mph. Went to the dealer and got a rim and had it mounted at Costco. $145 total cost
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10-07-2014, 11:08 PM | #18 |
And this is 15" steelies to further extrapolate
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