Bent Rim help

[drewzx3]

Well I have only had my rims for about 2 months and today on a narrow road i hit a damn pothole and it bent the inside of my wheel. How could I get it fixed? Since it is not on the outside and dont have to worry about the finish of the wheel would it be possible to heat it up and then hit it with a rubber hammer to try to bend it back?

 

[The Green GT]

I have a rim thats slightly bent. Now there is alot of stuff I would try but fixing a bent rim is something Im gonna leave to the pros. It usually costs like $130 avg.

 

[ProKiller]

how bad is it? do you notice it while driving? pics?

 

[divit250r]

I would really suggest that you don't heat up your wheel. Especially if it's aluminum, because it will most likely get brittle and could break after you put some miles on it. Definitely something to let a professional wheel refinisher handle IMO.

Scott

 

[drewzx3]

How can I go about finding someone to fix it and by the way I was looking this morning at the back one and it bent it to.

 

[milewsky80]

How can I go about finding someone to fix it and by the way I was looking this morning at the back one and it bent it to.

Try filing a complaint with your city? My friend had his city replace a factory wheel because of a pothole incident.

 

[Al J]

Go to a high-line car dealer and ask the service manager where they send their bent mag wheels for refinishing.
I had a bent Volvo mag repaired for $125 that would've cost over $300 for a replacement.
Couldn't tell it from new.

 

[drewzx3]

I seriously doubt they would replace my wheel. All the damn roads around here have potholes in them. The road I live on has been suposed to have been repaved for about 10 years. A machine shop told me that they could bend them back really close to how they were but they may crack when they try but they could weld up the crack if it does crack for $100 so I guess im going to give that a shot. Would yall let them try it? He says he has welded alot of wheels.

 

[Mustangless]

Try filing a complaint with your city? My friend had his city replace a factory wheel because of a pothole incident.

I know somebody that blew their tire (less than 1k miles on it) out on a piece of sidewalk that was sitting in the road. Was right behind a cop and he just went around it. The city acted like they were going to pay then ended up acting like they were stupid for even trying to get them to pay.


You could buy a new wheel for just about $100, well maybe a little more.