Hey fellas I need some info on good places that fixes bent wheels in So cali. I have a wheel that has a bent lip , finally got some money to finally have it fixed. I read a thread a while back about fixarim.com( truwheel) and some said they don't live up to there slogan being the best, any alternatives would be great....





thanks,
judd

 

sorry that i dont know any shops, but with or without the bent lip those rims are so bad ***...

 

ok.... thanks anyway


cheers
judd

 

damn...and their forged rims.

what did you hit?


-mtell

 

just buy one rota wheel and see if anyone notices

 

Actually just an extra rim that I will be using as a spare, I already have a set on my car. I bent this wheel because of extremely bad luck, I got a flat tire on this rim and as I was rolling forward to make a stop on the emergency lane I hit a pothole imagine that ..... So its like hitting your rim without a tire doing 20 mph and for sure you'll see damage forge or not.

cheers
judd

 

Send it to me
Try calling the manufacturer or a seller of high end forged wheels to see if they have a preferable user. That would be a start. HTH.

 

thats a good one I'll be calling up dazzmotorsports tomorrow see what they recommend...

thanks Rodney

 

Try going to a local auto repair place or auto painting. When i got my car painted the owner knew a wheel shop that could fix my volk te-37. They did an awesome job and repainted the wheel. My dent was a lot worse and it only cost $100 to fix.
Goodluck

 

not in so cal...but Up in here in NorCal WheelTechniques does good work.

 

thanks for the advice fellas

problem solved

judd

 

Just in case you ever (or anyone in So.Cali/San Diego) need this info in the future... got my c2 fixed here... excellent work, great price, and quick turnaround.

U.S. Wheels Remanufacturing
1000 West Bradley Ave., Unit Q
El Cajon, Ca 92020
619.596.8033

Nice wheel by the way!

 

If you look in an issue of Car and Driver or Motor Trend, in the back section where there are little ads, there's a place in North Hollywood or somewhere in the San Fernando Valley that fixes bent rims. I can't remember the place offhand, but several years ago, C&D reviewed a rim fixing place for their E36 M3 wheels (if y'all are Bimmer fans, y'all know that the 95 M3 wheels were rather malleable)... one was in PA which they highly regarded, and another was this one out here in the SF Valley.

 

im sorry i dont have any answers for u but maybe u should get it fixed cheap...sell it and get some 15's or 14's...bigger rims with lower profile tires dont do so well with potholes

 

once again thanks for the replies I have called a couple of places here in socali and the prices ranges from 80 to 125 paint included. In order for them to get the wheel straight again they have to heat it up so that means I have to have it painted . The only problem I have now really is that 90 percent of the places I went to told me that they cannot match the rims paint( at least they were being honset) suggesting me to change the color of the whole set, hell no! I love my winning gold color I'm thinking of painting it flat black or just plain white for this wheel since its a spare. At least with white, people would still think that its a cp-035 color and is easier to match than the wining gold....

judd


[Modified by SioneSi, 6:09 PM 8/12/2002]

 

keep the gold. just buy an extra one. and get the bent one fixed and use it for a spare.

 

I got a bent wheel fixed at TruWheel in North Hollywood. They did a good job but like any wheel, the finish is unique so they couldn't match it perfectly. That was just a set of Enkei's, not forged Racing Harts. My suggestion, paint it black and it'd be the ideal spare.

 

i had the same problem with pothole and 17's...put a towel over it and give it a couple good wacks with a soft head hammer or wooden mallet...wont be perfect but will close it back up a little and youll be able to put some new rubber on it...hope that helps