Repairable or not
16 February 2010, 09:38 AM
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Repairable or not
Are these 2 rims repairable
They are 18" Inovite redlines.
I have 3 of them but need a spare aswell :-)
Wheel 1 - I think is utterly ****ed and beyond repair
Wheel 2 - Looks repairable and is still holding air
1 - Anyone know where to get single rims
2 - Anywhere that would take on the repair of the alloys
Also its not my car luckily enough that they are on its a mates.
They are 18" Inovite redlines.
I have 3 of them but need a spare aswell :-)
Wheel 1 - I think is utterly ****ed and beyond repair
Wheel 2 - Looks repairable and is still holding air
1 - Anyone know where to get single rims
2 - Anywhere that would take on the repair of the alloys
Also its not my car luckily enough that they are on its a mates.
Last edited by Connor_scotland; 16 February 2010 at 09:42 AM.
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16 February 2010, 06:52 PM
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I had 1 of my oz superleggeras with far worst damage than any of your 2 wheels shown,with 6 inches broke off from the outside of the rim,- dispite this the tyre still stayed up and never lost any air.I searched all the usual forums 
istonheads,ebay ,etc and had no joy .I eventually found a man who does alumminum welding in b'ham, he charged me £20.00 and did a fab job.I made sure i put the wheel on the back and it was fine till i got a single wheel a few weeks later from grade A for £40,and now have a spare . I will post the pictures up of the damaged wheel - before/after when i work out how to post pictures .lol
istonheads,ebay ,etc and had no joy .I eventually found a man who does alumminum welding in b'ham, he charged me £20.00 and did a fab job.I made sure i put the wheel on the back and it was fine till i got a single wheel a few weeks later from grade A for £40,and now have a spare . I will post the pictures up of the damaged wheel - before/after when i work out how to post pictures .lol
16 February 2010, 10:27 PM
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Thaks for all the comments.
Im noticing a mixed opinion as some companys with excellent reps have said both wheels can be repaired but im not sure if i want to as its alot of stress and power to put on a weak rim. They seem to assure me the rim will never crak again unless i hit something of course.
Im noticing a mixed opinion as some companys with excellent reps have said both wheels can be repaired but im not sure if i want to as its alot of stress and power to put on a weak rim. They seem to assure me the rim will never crak again unless i hit something of course.
16 February 2010, 11:02 PM
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they can be filled and maybe made to look good/new however no matter what anyone says, they will NOT have the structual integrity they should have; nowhere near
you are putting your life in your hands even considering a repair mate. get rid and buy some others if you can mate.
you are putting your life in your hands even considering a repair mate. get rid and buy some others if you can mate.
16 February 2010, 11:04 PM
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my cousin got a set of 4 inovite redline with decent tyres 18"
He's lookin to swap for some other wheels or sell at reasonable offer
back on topic , i had a rim repaired similar to damage 2 , hit a speed bump to fast and it cracked again , ended up buyin another rim
He's lookin to swap for some other wheels or sell at reasonable offer
back on topic , i had a rim repaired similar to damage 2 , hit a speed bump to fast and it cracked again , ended up buyin another rim
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