Alloy wheel weld opinions
28 March 2016, 10:11 PM
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Alloy wheel weld opinions
I took the wheels off my bugeye Gx sport today to repaint the calipers and noticed 3 of my alloys have been welded and the other is cracked in 2 places. Are welds safe or do I need a new set of wheels?
29 March 2016, 11:25 PM
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If done professionally they should be ok. But if 3 already had been repaired and now 4th need repair something may be up with them (maybe powdercoated in the past?). You can get a good set of WRX wheels for a £100 (thats what I sold mine for with nearly new tyres) so I would replace them if I were you
30 March 2016, 09:44 AM
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Best I can find in Northern Ireland is a set of white rotas for £300 so they'll have to do even if they are a bit above budget. Thanks for advice
30 March 2016, 10:05 AM
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The biggest problem is that I don't know who done them and if they're done right but the crack appears to coming through one of the welds again so I doubt if it was a good job