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Hi Guys

So I span out and hit the left hand side both rims + tyres against the sidewalk. Both right sides are okay.

Front left will not hold air, back left will hold a small amount air.

Are these fixable? If so , how much on average and any recommendations on whom to take it to ? (not sure what the materials of these rims are or how many piece they are, if anybody knows please chime in)

Veilside Andrews 18' Chrome

F 235 40 18 +38 offset

R 255 35 18 +38 offset

located in menai , sydney

Front

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Rear

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Would love to get my car back on the road ASAP , any help appreciated.

Thanks in advance

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If it was me I'd buy that set of wheels I always wanted.

or a cheaper good set.

Those Veilsides don't appear anything super special to spend money to repair

thanks , but i wasnt asking for your opinion on the wheels itself , i love how they look on the car and dont have the money right now to splurge on those set of xxr's ive always wanted. just trying to ascertain whether its worth repairing those two(or even possible) or should I simply go out and drop a few hundred on a set of povo rims?

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Centres are alloy, not sure of outside. if its the rear rim in the 3rd photo there's a crack near the valve stem on the centre section that will need looking at, but they are repairable (have had a few fixed that were worse)

tripsteady Proficient

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Centres are alloy, not sure of outside. if its the rear rim in the 3rd photo there's a crack near the valve stem on the centre section that will need looking at, but they are repairable (have had a few fixed that were worse)

cheers man . yes funnily enough the worse looking rear rim can hold some kind of air while the front doesnt even fill up

pm sent re price of repair

Bennis Rising Star

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XXRs arent a great deal of money, I had my old set landed for $800. After getting these all fixed up and looking pretty again you wouldnt be far off the price of a new set of XXRs man. Maybe just get some cheap shit wheels to get it driveable and save up for the new ones you wanted?

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XXRs arent a great deal of money, I had my old set landed for $800. After getting these all fixed up and looking pretty again you wouldnt be far off the price of a new set of XXRs man. Maybe just get some cheap shit wheels to get it driveable and save up for the new ones you wanted?

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XXRs arent a great deal of money, I had my old set landed for $800. After getting these all fixed up and looking pretty again you wouldnt be far off the price of a new set of XXRs man. Maybe just get some cheap shit wheels to get it driveable and save up for the new ones you wanted?

well looking at estimates after research it seems to be about 150-170 per wheel to fix it. two more tyres and thats about $500. Dont want to have to waste time finding some povo rims , fir them on , then save up again (unfortunately because of uni and work my priorities are not my car anymore so all mods are on hold until my savings are back up)..

prefer to spend abut $500,get my car back on the road and leave it as that

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my advice would be get a set of stock rims, whatever, can be had cheap (100-200) sometimes including tyres too - of course depending on condition, but could last you until you save up for whatever you want.

but yeah you could just fix them up and run them again. but i think, having read AND talked to other wheel repairers (i had buckles worse than these), even if you fix them they will never be the same structural integrity again AND not to mention, do you know if the buckle goes all the way to the other side? Something that bad usually buckles the entire rim...if you stick it on a wheel balancer you'll see. Thought it's obviously bad enough to not hold air so...yeah

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my advice would be get a set of stock rims, whatever, can be had cheap (100-200) sometimes including tyres too - of course depending on condition, but could last you until you save up for whatever you want.

but yeah you could just fix them up and run them again. but i think, having read AND talked to other wheel repairers (i had buckles worse than these), even if you fix them they will never be the same structural integrity again AND not to mention, do you know if the buckle goes all the way to the other side? Something that bad usually buckles the entire rim...if you stick it on a wheel balancer you'll see. Thought it's obviously bad enough to not hold air so...yeah

hmm, this means i have to get the car to pedders and have it highered before putting the stock ones on as well..another hassle..

honestly...i dont see myself spending money on quality rims for some time , got alot of other stuff to do first. would love to just get these fixed....if possible...

got a reply from these guys,they claim the wheel isn't fixable :( hope they are wrong
Bennis Rising Star

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Ide just hunt down a set of cheap rims and tyres, they are out there. Standard 5x114.3 falcon / territory rims will clear your brakes and can be had with usable tyres for under $200. Hell, I just got myself a set of r32 gtr wheels with yokohama advan r1s with near full tread for $400. In the long run, you will have more money in your pocket by getting something cheap to suit in the meantime then you would finding a place to fix these.

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Remove the 2 wheels and take them to some place like Magman: http://www.yellowpages.com.au/nsw/punchbowl/magman-workshop-for-wheels-12104555-listing.html, if he can fix them it will probably be $80-100 each. tyres look fine? they likely won't be holding air because of the damage to the lip of the wheel - not making a proper seal...

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There is a company down in wollongong (unanderra actually) called spot on wheel repairs.

When i aquaplained into a ditch on the highway headed home one night, my left rear rim looked like a cresent moon!! and the front left took a bit of a bump too.

I had work equips on the car.

The centers were ok thankfully.

These guys took all 4 rims, pulled them apart, resprayed the centers for me, straightened out the barrels, repolished the barrels and put them all back together again, and they looked a million dollars. Ran straight and true, balanced very well and held air like a brand new rim.

Although it cost me a grand to get them that way, but they looked brand new.

So if you only need two of them done, and not worried about the center respray, you should get away with under $500 (hopefully).

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will remove tomorrow

looking at a few cheapies in the meantime :

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/sydney-region/wheels-tyres-rims/rims/1021626824

would 255 tyres rear and 235 front fit on an 8 inch wide rim?

255 is too wide for 8", 235 is spot on.

You have a wide selection of wheels you can use. Just look for stockies with tyres.

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