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Title: i need advise
Post by: travisreeve on 24 August 2011, 18:24

 :angry: okay im rather pissed at the fact i bought a set of OZ turbo split rims costing me £800 for my mk1 golf... the guy i bought them off stated they were in realy good condision and guess what one off them is BUCKELD pretty dam bad... im yet to check the other 3 wheels. When you look at the wheels they look fine so obv when i went to buy them as the guy had stated ' realy good condision' i didnt think twice about seeing if they were buckeld as for spending £800 they should be pretty dam good

they have sat in my garage a few months obv thinkin they were fine then yesterday i jacked the car up with the wheels on and hay presto i spun the wheel and it looked more pissed than i do on a weekend  :angry:

sooooooooooooooo i either buy another wheel IF i can find one or sell the wheels cheap statin a buckeld wheel  :cry:

Title: Re: i need advise
Post by: Thom89 on 24 August 2011, 18:33

Have it straightened!

Thom

Title: Re: i need advise
Post by: gtiballs61 on 24 August 2011, 18:48

Gutted for you mate :cry:
$800 is a lot of money to be throwing away.Who/where did you buy the wheels from?

Title: Re: i need advise
Post by: travisreeve on 24 August 2011, 19:13

Thom

is that possible surely that would weaken the alli

I met a guy at early edition i have a few emails but it was months ago so i doubt much will come of this tbh its my fault for not checkin the wheels propperly although he did state in his for sale post that they were a mint condision set of wheels

Title: Re: i need advise
Post by: Wayne on 24 August 2011, 21:15

A specialist should be able to straighten it.

Title: Re: i need advise
Post by: gino-93 on 24 August 2011, 21:32

when i hit a pot hole, (a very big one  :angry:) i destroyed my front alloy, buckled and it split, i thought thats is beyond repair, but i took it to some friends i know that do metal work, and i picked it up the next day it it looked new :shocked: and it was really straight, just needed painting. so try and find a local metalworks that will fix it for you mate

Title: Re: i need advise
Post by: Ant1981 on 24 August 2011, 21:38

Not all wheel damaged can be repaired. Some buckles are too far gone. If yours looks pretty bad, it probably is too far gone to repair.

Title: Re: i need advise
Post by: travisreeve on 24 August 2011, 21:41

Thanks guys i realy appreciate it il have a word with a few garages tomorrow

Title: Re: i need advise
Post by: Thom89 on 24 August 2011, 22:19

If the damage is of that, you've only just noticed it, then repair is probably quite possible! Alloys are made from a very malleable grade of aluminium that is designed to deform, and not crack, but only up to a point... A proper wheel repair specialist will be able to put it on there machine, and roll it, pull it, to its correct radius again

(http://images04.olx.co.uk/ui/4/99/58/1266352598_74519158_1-Pictures-of-Lehigh-2410-Bent-Rim-Straightening-Wheel-Repair-Machine.jpg)

Thom

Title: Re: i need advise
Post by: travisreeve on 24 August 2011, 23:36

Cheers mate i feel slightly better now aha

Title: Re: i need advise
Post by: Gavv8 on 25 August 2011, 20:44

Does being split rims complicate the matter?

Title: Re: i need advise
Post by: golfgti4wd on 27 August 2011, 17:54

the company i work for use lepsons they do a pretty good job might be worth contacting!

http://www.lepsons.com