Just gouged a wheel...

[GrantUK]

Coming back work just now some scallywag in a modded Corsa comes shooting round a corner on one of the country lanes near me...and in an attempt to swerve my left front Monza II clipped a rock hiding in the dirt embankment. I don't think there's a way to repair the wheel as it's made a 10mm²x5mm deep gouge on the black powercoated/sprayed area. Any idea's how much a new Monza II costs? My stealer's shut until the morning

[mac7]

Feel for you mate. I think a decent refurbisher will be able to weld up the damage prior to re-turning the face of the wheel, but it'd never be perfect. Sorry, can't help with the price of a new wheel.

[Tony D]

Ouch, sorry to hear this.... I think a new rim will be in the region of £300 but a least your bodywork didn't take a whack.

[shrocco]

Coming back work just now some scallywag in a modded Corsa comes shooting round a corner on one of the country lanes near me

corsa 1 - golf 0

[GrantUK]

Ouch, sorry to hear this.... I think a new rim will be in the region of £300 but a least your bodywork didn't take a whack.

Thanks mate. Looks like I'll be getting out the credit card yet again in the morning. And good point...I'm glad the bumper or wing mirror didn't get swiped

[p3asa]

A good wheel refurbisher would be able to sort this no bother.
My mate had something similar sized on one oh his Mazda alloys and you can't even see the repair. £40

[gizzywizzy]

Hiya P3asa noticed you're in Eaglesham! have you run your new GTI over Eaglesham Moor that would be a damn grand run out to test the capabilities of the car. When I lived in Glasgow we used to do the full circle out through Clarkston up to Eaglesham across the moor and back through Kilmarnock it was a great run especially on a wild night.!! Great memories some 14 years ago now tho lol.

[AlanD]

My mate had something similar sized on one oh his Mazda alloys and you can't even see the repair. £40

lol a Mazda alloy wheel is a bit different to a diamond cut Monza 2 wheel I'm afraid. It will need specialist refurbishment.

As someone said earlier your looking at about £300 - £350 for a new wheel from the dealer (at least that's what the Monza 2s for the MK5s cost)

[p3asa]

lol a Mazda alloy wheel is a bit different to a diamond cut Monza 2 wheel I'm afraid. It will need specialist refurbishment.

That is very true. But certainly worth approaching a few repairers first I'd imagine.

[AlanD]

Oh yeah, I wouldn't go marching in to VW and buy a new wheel straight away. Speak to a couple of refurb places first as it will be MUCH cheaper than a new wheel and see what their take on it is. Most of these companies send the wheels off to a special machine for the diamond cut so you will have to run on the spare wheel for a few days, all depends if they have an onsite machine (most the places I spoke to down in London didnt)