Bent 2 rims...help me out

[CleanNeon98]

I need someone who can fix these bends

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/8715/1002725po7.jpg
This is the front wheel..i also get some kinda whistle sound that goes and fades at a steady pace when i turn right..i duno what this is

http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/3002/1002728js2.jpg
This is the rear..minor bend

Who knows someone that can have this fixed? I dont know if the wheel is leaking air im gona let the car sit overnight and check the PSi in the AM. Thanks

[markley02]

I always just heated up the bend, put a piece of wood on it, and then smacked the wood with a sledge.

Worked for me, but I am a little ghetto with my fixes sometimes

[redline]

I always just heated up the bend, put a piece of wood on it, and then smacked the wood with a sledge.

Worked for me, but I am a little ghetto with my fixes sometimes

This will work, I don't think you lost the bead or it would be flat. I had this happen but had bubbles in my tires too (hit a pothole at 80mph in a turn) Watch turning at speed untill you get it fixed. Good luck and damn them potholes?

[CleanNeon98]

I always just heated up the bend, put a piece of wood on it, and then smacked the wood with a sledge.

Worked for me, but I am a little ghetto with my fixes sometimes
What did you use to heat the wheel? Also, how will it be rounded if I hit it with wood and a sledge?
This will work, I don't think you lost the bead or it would be flat. I had this happen but had bubbles in my tires too (hit a pothole at 80mph in a turn) Watch turning at speed untill you get it fixed. Good luck and damn them potholes?

The front looks to be losing air...the left side (not bent) is 40psi, and the right is down to 29...this sucks. I wana fix this cheap, but I dont want it to be a bad quality fix cause its an important part of the car...also any ideas to waht the whistle is? I might not even bother fixing the rear if its not leaking air cause its not that bad.

[redline]

try a benzomatic propane, it is what I would use. It isn't as bad as it looks your tires are still good.

[streetAssasin96]

dont heat it up and try to bend it your self it will weaken the rim horribly. If you have the extra cash take it to wheel repair off of pioneer road near the La fitness and Super fresh off of county line road. they do aluminum heli-arc welding and machine balance them. its definitley worth. let me know if you need more details.
-mike

[StealthTC]

take the wheel off the car, put a little palmolive soap on the bend, lay a washcloth over the bend and give a couple hard smacks with a rubber mallet. the soap will protect the finish while your wacking.....works like a charm

[Jeffros Spec V]

Buy two new wheels.

[D Money]

wheel works in Burlington, NJ can fix it.

[CleanNeon98]

take the wheel off the car, put a little palmolive soap on the bend, lay a washcloth over the bend and give a couple hard smacks with a rubber mallet. the soap will protect the finish while your wacking.....works like a charm
il give it a shot...dont wana make it worse tho il prolly take it to a shop tomorrow nad see what they say
Buy two new wheels.
Thats not doable...if i were to buy new rims, id get a different set..probbably rotas but il try to get these fixed

[NOPSTNS]

take this as an oppur. to get a new set....and better rubber!

and ps, 40 psi is pretty high pressure man....bleed it down a lil...

[Jeffros Spec V]

Thats not doable...if i were to buy new rims, id get a different set..probbably rotas but il try to get these fixed


To get a rim professionally fixed, will cost you about the same as buying a new wheel.

[CleanNeon98]

take this as an oppur. to get a new set....and better rubber!

and ps, 40 psi is pretty high pressure man....bleed it down a lil...
yea il tone it down...i really dont have the money to get new rims right now..i wana get lowered first then i might consider a different set
To get a rim professionally fixed, will cost you about the same as buying a new wheel.
I was quoted 75 a bend before for some old 17s...there is only one bend here so it shouldnt be bad

[Honduh]

Make penndot pay for it. It will take a month or so but they will pay since it is their crappy ass road that hurt your wheel.

[CleanNeon98]

I got quoted 125...maybe itl be better to just get new rims I found these 17x7 for 399 for the set shipped brand new they are Sokudo 10

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r158/rimman/CAMP3.jpg

[StealthTC]

I bought a set of those in 18in for my "other than summer wheels" ADR's crack like they were made to do so....

[CleanNeon98]

or maybe not lol gram lights are real nice but 350 a piece :(

[Broken5hift]

and ps, 40 psi is pretty high pressure man....bleed it down a lil...

uh yea. 32 psi is all you need there bud

[Intercooled T]

I wouldn't reccommend repairing them yourself, they may crack. get a new set of rims, or a couple replacements

[awdriver]

Man.. them 40 series wanli tires are rim benders, my last set of 17s. (5 ZIGEN FNO1RC1100$) only made it 2 weeks before the rim was shaped like a oval. I would not get them fixed and use the same tires, it will happen again get 45s

[ikozhukhin]

damn yo that sucks ass. when and where did this happen?

[redline]

Man.. them 40 series wanli tires are rim benders, my last set of 17s. (5 ZIGEN FNO1RC1100$) only made it 2 weeks before the rim was shaped like a oval. I would not get them fixed and use the same tires, it will happen again get 45s

True, the tires sidewall strength has alot to do with this. Buy a better/wider tire if you do.

[CleanNeon98]

I wouldn't reccommend repairing them yourself, they may crack. get a new set of rims, or a couple replacements
Shop quoted me 125 for the repair..i found a website where I can get the new rim for 119 shipped to me same color and size and everything so il go with that once they get back into stock
Man.. them 40 series wanli tires are rim benders, my last set of 17s. (5 ZIGEN FNO1RC1100$) only made it 2 weeks before the rim was shaped like a oval. I would not get them fixed and use the same tires, it will happen again get 45s
Yea im eventually going to get nicer tires
damn yo that sucks ass. when and where did this happen?
welsh..i was headed towards I95 with my friend to go downtown and nailed it..needless to say for safety, we turned around and went home
True, the tires sidewall strength has alot to do with this. Buy a better/wider tire if you do.
Yea. I am looking to do so many things right now that its kinda hard to do em all at once...get a new rim..new tires..lower..etc.etc.

[CleanNeon98]

Here is the nasty hole
http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/4618/image137vy2.jpg
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/2774/image139yc5.jpg

[Renegade_]

I have hit holes worse than that with my falkens and my rims aren't bent at all. Spend some extra money on tires with a stiff sidewall. FK452s are a great bang for the buck and they have yet to fail me once.

I have hit a pothole hard enough that I thought "I'm ****ed" only to get out of the car and see that they are absolutely fine. Never intentionally of course and this one time it was at like midnight on a remote stretch of road somewhere out toward lebanon.

[CleanNeon98]

Here she is now in cripple mode

http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/2776/image140wb3.jpg

Still beats using a donut though

[enigma]

Look closely at those tires, i wouldn't rust them, the side and tops layers could be really f-ed. I've seen them in a shop where the top looked fine, but the car tracked like ****, and the inside was bubbled and fubar'd.

[CleanNeon98]

Look closely at those tires, i wouldn't rust them, the side and tops layers could be really f-ed. I've seen them in a shop where the top looked fine, but the car tracked like ****, and the inside was bubbled and fubar'd.

Tires are coming off anyway for something a bit stickier, but thanks for the headsup i will definately check

[Jeffros Spec V]

il give it a shot...dont wana make it worse tho il prolly take it to a shop tomorrow nad see what they say

Thats not doable...if i were to buy new rims, id get a different set..probbably rotas but il try to get these fixed

Told ya.

[Blkmax]

how did you hit that big ass hole?

[Sberk06]

be like all your other brother and sister civics, have a set of rims in the back, and steelies up front and claim you were at the track, or better yet put some nice spinners over the steels.

[Sberk06]

the grab that ebay exhaust you said you're lookin at and you'de be ****ing pimp.

[Vypurr]

Honestly, just hammer it out. I have done it to tons of wheels on customers cars at my work and we have never had one come back!

Lay a cloth over the rim, hammer away, and then fill it with air and place it under water to check for leaks!

[CleanNeon98]

Honestly, just hammer it out. I have done it to tons of wheels on customers cars at my work and we have never had one come back!

Lay a cloth over the rim, hammer away, and then fill it with air and place it under water to check for leaks!

already tried..i dont want it looking like **** with an uneven surface