Bent C6Z06 Wheel
02-26-2010, 01:00 AM
#1
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Bent C6Z06 Wheel
Stock OEM wheel !!!!
I bent the inside lip of my front wheel on a freeway pot hole.
Is it really $125-150 to fix ??
Is it safe to run a repaired wheel at a track event (150 mph) ??
I don't think its real bad but I can feel some vibration at freeway speeds and you can see the wobble on the tire balancing machine.
DH
I bent the inside lip of my front wheel on a freeway pot hole.
Is it really $125-150 to fix ??
Is it safe to run a repaired wheel at a track event (150 mph) ??
I don't think its real bad but I can feel some vibration at freeway speeds and you can see the wobble on the tire balancing machine.
DH
02-26-2010, 01:16 AM
#2
i did some research on this a while back. apparently, the repair process involves heating up the affected area.
this made me uncomfortable enough to buy new wheels instead but if replacement cost would have been higher (C5Z wheels are dirt cheap for how good they are), I might have reconsidered.
$120-$150 is a normal price for this service among the shops I contacted.
this made me uncomfortable enough to buy new wheels instead but if replacement cost would have been higher (C5Z wheels are dirt cheap for how good they are), I might have reconsidered.
$120-$150 is a normal price for this service among the shops I contacted.
02-26-2010, 01:34 AM
#3
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i did some research on this a while back. apparently, the repair process involves heating up the affected area.
this made me uncomfortable enough to buy new wheels instead but if replacement cost would have been higher (C5Z wheels are dirt cheap for how good they are), I might have reconsidered.
$120-$150 is a normal price for this service among the shops I contacted.
this made me uncomfortable enough to buy new wheels instead but if replacement cost would have been higher (C5Z wheels are dirt cheap for how good they are), I might have reconsidered.
$120-$150 is a normal price for this service among the shops I contacted.
DH
02-26-2010, 01:37 AM
#5
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02-26-2010, 01:40 AM
#6
my concern would be less about cosmetics and more about a uniform surface along the seal between the tire and the wheel - you may want to ask the shop to wait with re-mounting the tire until you get a chance to inspect the results.
02-26-2010, 09:50 AM
#7
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DH
02-27-2010, 01:26 PM
#8
Drifting
Why would they want to assume your liability for a small profit they may or may not make from sending you wheel out for straightening?? My money says they won't and it is your responsibility.
02-27-2010, 01:54 PM
#9
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Why would they not just say don't do it we will sell you a safe wheel ..... especially since there is such a small profit !!!!!
DH
02-28-2010, 12:38 PM
#10
Drifting
I had a small bend in a Cobra Mustang rim repaired several years ago for right around $105. A local rim shop sent it out to someone and I had it back a day or two later. There was slight discoloration around the repaired area, but being on the inside it did not bother me. I went on to run the wheel troublefree for at least two more years before selling the set to someone else.
02-28-2010, 01:12 PM
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I had a small bend in a Cobra Mustang rim repaired several years ago for right around $105. A local rim shop sent it out to someone and I had it back a day or two later. There was slight discoloration around the repaired area, but being on the inside it did not bother me. I went on to run the wheel troublefree for at least two more years before selling the set to someone else.
DH
02-28-2010, 03:11 PM
#12
Drifting
02-28-2010, 04:31 PM
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