Magnesium wheels
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Magnesium wheels
Does anyone know if magnesium wheels can be fixed?
I took my car to get tires and alignment . My car afterwards had a shake. When I took it back to them the next day they said they were bent.
I took my car to get tires and alignment . My car afterwards had a shake. When I took it back to them the next day they said they were bent.
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Usually bent wheels need to be replaced. Magnesium is so brittle they usually crack instead of bend.
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And make sure new tires are not out of round. It happens. If it didn't shake before the new tires.....
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Best bet is to just call a wheel repair vendor and inquire whether magnesium wheels can be repaired. I would guess no, but I would not stake my life on that.
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[QUOTE=Shilohnicky4;1593078578]Just for the sake of clarification, do you mean the FACTORY magnesium wheels?
Secondly, if the wheels/tires didn't shake BEFORE you had tires mounted, they certainly shouldn't shake afterward!
Secondly, if the wheels/tires didn't shake BEFORE you had tires mounted, they certainly shouldn't shake afterward!
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Not uncommon to get a brand new tire that is out of round. Also I have had tires that cause what is called "Tire pull" where even with the car aligned it will pull to one side due to a defect in the tire.
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[QUOTE=leadfoot4;1593082833]Yes they are factory magnesium wheels. And yes it did not shack before but it shakes now. When I took it back they all of a sudden said the rims were bent.
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Find another tire place. They should have told you your rims were bent when you picked the car up. Easy to tell when the tire is balanced.
I seriously doubt all 4 rims are bent. They sound like a bunch of clowns if all they tell you that your wheels are bent. The car would have had the shake before you took it in.
I seriously doubt all 4 rims are bent. They sound like a bunch of clowns if all they tell you that your wheels are bent. The car would have had the shake before you took it in.
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Find another tire place. They should have told you your rims were bent when you picked the car up. Easy to tell when the tire is balanced.
I seriously doubt all 4 rims are bent. They sound like a bunch of clowns if all they tell you that your wheels are bent. The car would have had the shake before you took it in.
I seriously doubt all 4 rims are bent. They sound like a bunch of clowns if all they tell you that your wheels are bent. The car would have had the shake before you took it in.