CCW Wheel Repair?
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Burning Brakes
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From: Jasper GA
CCW Wheel Repair?
My wife (really not her fault; we have a challenging process for backing out of the 'Vette garage) curbed one of our three piece CCW rear wheels. It's not a big scrape, but I'm **** about the car, and would like to find the best, cheapest way to make it good again. BTW, the wheels are 18x12-1/2, but I'm not sure about the exact backspacing.
Suggestions?
Suggestions?
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2007
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From: Sandy Ego Ca.
My wife (really not her fault; we have a challenging process for backing out of the 'Vette garage) curbed one of our three piece CCW rear wheels. It's not a big scrape, but I'm **** about the car, and would like to find the best, cheapest way to make it good again. BTW, the wheels are 18x12-1/2, but I'm not sure about the exact backspacing.
Suggestions?
Suggestions?
Start out with 400 grit to get out the major gouges then proceed to finer grades and then polish ou the wheel..its the advantage to having polished aluminium wheels
Le Mans Master
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From: Savannah Georgia
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This is a good thread to show you a step by step
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...en-to-you.html
Good luck I've had to repair mine before. It's not a bad job
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...en-to-you.html
Good luck I've had to repair mine before. It's not a bad job
Team Owner
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From: Oklahoma City OK
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Any good wheel repair shop should be able to fix that with no problem. There's a great shop in OKC that reworked my i-Forged if you want their name and number.
Le Mans Master
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From: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
If you cannot repair the rim damage you can replace the outer rim of the 3-pc. Classics. This is something you can do at home, if you are mechanically capable and have the necessary tools (no offense intended). On CCW's website there are videos that show the procedure. I was even able to duplicate the dolly they use to assemble and rotate the rim for a few bucks of wood and screws from Home Depot. You can buy the rim piece and adhesive from CCW for not much more than a repair of the old part. I have successfully repaired two rims after some monster potholes. The only inconvenience is removing and replacing the tire. Fortunately I have friends who work in dealerships.
