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Old Sep 18, 2007 | 02:14 AM
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Help! Got A Curbed Rim

on my way home i decided to pass tradezone and did'nt notice they were fixin part of the road.. approaching the railtrack, just heard and felt a loud bump.. and i was'nt even goin fast. so be careful guys if you're gonna be on that area..

i've heard of wheel techinques and riteway but they're a bit pricy for me now considering two of my rims need to be repaired.. is there any other option out there aside from the two shops/DIY?

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Old Sep 18, 2007 | 07:39 AM
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thats not curbed....it's down right bent
I'd recommend your repair that asap
not very safe to drive on for long period
Old Sep 18, 2007 | 07:42 AM
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Wow, you're lucky that's still holding air!
Old Sep 18, 2007 | 07:47 AM
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repair or replace, you don't have a whole lot of choices
Old Sep 18, 2007 | 08:08 AM
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+1... unfortunately...

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repair or replace, you don't have a whole lot of choices
Old Sep 18, 2007 | 09:31 AM
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just buy another one, youre going to have issues with that
Old Sep 18, 2007 | 09:35 AM
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u can repair it at wheel teq. if its only the polished lip part. had a couple wheels done there.

they just lag like a ****!
Old Sep 18, 2007 | 09:38 AM
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repair or replace, you don't have a whole lot of choices
+uno
Old Sep 18, 2007 | 10:32 AM
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Replace it.
Old Sep 18, 2007 | 11:06 AM
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yup, checked this mornin and still holding air.

damn, i quit my job and currently studyin. cant afford to buy a new volks. seems my only option is to get a price quote from wheel tech.. thanks alot guys!
Old Sep 18, 2007 | 11:20 AM
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good god thats bent.... hope they arn't expensive rims
Old Sep 18, 2007 | 11:33 AM
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good god thats bent.... hope they arn't expensive rims
volk gtv 18's
Old Sep 18, 2007 | 11:43 AM
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yup, checked this mornin and still holding air.

damn, i quit my job and currently studyin. cant afford to buy a new volks. seems my only option is to get a price quote from wheel tech.. thanks alot guys!
They will probably seem expensive until you compare to the cost of replacing them, but they do good work, I've had them straighten a couple of pretty badly whacked rims and been very happy with the results.
Old Sep 18, 2007 | 02:53 PM
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tnx. they qouted 125-175 but they have to look at it first.. just need to find out where to get money for my two rims.. out of budget.
Old Sep 18, 2007 | 04:19 PM
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that looks bad, sell them and get some rotas lol



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