Wheel Repair

gprsh924 · 07-13-2009, 06:31 AM

Has anybody here used a wheel repair company for bent/cracked wheels? What were the results? I slid into a curb on saturday morning and messed up my front passenger wheel. From everything I can find, the repair is going to run me at least $100, while a used "new" rim for the 93 525i (15x7 H59170) is going to be about $150. Any suggestions on what my best option might be?

GH85Carrera · GH85Carrera's Garage

If you get it fixed right it will look like new. The rest of your wheels likely will not. It all depends on how your other wheels look.

fingpilot · 08-26-2009, 04:44 PM

I always thought about 'that wheel' when entering a corner a little too fast, or accidentally hitting an object or pothole on the road. I ended up getting a used wheel to replace the damaged/repaired one.

gprsh924 · 08-26-2009, 05:08 PM

Guess I should update. Ended up buying a used wheel that had been refinished along with a new tire (the tires had been replaced about 2k miles ago so the tread wear difference is insignificant. Ended up running me $200. It sucked, but a relatively cheap lesson for me not to be so dumb.

fingpilot · 08-26-2009, 05:09 PM

You'll sleep better.

gprsh924 · 08-26-2009, 05:20 PM

I decided pretty quickly to buy the new rim. Then I had to decide if I needed a new tire or not. The was no visible damage, but I kept thinking about the possibility of a blowout at highway speeds. If that did happen, the bare minimum I would have paid would be another $200 for rim and tire. The tire was cheap insurance, especially because I am not even driving the car right now, my mom is to keep miles off of her car. I would have felt really bad if something broke down while she was driving it.