BENT a RIM!

[BabyBlue M6]

yea yea yea...i didn't see this big WHOLE in the fuckin ground in the mall parking lot because i was putting on my seat belt to be safe...and as i start to look up i see the ditch but had no time at all to manuever out of the way! I busted the wheel on the ditch hitting it straight on and now i got a bent front drivers side wheel! I've put my stockies back on (w/falken ziex 512) which i was going to do anyways for the winter but i obviously need to get this wheel fixed over winter time.

I've never bent a rim and need to fix it....so what are my options???
easier to just buy a new one?
where to bring it to get it fixed?
approx. cost to fix?
etc.

Thank You in advance for your Help!

[GlacierSilver6s]

sorry to hear about that man, if it makes you feel any better I got some curb rash on my right rear wheel today when I was parallel parking. Anyway, I know when I had my eclipse, I had a bent rim so I took it to a Mitsubishi dealership and they sent it out and straightened it out for me, cost like $75.00. You could try that. Hope all goes well. My stockies are going back on next weekend, winter sucks ass!

[BabyBlue M6]

this is an aftermarket rim thats bent...not the stock wheel.

but i do have a pretty good relationship with the dealership...maybe they could do something for me...i will definately give that a try!

sorry to hear about your curb rash...i managed to get through ALL SUMMER with no dings or nothin on my new wheels! I was happy with myself, then THIS had to happen!

PS - hey tim...how long did they take to get that wheel back to you when you sent it out to be fixed?

[BabyBlue M6]

any other suggestions???

[UCYIMD1]

Well when I had a tire blow out and my front driverside rim got bent...I took to a local wheel shop down here to get it fixed...costed a lot but was no where near the cost of a new rim...cost to fix the rims was $200 cost for new rim $600

[BabyBlue M6]

Originally posted by UCYIMD1@Oct 23 2005, 06:24 PM
Well when I had a tire blow out and my front driverside rim got bent...I took to a local wheel shop down here to get it fixed...costed a lot but was no where near the cost of a new rim...cost to fix the rims was $200 cost for new rim $600

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considering i bought the wheels i got for under $200 a pop...i might as well get a new one....

i'm going to try a local shop and the dealership this week to see what they tell me...

[PTinVT]

Originally posted by BabyBlue M6@Oct 23 2005, 06:51 PM
yea yea yea...i didn't see this big WHOLE in the fuckin ground in the mall parking lot because i was putting on my seat belt to be safe...and as i start to look up i see the ditch but had no time at all to manuever out of the way!

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Sorry man, but if I don't say it someone else will... "putting on your seatbelt to be safe" - while you're rolling?

If you're not buckled up BEFORE you start rolling, that's not very safe. You were a distracted driver, be thankful you didn't hit another vehicle or a pedestrian. I won't even fire up until I'm buckled in.

(Usually, my pre-flight checklist is:
1 - turn key to on position to get fuel pump pressured, electronics booted, etc.
2 - put on seat belt
3 - then start car )

I feel your pain, but you could have avoided trouble here. If you're gonna run 18s, you gotta watch the road like a hawk.

[OneWheelPeel]

Thats too bad Dan, those rims did look sweet...

btw, just got mine in today, look better than I thought they would.

[BabyBlue M6]

Originally posted by OneWheelPeel@Oct 24 2005, 08:00 PM
Thats too bad Dan, those rims did look sweet...

btw, just got mine in today, look better than I thought they would.

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PICTURES?

[ATL]

Sorry to hear that. Those pothole ninjas are a bitch.