Joining the crack club!
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C43 Coupe
Joining the crack club!
Hi guys. I joined the cracked OEM rim club today! Welcome myself...
19" AMG rims, 2017 C43 coupe
After getting 2 ruptures on the rear driver's tire a month ago, I find my front passenger tire losing 15 psi over night. I drove it to work with 23+/- psi but it greeted me with 8 psi when I came out of the office at the end of the day.
A shop had a look at the tire but reported back with a crack at the lip of the inner side of the wheel; crack is on the sidewall of the flange. I must have ran over a large pothole a couple weeks ago but not sure why it didn't start leaking then.
My plan is to switch to my winters early and then have a bit more time to decide what to do with the damaged wheel.
Do you guys just repair the cracked wheels at a shop? Weld? I suppose this would compromise the material strength; have you guys seen any re-appearance of the crack at the same spot?
19" AMG rims, 2017 C43 coupe
After getting 2 ruptures on the rear driver's tire a month ago, I find my front passenger tire losing 15 psi over night. I drove it to work with 23+/- psi but it greeted me with 8 psi when I came out of the office at the end of the day.
A shop had a look at the tire but reported back with a crack at the lip of the inner side of the wheel; crack is on the sidewall of the flange. I must have ran over a large pothole a couple weeks ago but not sure why it didn't start leaking then.
My plan is to switch to my winters early and then have a bit more time to decide what to do with the damaged wheel.
Do you guys just repair the cracked wheels at a shop? Weld? I suppose this would compromise the material strength; have you guys seen any re-appearance of the crack at the same spot?
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2003 C320 coupe/c450 in Feb 2016
i been using the remanufactured rim for 8 months now.
no problem, no leaks or anything.
it' possible the remanufactured rim is from bent or scratched rim.
no problem, no leaks or anything.
it' possible the remanufactured rim is from bent or scratched rim.
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From: Portland, OR
C450, GLC43
Bogus,
This is how you do it:
You just have to find a shop with a decent welder who's actually proud of his work.
Last edited by Mr. J; Oct 16, 2019 at 09:03 PM.
