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HELP!! Cracked front AMG 17" W208 rim

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Old 09-18-2007, 08:49 PM
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HELP!! Cracked front AMG 17" W208 rim

I found out today I have a hairline crack on the inside of the rim. Anyone have a spare lying around that they wanna sell ASAP????
Old 09-18-2007, 10:36 PM
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Can it not be repaired easily? I have a slow leak in one of my rims and am suspecting the same problem....
Old 09-18-2007, 11:31 PM
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I heard it can be repaired at a wheel shop, but i'm wary of the structural integrity of a welded rim. I rather have a rim that's not been "altered" or fixed
Old 09-25-2007, 01:23 PM
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safer not to repair a cracked rim....bends? no problem just heat and reshape and reflame the whole wheel to make it true and round again, crack? doesnt sound like they can round it very easily or might have some balance problem..pick one up from ebay, they usually have tons on the site
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where abouts are you located, I have a buddy who has one needs refinish but structurally sound in southern Ontario
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i live in New Jersey....how's the condition of the rim..you mentioned it needs to be refinished??
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I just had a quick glance at my buddys shop but it had the clear peeling around the edge in patches other then that didn,t look to bad seems to be regular the clear peeling on these rims if your interested I ,ll go take another look

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try these guys

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