Bent and Cracked Rims!
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Bent and Cracked Rims!
Today was a bad day. Hit a pothole and both wheels on the right side are cracked and bent. Rims are in pretty bad shape especially the front..Had to have it towed. Turns out that same tow truck driver towed 3 cars from that same spot today!
Wheels are replicas so would it better to just replace them instead of fixing?
Not sure if fixing a badly cracked rim is even safe to begin with...
As of the tires, tire kingdom said there most likely done for and need replacement as well, but wouldn't say for sure until I get new rims.. Should have opted for that road hazard!
Any feedback? Thanks
Wheels are replicas so would it better to just replace them instead of fixing?
Not sure if fixing a badly cracked rim is even safe to begin with...
As of the tires, tire kingdom said there most likely done for and need replacement as well, but wouldn't say for sure until I get new rims.. Should have opted for that road hazard!
Any feedback? Thanks
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I would get new rims and new tires
Gotta be safe here. I'm sure you can find someone to repair yur rims but how much did u pay for those replicas? Should be under $1k to replace the rims, at least $100 a corner to fix the rims.. $600 more gets u new rims
Tire guy is right... If it had enough energy to bend the rim, it definitely injured the sidewall of the tire and you could have a catastrophic blowout ... Time for new tires too
Gotta be safe here. I'm sure you can find someone to repair yur rims but how much did u pay for those replicas? Should be under $1k to replace the rims, at least $100 a corner to fix the rims.. $600 more gets u new rims
Tire guy is right... If it had enough energy to bend the rim, it definitely injured the sidewall of the tire and you could have a catastrophic blowout ... Time for new tires too
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I would get new rims and new tires
Gotta be safe here. I'm sure you can find someone to repair yur rims but how much did u pay for those replicas? Should be under $1k to replace the rims, at least $100 a corner to fix the rims.. $600 more gets u new rims
Tire guy is right... If it had enough energy to bend the rim, it definitely injured the sidewall of the tire and you could have a catastrophic blowout ... Time for new tires too
Gotta be safe here. I'm sure you can find someone to repair yur rims but how much did u pay for those replicas? Should be under $1k to replace the rims, at least $100 a corner to fix the rims.. $600 more gets u new rims
Tire guy is right... If it had enough energy to bend the rim, it definitely injured the sidewall of the tire and you could have a catastrophic blowout ... Time for new tires too
That makes sense, I just thought he was trying to get me to buy new tires without checking the old ones first.
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Time to get new wheels. If you fix it, that same area will eventually leak or crack again. Not worth fixing it.
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Replicas are soft compared to oem. If the tires still have good tread, id mount them to replacement replicas. Same thing happened to me and tires were just fine. If these were amg wheels and this happened tires would be junk.... Tires look beat in the pics but i cant see the tread.....
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Replicas are soft compared to oem. If the tires still have good tread, id mount them to replacement replicas. Same thing happened to me and tires were just fine. If these were amg wheels and this happened tires would be junk.... Tires look beat in the pics but i cant see the tread.....
I had all four Michelin sport a/s3 mounted with these rims last year, the thread is still good with only 6k miles.
Im having the 2 tires replaced. Even if they look okay and i mount them with the new rims, it is still risky as you all say...
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$600 is a small price to pay to save your life (new tires) or your family member's
Glad you're doing the safe option
Those replicas look sweet btw
Glad you're doing the safe option
Those replicas look sweet btw
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It is almost impossible to determine if a tire is damaged by a visual inspection. Any catastrophic damage to a wheel most likely damaged the tire as well.
There is a bit of a silver lining. Municipalities are responsible for repairing damage to a roadway before it causes damage to vehicles - once they are advised of the hazard.
You can file a claim with the municipality/city/state that owns that roadway. They will (eventually) send you a check for the repairs. Most will not cover an alignment (which you will need) unless you can show that you've had an alignment done recently (within a year/12k miles is often the standard).
How can you argue that the locality should have known of the hazard? Easily in this case as the tow driver said he towed three other earlier. The local police should have alerted the road owner to this danger.
Good luck and keep us posted.
BTW - the road hazard insurance probably would not have helped as most will not cover non-OE wheels.
There is a bit of a silver lining. Municipalities are responsible for repairing damage to a roadway before it causes damage to vehicles - once they are advised of the hazard.
You can file a claim with the municipality/city/state that owns that roadway. They will (eventually) send you a check for the repairs. Most will not cover an alignment (which you will need) unless you can show that you've had an alignment done recently (within a year/12k miles is often the standard).
How can you argue that the locality should have known of the hazard? Easily in this case as the tow driver said he towed three other earlier. The local police should have alerted the road owner to this danger.
Good luck and keep us posted.
BTW - the road hazard insurance probably would not have helped as most will not cover non-OE wheels.
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It is almost impossible to determine if a tire is damaged by a visual inspection. Any catastrophic damage to a wheel most likely damaged the tire as well.
There is a bit of a silver lining. Municipalities are responsible for repairing damage to a roadway before it causes damage to vehicles - once they are advised of the hazard.
You can file a claim with the municipality/city/state that owns that roadway. They will (eventually) send you a check for the repairs. Most will not cover an alignment (which you will need) unless you can show that you've had an alignment done recently (within a year/12k miles is often the standard).
How can you argue that the locality should have known of the hazard? Easily in this case as the tow driver said he towed three other earlier. The local police should have alerted the road owner to this danger.
Good luck and keep us posted.
BTW - the road hazard insurance probably would not have helped as most will not cover non-OE wheels.
There is a bit of a silver lining. Municipalities are responsible for repairing damage to a roadway before it causes damage to vehicles - once they are advised of the hazard.
You can file a claim with the municipality/city/state that owns that roadway. They will (eventually) send you a check for the repairs. Most will not cover an alignment (which you will need) unless you can show that you've had an alignment done recently (within a year/12k miles is often the standard).
How can you argue that the locality should have known of the hazard? Easily in this case as the tow driver said he towed three other earlier. The local police should have alerted the road owner to this danger.
Good luck and keep us posted.
BTW - the road hazard insurance probably would not have helped as most will not cover non-OE wheels.
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Got the car back yesterday. Glad to have it back to normal! Drives just like before...alignment was a little off so I had it done.
Still waiting to hear back from the city...
Still waiting to hear back from the city...
