Hello everyone. One of my factory rear rims has developed a slight bend in the inner lip. I would like to replace it with a straight factory rim, but I am not having good luck finding what look like reputable options. Could anyone recommend a good source for factory rims? I live in Germany, but have an American APO address, so either Euro or US options would work in my case.

 

My advice would be to find a good shop in Germany that repairs bent or slightly bent wheels. Much cheaper that buying new.

 

Bent inner lips can be easily fixed by a competent wheel repair shop.

 

So, the thing is I had the same issue on my winter wheels. Bent inner rim. Same location on the car in fact, rear driver's side. Had it repaired by the most highly recommended wheel shop I could find, and it was perfect. 3 months later, it's back to bent. Same rim, no major pothole impacts, nothing that would remotely be suspect even.

I simply don't trust the repair process anymore. I have read that Aluminum wheels are very sensitive to the amount of heat applied. Too much heat leads to a change in the crystalline structure of the metal, which weakens it. This can happen even when you get wheels powder-coated if they let the temp get slightly too high. I found that out after I had rims on my old BMW 540i powder coated and 2 of them bent within 6 months.

Unfortunately it seems the window were the metal becomes workable but is not structurally damaged is small. I'd rather pay a bit extra for a clean factory wheel and be done with it.