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Old Aug 18, 2003 | 02:33 AM
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does anyone have information on rim repair?

looking to have my amg monoblocks re-clear coated.
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Old Aug 18, 2003 | 02:55 AM
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try www.aaarims.com or www.fixrim.com
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Old Aug 25, 2003 | 02:04 AM
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Wheels america is a good place (and fairly cheap)you can check them out online.
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Old Aug 25, 2003 | 08:28 AM
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Stay away from aaarims.com....after the sale they avoid you like the plague.
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Old Jul 17, 2023 | 06:14 AM
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My 718 Cayman S is only a year old and I just managed to hit a pothole badly enough to bend *both* left-side rims. They are 20" Carrera S wheels. This is just 2 months after taking a nail in the left rear tire that required both rear tires to be replaced at 5K miles. The prices to replace them are fairly staggering. I can get parts from Suncoast + a local indie shop install for about $3,800. (Dealer wants $5,300.) Or, I could spend $5,900 and get 4 new 20" wheels + tires included from Suncoast, installed at the indy shop (Custom Alignment in Mountain View CA, which I found after reading through some threads here.) So my question is: The good folks at Custom are suggesting that we send both wheels to Pacific Rim (well-regarded shop) for repair. That's *a lot* cheaper, probably $800 for the repair plus install + alignment. But I'm reading about Porsche prohibiting wheel repairs beyond cosmetic refinishing? So that has me a bit concerned. Any consensus on this? The wheels are not cracked, to my knowledge (local dealer inspected it today.) The car is driveable -- it's just got a noticeable rhythmic vibration. Leaving it alone isn't an option, so I have to repair or replace. Any thoughts on how y'all would handle this? Many thanks in advance wheel repair

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