Alloy wheel repair - is this fixable

[ben-jamminn]

I hit a large rock that fell from a truck on the way home tonight, does anyone know if this would be repairable? I\'ve never had wheels fixed so I have no idea...

[madmike]

Totally...

Www.rimrite.co.nz

Warren is a legend

[ben-jamminn]

He\'s in Palmy, I\'m in chch. But I\'m glad you think it can be repaired!

[Kiwi_Fozze]

shipping is cheeper than buying a new rim....

[madmike]

They invented these things a few years ago called couriers..

They have a cool job. People pay them to take stuff from on person and deliver it too another.. Lol

If you want it done and done right send it to Warren

[Johnnynz]

Ask your local tyre shop, I buckled one worse last week and a local engineer is sorting it for $100.

[Joker]

oh boy Johnny : not that I am a skeptic but I wanna see that work done for $100 good!

but yea Rimrite, at worst $40 shipping total?

[Johnnynz]

 JoKer said:

oh boy Johnny : not that I am a skeptic but I wanna see that work done for $100 good!

but yea Rimrite, at worst $40 shipping total?

Seem to be reputable enough... Fingers crossed. Worst case I wasted $100 and buy some stock Altezza rims.

Broken rim below... Maybe not as bad as yours...

Was still holding air... Sort of.

[Koom]

Funnily enough, the south island also has companies who can fix wheels :

I\'ve been sent by a tyre shop to these guys before for similar damage.

www.roycecliveengineering.co.nz

They did a mint job and seem to be who a lot of local tyre shops will recommend for fixing alloys.

I\'ve also used Thorpe Engineering to straighten, weld and balance a set of rims (as they are located right next door to my office) and they also did a mint job.

And another place I can think of off the top of my head is Elite on Annex road who are well known as a wheel repair company in ChCh.

I\'m sure the North Island also has more than one wheel repair company too but its soo much easier to deal with local\'s....

[Johnnynz]

 Koom said:

Funnily enough, the south island also has companies who can fix wheels :

I\'m sure the North Island also has more than one wheel repair company too but its soo much easier to deal with local\'s....

^ Nailed it

[ben-jamminn]

 Koom said:

Funnily enough, the south island also has companies who can fix wheels :

I\'ve been sent by a tyre shop to these guys before for similar damage.

www.roycecliveengineering.co.nz

They did a mint job.

I\'ve also used Thorpe Engineering to straighten, weld and balance a set of rims (as they are located right next door to my office) and they also did a mint job.

And another place I can think of off the top of my head is Elite on Annex road who are well known as a wheel repair company in ChCh.

I\'m sure the North Island also has more than one wheel repair company too but its soo much easier to deal with local\'s....

Yeah I\'ve hear good things about Royce Clive and elite. I have emailed pics to both of them so hopefully get a response tomorrow. Where are Thorpe engineering located?

[STiNGR]

Stay away from Royce Clive! He does a shit job. Goto elite.

[Koom]

Thorpe Engineering are on the corner of Princess St and Dalgety in the Addington area. Just off Blenheim Rd.

They are pretty good at getting stuff done that day. I drop all my alloy welding to them in the mornings and most of the time they\'d have it done by lunchtime if I wanted it then.

[Roo]

 STiNGR said:

Stay away from Royce Clive! He does a s*** job. Goto elite.

Not having a dig but what makes you say this?

I have no experience with him but had only heard good things until now?

[lachlan]

yeah thorpe is the business . cheap considering too.

if that was my rim id just bash it back out . is it cracked ?

[subieboy]

 ben-jamminn said:

He\'s in Palmy, I\'m in chch. But I\'m glad you think it can be repaired!

Elite wheels, 200 Annex road christchurch.

do a search on the forums their nMe will come up regularly. I used them extensively while at Bridgestone

[ben-jamminn]

 lachlan said:

yeah thorpe is the business . cheap considering too.

if that was my rim id just bash it back out . is it cracked ?

No cracks, just the nasty ding. I have emailed the companies mentioned in this thread. What would you expect to pay for this kind of repair? And what is the turnaround time?

[STiNGR]

 Roo']

[quote name='STiNGR said:

Stay away from Royce Clive! He does a s*** job. Goto elite.

/quote]

Not having a dig but what makes you say this?

I have no experience with him but had only heard good things until now?

Had a 2 piece bbs lm which I took in there for the exact same problem, though mine was dented buy a rumble strip drifting. Took it to Royce Clive for a repair, fucking terrible job!! My daughter could have done a better job with play-doh! Was rough as, ripply as, wasn\'t "finished" eg polished and smoothed out. Will never go back or recommend. Save yourself the hassle and goto elite. Sharp pricing and quality work with good turn around.

[Roo]

Give it a good seeing to with a soft faced hammer. I had a wheel with a buckle almost identical in size and it was fixed with a good belting.

Just get it balanced afterwards lol

[STiNGR]

 Roo said:

Give it a good seeing to with a soft faced hammer. I had a wheel with a buckle almost identical in size and it was fixed with a good belting.

Just get it balanced afterwards lol

1, you never do a rangi job on a bbs lm! Especially genuine ones!

2, wheel is fixed now, and all over a platinum wheels sponsored car.

[Roo]

 STiNGR']

[quote name='Roo said:

Give it a good seeing to with a soft faced hammer. I had a wheel with a buckle almost identical in size and it was fixed with a good belting.

Just get it balanced afterwards lol

/quote]

1, you never do a rangi job on a bbs lm! Especially genuine ones!

2, wheel is fixed now, and all over a platinum wheels sponsored car.

Lol i\'m sure you hadn\'t posted when i posted that reply, idk what happened there?

I was referring to the wheel in original post as it doesn\'t actually look too bad

[pedro]

Hair dryer and rubber hammer.. ;D

[ben-jamminn]

Had it repaired by Royce Clive Engineering - quick turnaround and good price

[wrxguy]

 ben-jamminn said:

Had it repaired by Royce Clive Engineering - quick turnaround and good price

What was the cost bro? I have a rim that needs a little TLC!

[STiNGR]

 wrxguy']

[quote name='ben-jamminn said:

Had it repaired by Royce Clive Engineering - quick turnaround and good price

/quote]

What was the cost bro? I have a rim that needs a little TLC!

+2 I would love to know as I just took one of my 19s in to get 2 cracks and a buckled wheel fixed by elite, would also like to know how long the turn around was.