Right now I have my OEM 18s on the car so I have some time. The tire has a puncture so I need a new tire.

 

Sorry no pics. The welding is on the outer surface about 3 inches by 1/2 inch where the lip meets the front surface of the wheel so it is really obvious. There may be some welding on the inner surface as well.

 

That's too bad. I'm hoping they will do a good job repairing the second time or that they will not charge you a dime for an irrepairable rim so you can still sell it.

 

The sad thing was I already paid them while they were mounting the tire. I didn't get a chance to look at it under good lighting and just assumed it was near perfect given their reputation. Hopefully they will refund me if they can't fix it right. I can't believe it when I asked them to redo it, the lady there basically asked why? since the wheel is now balanced and that I should be able to drive with it no problem. If I didn't care about how it looks, I would have stuck with the OEM wheels in the first place!! Sorry for the ranting...I guess I am just a little upset at the prospect of spending another grand for the wheel.

Here is what tru-wheel claim:

http://www.fixarim.com/WhyTru.html

Maybe the rim will become one of the 4 dozen wheels (out the 12,000) they can't repair???