Art350Z

i bent my rim on a pothole lastnight. Called Wheels America to see if they can fix it but they said they have to see it first. Any experience with them? Anyone fix a bent rim successfully?

2003z

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No, I used wheeltechnologies.com for my rear aero, and it still had ripples in it afterwards and had to order a new one.

Strife350z

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what size are your rims? 19's? forged?

havabooz

wow..my wheels held up ok so far...but the longer i drive in NY the more chance i have at bending...some potholes are ridiculous

assuming its just a bend and there are no cracks in the wheel they should be able to fix it..
(you should remove the tire and check)

Art350Z

they are 19's and they are forged.

2003z

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mine bent because the dealerships person backed it into a uhaul truck.

havabooz

i remember seeing pics of yours...ART..if yours are 3 piece you might as well just buy the outer part..if they arent they will have to unweld the spokes and fix the lip and refinish the lip and reweld the spokes

Strife350z

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oh man... sorry to hear

how big was the pothole? how bad is the dent?

i hope you can press/hammer it back into shape

2003z

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hey art, check your pm's

Art350Z

havabooz,
i have the 2piece, so they would have to unweld it to repair. I think I might just order a new one. How much would it be to repair if I sent it back?

havabooz

well...who knows what iforged will tell you..they might say that it would be cheaper to just buy a new outer rim...my wheel was sent back JUST to reclearcoat....its been over 3 weeks ..i was told 3 to 4 weeks but im anticipating more...try and get it fixed locally first...

why dont you post some pics so we can give a better opinion

bkchang79

I had a little bend on my rim when I got a flat tire. Wheels america in stanton, ca fixed my wheels for $109.

rodH

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if you have an older iforged, you will really like the clearcoat quality and finish on the new one. They did a great job on mine.

havabooz

really..i hope so...i was just expecting a mediocre job...i got mine in teh summer so i dont think they are the older version

unfortunately i wasnt one of the happy customers of theirs...however they did agree to fix the clearcoat for free...ill let everyone know how it is when i get it back

rodH

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they have new people do it now (same as HRE and kenisis). The coating is much thicker and looks much more durable.

Art350Z

took some pics today.

Art350Z

havabooz

fixable for sure..thats not even so bad..unless theres a crack but i doubt it

jran76

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They also have my wheels, so at least I know I am not the only one.... They have had my wheels for about 3 weeks, I was also told 3-4 weeks, we'll see.

As for the bend, it does not look too bad, should be easy to fix. I have a small curb rash spot (3 inches) on my wheel I am having iForged fix. I hope they fix it, and that the clearcoat is better quality, it was peeling on all 4 wheels.

havabooz

jran...my wheel is going to be there for 4 weeks this wednesday...this whole thing is ridiculous...4 weeks to fix a wheel is unheard of..and its going to be over4 weeks for sure

i just wanna get thewheel back so i never have to deal with them again