I cracked my wheel...

[OZFORDAU]

This majorly sucks.... :

Simon

[Racecraft]

thats not bent, thats ready for the bin.. Its is cracked and unrepairable :(

[OZFORDAU]

Originally Posted by Racecraft

thats not bent, thats ready for the bin.. Its is cracked and unrepairable :(

Bugger more money i have to spend...... out:

Wont DUC tape fit it???????

[phildee]

How the hell did you manage that?

[GK]

Originally Posted by phildee

How the hell did you manage that?

That's the question on my mind also!

GK

[JC]

Originally Posted by phildee

How the hell did you manage that?

By the looks of the white scuff mark on the tyre, I am guessing youthful exuberance. ie mounting a gutter at speed, while showing off in the wet??

Quickfit Queanbeyan will fix it (legally). But if it's just a 16" stock alloy, buy one of the forums. You can get a set of 4 for $400 or less, so one should not be too much. Or buy my 17" Speedy spyders for $800.

[AWD Chaser]

I have a feeling that if you had a crash after repairing the wheel, and your ins. found out, they would not pay out....

[OZFORDAU]

Originally Posted by phildee

How the hell did you manage that?

You had to ask didn't you.....Well last night i was driving in a estate i honstly wasn't going fast! A corner came up and there was a shercan that followed the curve of the corner and i think i may have accelerated into the corner! And i felt it slide and then umm im like $hit, i tried to control it back as i saw the mean looking gutter....And it was too late i hear a big BANG and the car lodged it's self up on to the gutter and then for half or meter or so it was on the nature strip then it came back down onto the road again.... I stopped got out as i thaught it had damgaed the front bar which it hadn't....I then stopped again and had a look in the light that was available and i saw and felt that it had been pushed in! Then i got home and noticed that it was cracked...................... :jab:

Simon :

PS: I wasn't showing off, i was on my own....

[Bucknaked]

Originally Posted by OZFORDAU

Bugger more money i have to spend...... out:

Wont DUC tape fit it???????

They are stock rims? Contact FTG salvage. They might have one they can sell you.

I wouldn't be thinking about using duct tape on a wheel. Especially when its cracked like that. Would be a tad dangerous

[OZFORDAU]

Originally Posted by Bucknaked

They are stock rims? Contact FTG salvage. They might have one they can sell you.

I wouldn't be thinking about using duct tape on a wheel. Especially when its cracked like that. Would be a tad dangerous

Hahaha i was joking about the duc tape! :monkes:

Cheers

Simon

[appwkc]

An alternative is contact the company in Queanbeyan - Quick fit tyres, used to be world of wheels, they can repair almost anything back to stronger than new. If they can't fix it they will soon let you know but they do a lot of cracked, and severly damaged rims for the insurance companies. I believe the only ones that can't do have a special finish they can't match.

[AWD Chaser]

Would not be worth the $ or the hassle of fixing. Just get a new one. Run around with the spare for now.

[Kev_BLNXR8_Ute]

I recently found a crack In one of my rims. (18 Pursuit Rims) I was told cracks cant be fixed by a wheel repairer for leagal reasons. I was told to go to any welding/machine shop and ask them to fix it with a tig.....
I will be doing this as Im not paying $600 for 1 new rim.
Not sure about yours as it looks pretty bad..

[hawke]

You can TIG weld a wheel, and it will look OK, but you will not get the temper back into the casting unless you are an expert heat treater and know the process.

If the heat treatment is wrong, it will crack again, or it will fail totally.

Ever wonder why race teams dont repair cracked wheels?

[svo347]

Originally Posted by hawke

Ever wonder why race teams dont repair cracked wheels?

Because they are made out of magnesium.. seen that stuff burn??!!!

[hawke]

Originally Posted by svo347

Because they are made out of magnesium.. seen that stuff burn??!!!

You can weld magnesium, you just need the correct pre heat and a Magnesium rod. However, the qualifications still stand on getting the temper correct with the heat treatment.

The only magnesium race car parts that can be successfully welded are gear box casings.

[SIKSIX]

hey OZFORD i would recomend you upgrade your tyre type and size. i went bridgestone turanza er30, in 215 on the front and 225 on the rear, it gives it heaps more grip and now the *** end doesnt try and catch the front end around wet round-a-bouts, also braking is heaps better.

[XR6Stu]

Yeah I tend to agree with JC. My old house mate smashed a chunk of of his rims on a VS commodore showing off in the wet and sliding through a roundabout sideways and giving the gutter a decent enough tap to push his entire diff across 3 or 4 inches, and smashed a chunk of the the edge of his rims bout the size of my fist. We kept driving on it for about 3 weeks before we got it fixed though.

[Bucknaked]

I've seen rims 10 times worst than that repaired. The guy with the SS rims drove head hirst into the gutter and bent the front of his rims and the dish. Fixed em. As good as new

[Smoked]

I dont know that Quickfit Queanbeyan will help him since he is located in Melbourne.

[XR6-VCT-2000]

Nice job Simon ! ... As someone else mentioned above , just use your spare for now if it has the same kinda rim on it , then just get a cheap steel rim for a spare or something, specially if your gonna update your rims later down the track then it ain't worth buying another 1 . What speed did you hit the curb at ? ..lol

[AUIII XR8 MAN]

Sorry to hear you had a bit of bud luck there but these thing happen form time to time.

[OZFORDAU]

Originally Posted by AUIII XR8 MAN

Sorry to hear you had a bit of bud luck there but these thing happen form time to time.

Thanks buddy! They do happen from time to time....Also my tyres r $hit they are Bridgestone RE92 has anyone heard of these?

Cheers

Simon

[Bucknaked]

Sometimes the corners do sneak up on you. I almost hit 2 gutters last week in the Falcon. Last thing I need is to replace 19" rims and rubber. I've already had to replace 1 tyre

[ClassicAU]

Originally Posted by Bucknaked

Sometimes the corners do sneak up on you. I almost hit 2 gutters last week in the Falcon. Last thing I need is to replace 19" rims and rubber. I've already had to replace 1 tyre

i feel for you mate, i am going tomorrow moring to shell out another $250 cos i got a nail in the sidewall of one of my pirelli's, and they dont even make the P6's anymore!! they have only been on the car for like 4 months!!

i also know how you feel OZFORDAU, as i did the exact same damage to a rim on my old EA wagon, 36 hours after i got my P's no less!! but i was chasing a mate round a corner, so, yeah, surved me right

[OZFORDAU]

Originally Posted by ClassicAU

i feel for you mate, i am going tomorrow moring to shell out another $250 cos i got a nail in the sidewall of one of my pirelli's, and they dont even make the P6's anymore!! they have only been on the car for like 4 months!!

i also know how you feel OZFORDAU, as i did the exact same damage to a rim on my old EA wagon, 36 hours after i got my P's no less!! but i was chasing a mate round a corner, so, yeah, surved me right

I wish we all had Jame Bond tyres, the tyre that re-inflate them selves!

Where's a really good place mate that sell wheel n tyre pakagers? And whats a really good tyre?

Cheers

Simon :

PS: I also feel for you....That majorly sucks about the nail!

[XR6-VCT-2000]

All ain't lost ! - you know how hard you can push your car now before you loose control ! ..lol , least it didn't happen on a busy street, could of been much worse ! .

"followed the curve of the corner and i THINK i may have accelerated into the corner!"

I like your wording , especially the "I 'THINK' i may have accelerated ! " ..lol

No major damage done except just a bit of a bruised ego by the sounds of it really ..lol ;) e

[OZFORDAU]

Originally Posted by XR6-VCT-2000

All ain't lost ! - you know how hard you can push your car now before you loose control ! ..lol , least it didn't happen on a busy street, could of been much worse ! .

"followed the curve of the corner and i THINK i may have accelerated into the corner!"

I like your wording , especially the "I 'THINK' i may have accelerated ! " ..lol

No major damage done except just a bit of a bruised ego by the sounds of it really ..lol ;) e

It was like 2.30 in the morning.....I wasn't tierd i was alert!

[rag top]

Originally Posted by OZFORDAU

It was like 2.30 in the morning.....I wasn't tierd i was alert!

Alert but not alarmed

[OZFORDAU]

Originally Posted by '67

Alert but not alarmed

I was both! I was very alarmed when it happend too hahaha!

Cheers

Simon