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Old 12-18-03 | 07:19 PM
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Hello There,

I've got a question for all of you......my dad recently took his 993 Porsche w/ 18" Antera Rims to "Wheel Works" because the driver's side Rear Tire kept getting low on air.
They told him that there is a small crack in the rim (you can't see it from the side) and that his rim's model is discontinued. Being that Antera (I don't know if that is spelled right) Rims aren't cheap he wants to see if there is a way to fix the problem in the rim's (sand/fill/refine) small crack.

Here is the main question::
Do any of you guys know a place that will do this? If so, where and do you have any idea how much it would cost?

Thanks,

-Jason




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Old 12-18-03 | 07:23 PM
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go to wheel techniques in santa clara, ask for jeff, and tell him henry with the blue lexus gs400 refers you. they are pretty amazing in reparing wheels. not sure if they can repair that but worth a try
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Got a number by any chance?
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man I used to LOVE Antera 123s back in the day. I remember the CEC ad with the red 328 with those in 18" chrome!!! back in the day that was like

He can have it welded to repair.

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Old 12-18-03 | 11:08 PM
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Here's the link to the site. You can get the contact info off there.

http://www.wheeltechniques.com/index.html
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Thanks for the great info. Really appreciate it!
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Originally posted by DGOT20s
man I used to LOVE Antera 123s back in the day. I remember the CEC ad with the red 328 with those in 18" chrome!!! back in the day that was like

He can have it welded to repair.
man d you brought back some old memories with those rims.............they used to be the ish back in the day...........


btw jason they can fix most any kind of damages to the wheels. i've seen them do stuff where chunk of metal was missing on a rim and they welded a new piece and made it look new
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Originally posted by airtrackk
man d you brought back some old memories with those rims.............they used to be the ish back in the day...........
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