Volk Racing Wheel Damage -- Is this repairable???? *PICS*
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Volk Racing Wheel Damage -- Is this repairable???? *PICS*
I have these wheels for around 5 months now and just a couple of months ago I hit a humongous pothole which bent my front rims. Is this repairable? The wheels have a special coating/paint which makes it a little more difficult to repair i think. I live in the NorthEast (Central Jersey). Does anybody know a reputable shop where I might be able to fix these wheels? How about the huge scuffs on the wheel?
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I have these wheels for around 5 months now and just a couple of months ago I hit a humongous pothole which bent my front rims. Is this repairable? The wheels have a special coating/paint which makes it a little more difficult to repair i think. I live in the NorthEast (Central Jersey). Does anybody know a reputable shop where I might be able to fix these wheels? How about the huge scuffs on the wheel?
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You make it sound like once he repairs his wheels they are gonna spilt in two over a speed bump. Ive had numerous sets of Volk wheels repaired and haven't had any issues afterward. Just make sure to get the lips re-anodized.
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Not true at all unless you have a complete idiot or backyard redneck doing the repair. I use to do this for a living and can say that I never put out 1 wheel that I wouldn't feel 100% comfortable putting my family in the vehicle that wheel was for.
With minor curb damage like that most of the time all that would be done is to resand/refinish the lips. If the curbing is deep then you could tig weld new aluminum into the wheel and then refinish it.
My only $.02 is to take it to a shop that knows what they are doing. I had wheels come in all the time that some mom and pop shop tried to fix for somebody and messed them up worse than they originally were damaged. And as far as my recommendation goes, if you are in the US or anywhere for that matter would be www.sportscartire.com due to me being 110% positive that Joe can fix anything that is repairable.
With minor curb damage like that most of the time all that would be done is to resand/refinish the lips. If the curbing is deep then you could tig weld new aluminum into the wheel and then refinish it.
My only $.02 is to take it to a shop that knows what they are doing. I had wheels come in all the time that some mom and pop shop tried to fix for somebody and messed them up worse than they originally were damaged. And as far as my recommendation goes, if you are in the US or anywhere for that matter would be www.sportscartire.com due to me being 110% positive that Joe can fix anything that is repairable.
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Not true at all unless you have a complete idiot or backyard redneck doing the repair. I use to do this for a living and can say that I never put out 1 wheel that I wouldn't feel 100% comfortable putting my family in the vehicle that wheel was for.
With minor curb damage like that most of the time all that would be done is to resand/refinish the lips. If the curbing is deep then you could tig weld new aluminum into the wheel and then refinish it.
My only $.02 is to take it to a shop that knows what they are doing. I had wheels come in all the time that some mom and pop shop tried to fix for somebody and messed them up worse than they originally were damaged. And as far as my recommendation goes, if you are in the US or anywhere for that matter would be www.sportscartire.com due to me being 110% positive that Joe can fix anything that is repairable.
With minor curb damage like that most of the time all that would be done is to resand/refinish the lips. If the curbing is deep then you could tig weld new aluminum into the wheel and then refinish it.
My only $.02 is to take it to a shop that knows what they are doing. I had wheels come in all the time that some mom and pop shop tried to fix for somebody and messed them up worse than they originally were damaged. And as far as my recommendation goes, if you are in the US or anywhere for that matter would be www.sportscartire.com due to me being 110% positive that Joe can fix anything that is repairable.
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Thanks for the info. Do you have an idea on what the cost would be for this kind of job -- per wheel? Also, these wheels have a special coat called Rays Blacking Coating on it, do you think they will be able to match this when they refinish? Lastly, a few people mentioned getting it readonized, can they do this also? Thanks everyone for the input.
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