View Full Version : Can these rims be repaired?
kberkel
08-31-2006, 03:02 PM
Guy is selling these, and two of them have scuffs this bad:
http://kfox.gamehorizons.net/img_1071.jpg
He said that was minor, but I don`t think so. Can that be professionally repaired or is it too scuffed up :nixweiss:
Sorry if this is the wrong forum, I`m new here :usa
columbus6cyl
08-31-2006, 03:07 PM
You can probably strip the clear coat off and polish the wheels
kberkel
08-31-2006, 03:09 PM
Could it be something I could tackle at home? Like maybe use some steel wool then apply a fine polish with my PC then throw some wax on it?
They look bad to me but I`m really picky, maybe they`re not TOO bad at all :chuckle:
FidoAUTO
08-31-2006, 03:10 PM
no you will have to get them professionally re-done......
shouldn`t be more then a hundred bucks a rim....
kberkel
08-31-2006, 03:12 PM
no you will have to get them professionally re-done......
shouldn`t be more then a hundred bucks a rim....
Thanks. That wheel in the picture looks to be the worst out of the rest. The others just have minor chips and marring along the lip.
autoprincess
08-31-2006, 03:14 PM
There is 100% nothing you can do, don`t try. They have to be profesionally redone or you can have them sanded and painted.
autoprincess
08-31-2006, 03:29 PM
Here are two similar types of damaged rims, (rims not the same, but the damage is and these are more severe)
http://www.autoprecise.com/gallery/data/506/rim11.jpg
http://www.autoprecise.com/gallery/data/506/rim2a.jpg
deadlock32
08-31-2006, 03:39 PM
kinda off topic but is it me or are those lug patterns WAY to close to each other.
bojangleS_8686
08-31-2006, 05:44 PM
kinda off topic but is it me or are those lug patterns WAY to close to each other.
I agree, that doesnt look to sturdy.
Brian_Brice
08-31-2006, 05:49 PM
kinda off topic but is it me or are those lug patterns WAY to close to each other.
agreed 100% awefully strange, might wanna keep looking for your wheels, as suggested if itll cost you a benjamin a wheel you might be able to get some in great condition for 400 more dollars.
K_Csaxo
08-31-2006, 05:56 PM
as people have suggested, spend your hard-earned cash somewhere else. they look dodgy with those stud patterns like the owner drilled a set of new ones themselves.
johnhoefer
08-31-2006, 06:54 PM
Those lug holes were definitely re-drilled. The buyer probably just screwed up and bought the wrong wheels and then drilled new holes instead. Let those wheels be someone elses problem.
David Fermani
08-31-2006, 07:19 PM
no you will have to get them professionally re-done......
shouldn`t be more then a hundred bucks a rim....
The going rate for wheel repair down here in Florida is $125-$150. I doesn`t matter how bad they are.
kberkel
08-31-2006, 09:19 PM
The story on the lug pattern is because they`re 4x108, same on my car. You can`t find much at all for that bolt pattern and Axis (the maker of these rims) can factory redrill any of their 4x100 wheels that have a centercap.
It does look weird, though. They don`t sell those rims anymore, or anything cool that fits 4x108 for that matter besides Konig wheels :doh
Thanks for your help though guys, I had no idea about wheel damage since I`m usually a fan of taking care of them and not letting this happen in the 1st place :nixweiss