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Old Mar 15, 2012 | 09:22 AM
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Default Repair bent or cracked wheels?

Cracked wheels repair using a specialist type of welding used on aluminium. Bent wheels can also be repaired. Do you think this is best way to repair? If not then what is the best for a wheel?
 
Old Mar 15, 2012 | 02:05 PM
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First of all, I have never used or seen a repaired alloy wheel. So just maybe i don't know anything about repaired wheels. But, I can't imagine myself driving down the road at 65 MPH, or the equiv in km, but, if i hit some kind of bump in the road at that speed I would hope my new or never repaired wheel(s) would hold up and not cause me to lose control and take out a few people and any passengers in my vehicle. I would certainly be aware that I am taking chance for my own safety, but I don't like the odds of being responsible for the other people. That's how I see it. The decision is yours.
 
Old Mar 16, 2012 | 05:34 PM
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you are way better off buying new wheels than getting a repaired one. safety is a no brainer and should always come first. As Hanky pointed out I wouldn't want to going down the road and God forbid one of my wheels come apart and end up killing somebody.
Hello Hanky.
 
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