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Old Jul 17, 2002 | 08:43 PM
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My friend has a set of rims. well he hit a pot hole with one of them and it put a small bend in the lip of the rim. he tried to bend it back and it ended up cracking. i guess it is a small crack but my question is. how bad is this? I have another friend who is willing to buy them for cheap as long as it isnt a serious.
so is this bad to drive on or what?
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Old Jul 17, 2002 | 09:56 PM
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Just to be on the safe side, don't drive on them until the wheels are repaired.
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Old Jul 18, 2002 | 12:29 AM
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If it was just a small bent it wouldn't be that bad but i wouldn't drive on it with a crack.It shouldn't cost too much to fix.
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Old Jul 18, 2002 | 12:48 AM
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Have it welded to be on the safe side.
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Old Jul 18, 2002 | 02:52 AM
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It also may be cheaper just to buy a new wheel. Back in 1997 when I bent my TSW VX1s they were $200 each at the time. Got them all repaired for $600 and the paint was chipping off two weeks later. I could have spent an extra $200 for new wheels.
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Old Jul 18, 2002 | 09:40 AM
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thanks for the help i will let my friend know what you all said.
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