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by **Warren** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:57 pm

Not very happy this evening.
I just curbed my right rear wheel pulling into the drive way.

Does anyone know of a good place to get it repaired in Auckland?
Thanks.

by **Simon K** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 10:10 pm

I kerbed my new 17's less than 12 hours after they were fitted. Hazard of the job.

Py7h0n's big cleanout · by **Py7h0n** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 10:40 pm

Arrow wheels does a really good job. So does an outfit called Bruger Engineering.

Just depends where you are I guess

by **AE86less** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:45 am

Yeah, arrow wheels did a good job on mine. They charged $40 per wheel just to grind the lip though.

no grip · by **Akane** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:02 am

I curb'd mine within days after installing my 18's, just not used to the offset and heard a nice long sharp grinding noise in Mcdonalds drivethru.

"Damn can't reach the speakers, it's okay i'll just get closer by doing...... *grind*..... AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

by **Trls250s** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:36 am

Warren i got my mags on my trueno restored by arrow wheels.

One was seriously buckled, and being old school deep dish the buckle and fold pretty bad. Cost me $300 and i got 2 done, and they came out mint. I honeslty thought one was a throw away they do a good job.

by **summin** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:08 am

Ive seen a van driving round with "wheelfixit" on the side, could be worth calling for a quote seeing as they're mobile.

Even have charged here... http://www.wheelfixit.co.nz/faqs.htm

by **HachirokuGTV** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:03 am

Arrow wheels do a good job but can be quite pricey depending on what your after.

by **20v_rollaboy** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 1:08 pm

+1 for Wheelfixit, they done an excellent job on some 18" Shadow Chromes. And they do everything from taking the wheel off and putting it back on.

by **Warren** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 4:03 pm

Akane wrote:I curb'd mine within days after installing my 18's, just not used to the offset and heard a nice long sharp grinding noise in Mcdonalds drivethru.

"Damn can't reach the speakers, it's okay i'll just get closer by doing...... *grind*..... AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Yeah, it's the most hideous sound I've heard in a long while. Worse than the old scratch your nails over a chalk board

Trls250s wrote:Warren i got my mags on my trueno restored by arrow wheels.

One was seriously buckled, and being old school deep dish the buckle and fold pretty bad. Cost me $300 and i got 2 done, and they came out mint. I honeslty thought one was a throw away they do a good job.

Thanks Nic. Forgot you had your wheels repaired. They did do a good job.

Thanks for all the suggestion everyone.

Hears a couple of pics of the damage. The first pic is the whole wheel with a red box outlining the extent of the damage. followed by a close up.

Website · by **Mr.Phreak** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 4:08 pm

This is why stretching tyres is bad mmmmkay :lol:

by **Warren** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 4:14 pm

I wouldn't say their stretched. They are a 215 wide tyre on a 7.5 or 8 inch wide rim (can't quite remember). Theres just a lip that sticks out a bit. Also above the lip is a "rim protector" (part of the tyre) which overhangs the lip a little bit. But it didn't really work that well in this case

by **RevolutionStarlet89** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 5:30 pm

Haha my wheels were munted when i got them

pretty sure mc donalds specially built their drive through for you to scratch your mags on on the way through, big mac super combo and a $&#$% mag please

. Apparntly 1 of my wheels is buckled, would have been from when i brought it. cant even tell and i dont think ill get much more for my car if its got good mags or not so past the point of caring really

:)

Good luck gettin it fixed!!

Website · by **Bling** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 5:39 pm

next time drive up on to the curb and drive around like that, its what I do if I can't get around safely, has worked well for over 4 years now :lol:

not many mags out there without a tiny bit of curbage tho

so don't feel too bad

by **HachirokuGTV** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:47 pm

You can just tell people that your mum was driving.

by **B_giB** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:35 am

we use wheel fix it through my work, mobile guy, even has his own factory now in glenfield. his number is 021 mag mob (524 662) his name is Nick

We get him to fix/ paint all our wheels, and they come back looking new again.

by **stalker** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 7:43 pm

Theres an engerneering place on Gt South Road in Penrose, its just down the road from Hyper tyres, across the road from that small BP service station...i cant remember for the life of me what the name is, (yes i know that doesnt help much) but its the only one there and its down the back by the folklift service shop. I sent a wheel there from work to get fixed, it had a dent in the mag, and the whole this was curbed inside and outside!! Its cost us $180 incl to get fixed and it looked brand new once done!

P.S. It was a repo'd car, not one i was driving....honest
:lol:

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