Buckled my alloy, opinions (pic)

[Ben.]

Allways see these threads, and think, meh, it will never happen to me

driving along at 45/50, massive bang which sent the car on the wrong side of the road

within 2 minutes the tyre was totally flat

gutting!

is there anyway it can be fixed??

or is this a sign to get some new alloys

yes i know it doesnt look that bad

pretty much new tyre aswell

 

[clio__chris]

new alloy needed imo

wouldnt trust a re-bent wheel

 

[Fred@BTM]

you ain't fixing that!

 

[Ben.]

thought that would be the case!

might just get a whole new set

 

[V1NNY]

what the hell did you hit or run over

 

[Gumby]

One of those new breed of snail with kevlar-titanium shells?

 

[Ben.]

what the hell did you hit or run over

i dont actually know, it was dark and i didnt see it when approaching it, just had a glance in my rear view mirror and saw a 'brick' like object

 

[V1NNY]

prob a part of an exhaust or something

 

[theduck]

prob a part of an exhaust or something

a 182 had probably just gone up the road before him lol

 

[Leeshez]

Looks nasty. I would get a new wheel.

 

[tjhmortimer]

You definately need a new wheel!! Something similar happened to me last year and I bought a new one, I was told that it was near impossible to make it safe by trying to repair it!!

 

[clio_rob]

i know its not the done thing but i have repaired wheels when there like that with the hide end of a copper/hide hammer and a lot of swearing. but i only used to do that when the customer had no spare, but tell them to get a new wheel asap

 

[Ben.]

thanks for replies, yeah cant be arsed with trying to bodge repair

 

[Butler205]

I fixed mine which was worse than that. It balanced up too.

However I did have to put it on the back as I over 80 you could feel a very slight wobble through the steering.

 

[bmh.01]

Been there and done that, bin it and get another one they never repair as they were before.

 

[GordonD]

Look at the alloy around where the wheel is bent. If the alloy is only bent there's a good chance a wheel repair expert can straighten it. But if there are any cracks in the alloy it can't be straightened.

 

[H182]

I had this happen on my old car but it wasn't quite as bad as that. The guy at the tyre place used a mallet or something to almost straighten it and put the tyre back on. It was always fine but if in doubt not worth risking it I suppose.

 

[Djw John]

Id be getting a new tyre as well being honest

 

[V1NNY]

yup wouldnt trust that at high speeds