Wheel Bend
08-12-2003, 02:32 PM
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Wheel Bend
<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/11047/bend.jpg"></center><p>For those who remember, I was trying to locate a place to correct a wabble in my rim after it got into a fight w/ a pothole.
I found a couple places and sent the rim off to have them repair it. In order to correct the rim, they make it 'true' again by heating it up.
On a scale of 1-5 for wabble, mine was a 6. And for integrity mine was a 2.
Apparently the rim was bent beyond repair. I BEGGED them to try but they said they'd have to heat it up so much the metal would break down and the rim wouldn't be safe.
I was desperate because noone sold this Borbet 18" Type S anymore. Luckily I found a contact a Borbet in Germany (that was a difficult conversation) and she dropped shipped me a single rim replacement from their inventory thru TireRack. Kudos from me to Borbet and TireRack for helping out!
Anyway ... attached is a pic of the bent rim sitting perfectly ontop of the new one. It's hard to tell but there just about 1" of differentiation. They bend also stretches about 3/4 of the width of the rim. Ouch.
I found a couple places and sent the rim off to have them repair it. In order to correct the rim, they make it 'true' again by heating it up.
On a scale of 1-5 for wabble, mine was a 6. And for integrity mine was a 2.
Apparently the rim was bent beyond repair. I BEGGED them to try but they said they'd have to heat it up so much the metal would break down and the rim wouldn't be safe.
I was desperate because noone sold this Borbet 18" Type S anymore. Luckily I found a contact a Borbet in Germany (that was a difficult conversation) and she dropped shipped me a single rim replacement from their inventory thru TireRack. Kudos from me to Borbet and TireRack for helping out!
Anyway ... attached is a pic of the bent rim sitting perfectly ontop of the new one. It's hard to tell but there just about 1" of differentiation. They bend also stretches about 3/4 of the width of the rim. Ouch.
08-14-2003, 05:36 AM
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I wish I could find more...
The esthetics portions are nearly *done" but...
...I'm desperately looking for the 2000+ armrests for my 1999 in the Ecru Tan. I can't even locate the black ones previously sold on eBay back a few months ago when Waterloo posted the upgrade howto.
...also trying to find replacement headlight casings (the clear glass instead of the obscured factory glass). And updated looking taillights -- there's too much red back there.
If anyone has any insight -- please post.
...I'm desperately looking for the 2000+ armrests for my 1999 in the Ecru Tan. I can't even locate the black ones previously sold on eBay back a few months ago when Waterloo posted the upgrade howto.
...also trying to find replacement headlight casings (the clear glass instead of the obscured factory glass). And updated looking taillights -- there's too much red back there.
If anyone has any insight -- please post.
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