I had my cracked rim fixed and plan to use it as a garage kept spare. Is anyone........

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06-21-2007, 06:49 PM

Evil Buddha

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I had my cracked rim fixed and plan to use it as a garage kept spare. Is anyone........

familiar with this sort of thing and should this rim be safe for regular driving? The guy who fixed it is claiming "better than new for $125" as his sales pitch. <img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/108562/img_7000.jpg">
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/108562/img_7002.jpg">

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06-21-2007, 08:18 PM

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i would pass

and use it only as a spare...and very sparingly at that.

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06-22-2007, 02:55 AM

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looks like putty.... where was this done at?

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06-22-2007, 04:37 AM

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That's what I'm thinking.

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06-22-2007, 05:11 AM

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I wonder if that is air tight enought..

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06-22-2007, 06:47 AM

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I talked with a guy who welds wheels @ Woodys here in Denver. His main job is to build bike frames

and has a successful business there. He told me that welding these metals takes time and you have to build up the area with weld and then only remove what is needed to make the wheel look pretty. That weld looks good to me.