[JMK]

I just got new tires today, S-03's. They are wonderful so far. But when I picked up the car, they told me my left front rim was bent on the inside. I had not noticed any ride difference. Is this dangerous? Should I get a new rim? The tire place told me to drive it and see if I notice any problems.

 

[nate]

I just got new tires today, S-03's. They are wonderful so far. But when I picked up the car, they told me my left front rim was bent on the inside. I had not noticed any ride difference. Is this dangerous? Should I get a new rim? The tire place told me to drive it and see if I notice any problems.

You should have just had them mount the S-03 on the spare, it is the same size as the front rim :dunno:

 

[JMK]

I have the Sport Package and I have the donut spare. Does anyone know it costs $500.00 foir a new rim?

 

[nate]

I have the Sport Package and I have the donut spare. Does anyone know it costs $500.00 foir a new rim?

damn! I missed the cabrio extention...you are fawked

 

[rwebbe]

Question

How do you bend a rim on the inside? Car wash?

 

[Chris330Ci]

I have the Sport Package and I have the donut spare. Does anyone know it costs $500.00 foir a new rim?

Check around first. I found some OEM m68's on ebay and also here and here . These are usually refinished/repaired rims, so there is a tiny bit of risk involved. I bought a rear that turned out to have a pinhole leak inside the rim. I just had road rash on my rim, so I sent it back and got a full refund.

 

[AF]

I have 2 bent rims on the inside on my Eclipse . . . from what I understand if the rim is bent badly then it might do long term damage if not fixed

It costs about $100 to fix it so when I get some time, I will have one of them fixed because the other one is only a slight bend.

Anyway, I think you should have it fixed if it's a bad bend

This link might help you

http://www.fixrim.com/locations.htm

 

[DougDogs]

Anyway, I think you should have it fixed if it's a bad bend

This link might help you

http://www.fixrim.com/locations.htm

there are more places than that link. Pick up a copy of Autoweek at a newsstand, there are about 5-6 other places that advertize in the classified section.

 

[ashecnc]

I just got new tires today, S-03's. They are wonderful so far. But when I picked up the car, they told me my left front rim was bent on the inside. I had not noticed any ride difference. Is this dangerous? Should I get a new rim? The tire place told me to drive it and see if I notice any problems.

 

[JMK]

Thanks for all the advice. I am going to try and get it repaired. They said it came from hitting a pothole. He also said BMW's are known for bending easily.

 

[DougDogs]

Thanks for all the advice. I am going to try and get it repaired. They said it came from hitting a pothole. He also said BMW's are known for bending easily.

During the first year on my Audi A6, I bent 3 rims:thumbdwn: :thumbdwn: (great NJ roads)

I'm hoping for better luck in my new car

 

[CD-55]

Thanks for all the advice. I am going to try and get it repaired. They said it came from hitting a pothole. He also said BMW's are known for bending easily.

Yeah, that is your best option... try to get it fixed.

I don't know how bad it is bent, but the inside edge of your front wheel is not as bad as the outside edge. You can see by how our front tires wear on the outside, that most of the cornering load is on the outsided edge.