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SupeRfasT-4
10-25-05, 03:36 PM
It's an SSR Competition wheel, 17x7.5, the rims are out of production and i cant seem to find them anywhere, of course the rim that I have has to be the company that goes bankrupt so now i cant get one, is there anywhere I can go to get it fixed, the lip of it is bent real bad and its wobbly and making the alignment pull to the right.
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fourbanger
10-25-05, 03:48 PM
you dont have much choice. Bending them back is iffy ive never heard of any succesful attempts, much less anybody who could bend a rim even remotely close to its original form. May have to chalk this one up and start searching for a replacement. Sucks, how did you manage to bend it so badly??
SupeRfasT-4
10-25-05, 03:51 PM
yeh it does suck, i guess im gonna be looking at new rims "sigh" I love my SSR's though. Some people cant drive like to slam on there brakes to make a left turn and they come to a screeching stop and i try turning to the right to get around them and they move a little to the right and bam i hit my front left fender, rim, headlight, just missed my new FMIC, i knew i didnt have enough time to stop so just tried getting out of the way, but it didnt work out too well.
SupeRfasT-4
10-25-05, 03:54 PM
actually its not bent THAT bad, its bent enough to notice its bent and car wobbles, pulls to the right, but it looks like it might be able to be bent back.
Vade46
10-25-05, 04:16 PM
I know places in NY that'll fix it or can have it sent out somewhere. I've seen rims with big chunks of the lip missing or cracked get fixed. There's got to be someone in NJ who can do it.
SupeRfasT-4
10-25-05, 04:39 PM
I hope there is somewhere that can fix it, cuz i cant buy a new one so its my only choice unless I get new rims, but i like my rims.
pearltsi
10-25-05, 04:47 PM
Ill buy them, bent rim and all for a highly discounted price
SupeRfasT-4
10-25-05, 04:50 PM
lol, but i dont wanna sell them i like them, i just wanna fix it, or get a new one.
gudeman00
10-25-05, 04:51 PM
you dont have much choice. Bending them back is iffy ive never heard of any succesful attempts, much less anybody who could bend a rim even remotely close to its original form. May have to chalk this one up and start searching for a replacement. Sucks, how did you manage to bend it so badly??

yeah, its like bending back a mower blade. it may be straight, but its weaker where the bend was. it could be okay, but the damage is done and it could cause severe issues.
SupeRfasT-4
10-25-05, 05:20 PM
yeah, its like bending back a mower blade. it may be straight, but its weaker where the bend was. it could be okay, but the damage is done and it could cause severe issues.
true, but hard to face it, 360$ rim useless and cant get another one. Now i have to spend even more trying to get 4 more. I was thinking of putting my stocks on the back and have the 2 SSR up front for now.
SupeRfasT-4
10-25-05, 05:35 PM
i found this website should i order from it?http://www.mini-madness.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=207
hozay09
10-25-05, 05:40 PM
Before u go ahead and spend $320+ on a new rim, I'll show the rim repair shop here in Elizabeth the pics and see what he can do.
SupeRfasT-4
10-25-05, 05:44 PM
ok thanks, well if they cant fix do u recommend ordering it from this Mini Cooper website, would it fit?
SupeRfasT-4
10-25-05, 06:47 PM
well i called them and they dont have them either so my only hope is getting it fixed or blowing even more money on ordering 4 more rims because one is bent.