grinded my caliper so that i can get rid of the spacer then painted it



the next day i bent my wheel it was dawn and i didn't see what i hit


so, should i get it fixed or replace it? fixing it cost around $200

 

Do which ever one cost less. BTW what kind of wheels are those? They look nice, except the bent one

 

it's cheaper to have it fixed but not sure how is it going to affect the wheel- alignment, trueness, etc or what if i run into something again on the same spot?

wheel is TSW Sakata 5

 

If it was me, I would just replace it... If you get if fixed and not happy with it then you just wasted money... just MHO

 

i dont know where you live but there is a place in santa clara california called wheel techniques they do crazy good repairs for wheels. im getting my wheels painted there at the end of the week!
http://www.wheeltechniques.com/Default.htm

 

thanks for the suggestion but i spoke with someone from wheel techniques and they said that bent is so severe that it may crack and they need to weld it. it should have been easier if it's a forged not cast. it's the 'not guaranteed' part that i'm worried about.

 

thats too bad.. ive heard plenty of good things about wheel tech. they can work some real magic though

 

i guess i'll running on a spare for now. wheel is back order- at least 10 days

 

I've been to Wheel Techniques a couple of times, and their customer service is so ghetto. The only reason why I went to there a second time was because Wheels America in Union City was even worse. For as much credit as Wheel Techniques gets, they also have a lot of bad experiences too if you check out other forums. Last time I had them repair one of my Fiske rims on my bimmer, and it took them 4 tries to get it done right! What a freakin' headache that was! Just my 2 cents...

 

that's why i am not going to risk $200. fixed or not, i need to pay