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Steel rim/ curb interaction. New rim? 🚙

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The silver is just the plastic wheel trim. Mounted curb avoiding a car pulling out from the right earlier...

New steel rim time?... Getting the tyre checked at same time.


 
Posted : 12/03/2023 8:39 pm
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Check the inside of the wheel too


 
Posted : 12/03/2023 8:41 pm
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Is that a split in the side wall?

IANATF, but... **** reusing that wheel.


 
Posted : 12/03/2023 8:49 pm
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It'll be reet.

Bent a steel wheel on the Doblo a few years ago on a rocky track.
Old school tyre place knocked it back into shape and it balanced perfectly with a new tyre.


 
Posted : 12/03/2023 8:56 pm
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Seen worse.

Ahem…

Not recommended…


 
Posted : 12/03/2023 8:59 pm
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I'd be less worried than if it were an alloy wheel


 
Posted : 12/03/2023 9:08 pm
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I would check if the local tyre fitter would be happy to hit it with a big hammer a few times, balance it and swap it with the spare. Assuming you have a real spare and not a space saver or can of squirty foam


 
Posted : 12/03/2023 9:35 pm
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Hammer and a bit of paint and it will be good as new.


 
Posted : 12/03/2023 9:36 pm
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I would check if the local tyre fitter would be happy to hit it with a big hammer a few times, balance it and swap it with the spare. Assuming you have a real spare and not a space saver or can of squirty foam

Bloody foam is the "spare".Lol


 
Posted : 12/03/2023 10:27 pm
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[goes outside and checks wheels on 12 year old Royal Mail van outside] You’ll be alright.


 
Posted : 13/03/2023 7:32 am
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Yeah big hammer and that'll be fine


 
Posted : 13/03/2023 7:34 am
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Aye the beauty of Steel wheels is that you can bash that back into shape and it will be fine for 1000's of miles yet :o)


 
Posted : 13/03/2023 8:06 am
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hit it with a hammer.


 
Posted : 13/03/2023 8:17 am
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Thanks guys!👍


 
Posted : 13/03/2023 8:54 am

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