proper curbing.....mot?!

[ICF]

Ive got a big ding in one of my alloys, not a scratch i mean its had a proper thump (not by me) and has bent out the rim, its about two inches long but the tyre doesnt go down.

anyone know if it'll fail an mot? there isnt a crack in the alloy but i darent bray it back in for fear of it splitting.

i'll try get a pic on tomorrow.

[gtiteen]

can you not feel it when driving?

[cameron]

I had the same thing on my 16" persus alloys when i got them with my last T5, the car came with an mot, but when i took it in to have some jobs done on it the garage said it was an mot failure, and that it definately wouldnt pass next time. ( probably a dodgy mot, £60 worth )

I didnt get to put it through its next mot as one of the brake lines split sending me into a wall backwards and shunting the rear axle forward 4 inches, no damage to the rest of the car though even when the bumper knocked a wall down, i mean not even a scratch, i couldnt beilive it.

Hope you get the wheel sorted out matey,

Lee

[snoop69]

Stick the spare on :smile:

[cameron]

Good thinking batman!

[nathT5]

you can have buckled alloys straightend, ive had some done before,
i took them to a wheel re-furber and they did them,
it does,nt even damage the paint but i had mine powder coated after as they were rough anyway.

[cameron]

How much did the un buckle cost you nath?

Wish i knew that before i sold my last wheels very cheaply as one was slightly buckled.

[nathT5]

How much did the un buckle cost you nath?

Wish i knew that before i sold my last wheels very cheaply as one was slightly buckled.

they charged me £45 per wheel, not bad as it was £30 just for the powder coating re-furb,
i always use metal-magic in barnsley, they send them to a place in wakefield if they,re buckled,
they warm them up and put them on a special jig to strech them back to shape,
also, they can do small cracks and splits, they grind out the damage and weld them up,

highly recomended by me, im having my R-alloys done soon, anthrasite or satin black???

[cameron]

Nice one Nath, i'll keep them in mind for when i get my Tethys done properly.

The guy i bought them off didnt put a top coat of glaze on them and they keep oxidising.

Nothing a light rub of T-Cut wont help but its slowly eating through the paint, plus they take ££££in ages to do being fiddly little spokes all 17 of them, taken me 2 hours last time, half an hour each corner, doh!

P.S. id go for the Anthracite, i think the black would be too dark, plus it keeps the car looking standard, if they were meant to be black they would have done so @ Volvo, LOL.

[t5 pete]

i have alway took my wheels to metal magic there quiet good

[ICF]

its on the front and doesnt unbalance the steering so dont think its buckled. Its just the outer edge of the rim.

Thought about the spare but its a smaller rim size than the alloy so think that will fail too. would it be ok if i got another spare from the scrappy and had matching rims at the front and 17's at the back?

[snoop69]

would it be ok if i got another spare from the scrappy and had matching rims at the front and 17's at the back?

Providing the wheel/tyre sizes are identical on the same axle you are ok.

Maybe you could pop down to an Mot station & ask if the wheel will pass
& save yourself the cost of the test.