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Carl and Emily Officially Full-On Dubber

349 posts · joined Apr 2012 ·

#933730
Is it possible to have a bent steel rim straightened?

Any one know of a place in Brisbane?

OZ Towdster Keen to finish some projects

1,921 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#933731
Photo's would help
Don't let body work get in the way of real suspension travel

h fractals - an ever changing lifestyle

7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·

#933736
why, if its a bog standard rim they are a dime a dozen so just get anothery
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OZ Towdster Keen to finish some projects

1,921 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#933737
Pauly , wide 5 rims are not that easy to find anymore , ones that you would use anyway
Don't let body work get in the way of real suspension travel

h fractals - an ever changing lifestyle

7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·

#933744
really? I'm sure if the word was put out there they would appear out of the wood work..
fractal geometry; the inner most limits of mind altering abuse

Fantasy http://seventhchronicle.com

Z = Z2 + C1/r = 1/0 = infinity

Barrels www.barrelman.com.au

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BiX Veteran Volks Folk

2,499 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#933751
I think race engineering. Can be a little expensive, but does good work.

racengineering.com.au
I have no sympathy for my car, only the wallet that pays for it!
Go hard or go home!!!!

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#933801
Carl and Emily wrote:Is it possible to have a bent steel rim straightened?

Any one know of a place in Brisbane?
If its just the rim, like You have hit the gutter etc..
I'm sure there would be places that repair that easily...??

but there would be a lot of good wide 5 rims still about I believe , Maybe on cars, or in sheds, as the ones laying on the ground don't last long with a bit of rain and rust...
even late ones rust away..

best of luck

LEE
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

Carl and Emily Officially Full-On Dubber

349 posts · joined Apr 2012 ·

#933873
Thanks for the reply's guy's.

It's actually for the HQ.

Years ago one of my Dad's workers hit a gutter.

We sourced a replacement back then from a later model, which has only been the spare.

Apparently 1- tonner standard rims are different to sedans/wagons/ utes.

They are hard to find.

I'm hopefully doing a abit of preservation work on it next year,.. and I like to go down the route of repair rather than replace.

Especially if it was original to the car.

h fractals - an ever changing lifestyle

7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·

#933876
not VW.. get the gun, matches and petrol.. time to sacrifice rust on bent rims 😂
fractal geometry; the inner most limits of mind altering abuse

Fantasy http://seventhchronicle.com

Z = Z2 + C1/r = 1/0 = infinity

Barrels www.barrelman.com.au

VW Workshop - aircooledgarage.com.au
allcooled.com.au

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#933878
^^^ actually it's a very nice og paint 1 ton work ute, if there were no VW's built, wouldn't be a bad ute.
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h fractals - an ever changing lifestyle

7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·

#933880
^ get the soap while you're at it 😂
fractal geometry; the inner most limits of mind altering abuse

Fantasy http://seventhchronicle.com

Z = Z2 + C1/r = 1/0 = infinity

Barrels www.barrelman.com.au

VW Workshop - aircooledgarage.com.au
allcooled.com.au

Carl and Emily Officially Full-On Dubber

349 posts · joined Apr 2012 ·

#933895
h wrote:not VW.. get the gun, matches and petrol.. time to sacrifice rust on bent rims 😂
Geeze H - Harsh words.
You seem to have alot anger for a volks driver.
Share the love dude.😂

I don't want to hear what you have to say about my Austin.😂

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#933911
AUSTIN.....there is no help dude!!!
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AA003 Custom Title Time!

1,189 posts · joined Oct 2011 ·

#933916
I have fixed many bent steel rims with a hammer and home made drift. Easy.

I had a near new Golf 2 GTI bent rim that I took to a tyre service and he fixed it for free and I couldn't see where the damage had been. It took him about 5 minutes.
I read it on samba, so it must be correct.

Sometimes Volkswagen dealers sell spare parts. Amazing isn't it!😂

dragsters for life Fahrvergnugen

953 posts · joined May 2011 ·

#934008
vice grips work too
volkaholics.net come check us out

h fractals - an ever changing lifestyle

7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·

#934108
Carl and Emily wrote:
h wrote:not VW.. get the gun, matches and petrol.. time to sacrifice rust on bent rims 😂
Geeze H - Harsh words.
You seem to have alot anger for a volks driver.
Share the love dude.😂

I don't want to hear what you have to say about my Austin.😂
harsh pffft harden up 😘 no anger here just rum and flowers n maybe in the same glass 😂

Austins have semaphores like my oval = sweet
my fave Austin is the milk van, plenty in NZ n great looking surf wagons as in town here in noosa, there are a couple turned into woodys.. sweet bro 👍
fractal geometry; the inner most limits of mind altering abuse

Fantasy http://seventhchronicle.com

Z = Z2 + C1/r = 1/0 = infinity

Barrels www.barrelman.com.au

VW Workshop - aircooledgarage.com.au
allcooled.com.au