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 Carl and Emily
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| posted on December 1st, 2012 at 08:46 AM |
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Bent steel rim
Is it possible to have a bent steel rim straightened?
Any one know of a place in Brisbane?
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| posted on December 1st, 2012 at 08:48 AM |
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Photo's would help
Don't let body work get in the way of real suspension travel
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| posted on December 1st, 2012 at 09:14 AM |
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why, if its a bog standard rim they are a dime a dozen so just get anothery
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| posted on December 1st, 2012 at 09:24 AM |
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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
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| posted on December 1st, 2012 at 10:16 AM |
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really? I'm sure if the word was put out there they would appear out of the wood work..
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| posted on December 1st, 2012 at 11:34 AM |
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I think race engineering. Can be a little expensive, but does good work.
racengineering.com.au
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| posted on December 1st, 2012 at 06:51 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Carl and Emily
Is it possible to have a bent steel rim straightened?
Any one know of a place in Brisbane?
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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
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| posted on December 2nd, 2012 at 07:06 AM |
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I have used these guys http://www.depuluwheels.com ( it was a longtime ago )
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| posted on December 2nd, 2012 at 08:00 AM |
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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.
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| posted on December 2nd, 2012 at 08:20 AM |
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not VW.. get the gun, matches and petrol.. time to sacrifice rust on bent rims 
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| posted on December 2nd, 2012 at 08:22 AM |
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^^^ 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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| posted on December 2nd, 2012 at 08:24 AM |
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^ get the soap while you're at it
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| posted on December 2nd, 2012 at 09:49 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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not VW.. get the gun, matches and petrol.. time to sacrifice rust on bent rims
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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.
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| posted on December 2nd, 2012 at 12:46 PM |
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AUSTIN.....there is no help dude!!!
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| posted on December 2nd, 2012 at 01:53 PM |
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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!
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| posted on December 3rd, 2012 at 07:49 AM |
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vice grips work too
volkaholics.net come check us out
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| posted on December 3rd, 2012 at 09:29 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Carl and Emily
| Quote: | Originally
posted by h
not VW.. get the gun, matches and petrol.. time to sacrifice rust on bent rims
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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.
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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
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| posted on December 3rd, 2012 at 10:12 PM |
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Wheel Repair is very possible if you find the right place. In SA you could try
http://www.ExtensiveWheelServices.com.au
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