Fix rim with a hammer?

[Dalejandrino]

The other day I was pulling a U-turn in a neighborhood really hard and it was raining and I ran into a curb because I was being careless. Do you think I could fix this?

I was thinking of using a hammer but I might screw it up some more.

[Dalejandrino]

and the whole rim.

[James Crivellone]

Sure, have at it

[Bryan///]

You mean fish tailed uncontrollably like a noob and fd up your reps? Hammer away

[Dalejandrino]

You mean fish tailed uncontrollably like a noob and fd up your reps? Hammer away

no I didn't fishtail, although I have before and I know how to counter-steer well enough to not run into anything 8)

[Exodus_2pt0]

no I didn't fishtail, although I have before and I know how to counter-steer well enough to not run into anything 8)

Right up until you hit a curb. Where is this wheel mounted on your car? front? rear? left/right?

All smart-ass remarks aside, if you try to straighten that, it will crack.

[Bryan///]

Im just messing. But seriously. Hammer? What do you think if wheels need to be balanced precisely with a machine

[MattAvino]

Are you Jeremy Clarkson?

[Gregs///M]

Keep the hammer in the tool chest and use a stiff rubber mallet. There is a lot of material missing, so nothing is going to fix that besides adding more metal and grinding smooth again.

[Exodus_2pt0]

Keep the hammer in the tool chest and use a stiff rubber mallet. There is a lot of material missing, so nothing is going to fix that besides adding more metal and grinding smooth again.

If he hits it with ANYTHING to try to bend it back it will crack. Aluminum doesn't like to bend twice.

[Swanny]

[Dalejandrino]

Right up until you hit a curb. Where is this wheel mounted on your car? front? rear? left/right?

All smart-ass remarks aside, if you try to straighten that, it will crack.

i wasnt fish tailing!!! ha its on the front passenger side

[ButtJuice]

Buy new, better looking wheels?

[MR 325]

Buy new, better looking wheels?

This would be my recommendation, that or put stock wheels on.

[jeffnhiscars]

I had 2 like this (with rash) and just had a bend fixed from when the car got t-boned. The last one they called me to come pick it up before I got home. Each wheel ran $130-140 plus re & re the tire if it was still on. Discount where I bought the tires would have removed & replaced them for free if I stopped by. The repair shop was doing a late model Porsche wheel that was owned by the local Porsche dealer so that was all the recommendation I needed.

They have some high tech equipment to ease the bent out since aluminum is very brittle. You ruin one wheel you ruin the set. Last one had cracked paint which disappeared when they fixed it.

Nuff said