Fixable??

[Bojangle5]

Fixable?? see pics:

[zoo]

Looks fixable from the pic.

[Bojangle5]

I'm in Austin Zoo, any Texas based shops you could suggest?

[zoo]

I'm in Austin Zoo, any Texas based shops you could suggest?

I know some shops in Dallas. Rimspec is pricey, but good.
That is a legit LM, correct?

[Bojangle5]

Word. Yeah, 17x9.5 lm134. If I can get that bend out I can bring it back.

[KyleAnderson]

Definitely repairable. I'm sure you'll find someone locally if you look hard enough. If you don't, I've used Weldcraft Wheels to fix a couple dozen bends over the years.

[Bojangle5]

Got a quote for $155 today from a local shop to get the bend taken care of. Awrswheelrepair in Austin. Does that sound reasonable?
I started on the bolts today. Ive got a whole set of 100 bolts so enough for 5 wheels, I figure I'll do them all up for OCD purposes... The other 4 wheels have been finished all the way but they have aftermarket black chrome bolts. I want to get these bolts black as well and keep all the BBS branding. My thinking is powder might be too thick and I'll loose the BBS logo on each bolt... Any suggestions? Thanks for the insight.

[DonkeyPunch]

$155 is about right. if they have the right equiptment.

Hopefully they dont just have some hammers and pull bars and straighten on a tire machine. There is actually s specialized press we had while I worked at Pro-rim repair in Virginia Beach that could get everything except center bends out.

[KyleAnderson]

$155 would be high for a single bend... that would be about $75-85 where I go. Of course, with seeing the wheel spun, I don't know the extent of the damage. There may be multiple issues.

[DonkeyPunch]

$155 would be high for a single bend... that would be about $75-85 where I go. Of course, with seeing the wheel spun, I don't know the extent of the damage. There may be multiple issues.

It really depends on the equiptment they use as well.

Would you pay $75 for someone to stick it on a mounting machine heat it up and bend it back or $1500 for somenone who has a machine the wheel bolts to, spins it, uses hydraulic rams to pus the bend out and then measures the tolerance?

[Bojangle5]

Gonna make a stop by the shop next week and ask some questions..
I got the bolts to about 90% finished other than a final polish and possible plating..
I always forget to take before photos...

[KyleAnderson]

It really depends on the equipment they use as well.

Would you pay $75 for someone to stick it on a mounting machine heat it up and bend it back or $150 for someone who has a machine the wheel bolts to, spins it, uses hydraulic rams to push the bend out and then measures the tolerance?

I would pay $75 for someone who has a machine the wheel bolts to, spins it, and uses hydraulic rams to push the bend out, then measures the tolerance. This is what's available where I live. I just dropped off two more wheels yesterday to get some minor waviness and curb rash repaired... $100 for the pair. They've done a couple dozen wheels for me, and they always come back dead-nuts straight.

Anyway, it comes down to what's available to the OP. There are shops out there who do great work for fair prices.