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Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 10:15:16 +0100
From: Johannes H Andersen <johsnospamfitter_0_0_0_0_.com>
Subject: Re: Fixing bent wheels - possible?


ma_twain wrote: > > Johannes H Andersen wrote: > > > > > ma_twain wrote: > > > >>Dexter J wrote: > >> > >> > >>>Salutations: > >>> > >>>On Tue, 06 Apr 2004 14:28:08 GMT, Bob <uctraingNOSPAMnospamanet.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>>On Mon, 05 Apr 2004 23:12:22 -0300, Dexter J > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>Salutations: > >>>>> > >>>>>Anyone have any experience with wheel straightening ? > >>>>> > >>>>>I have picked up a set of alloys for my NG900 and they are in need of a > >>>>>little work. Didn't pay a lot for them - but not sure what to expect > >>>>>from > >>>>>truing them up or what I should pay for it. Should I expect to sign a > >>>>>waiver on them in case they blow the job? > >>>>> > >>>>>Experiences appreciated. > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>>Where are you located ? I know of a couple shops but they might not be > >>>>local for you. Typical costs are $100/wheel to straighten & repaint. > >>>> > >>> > >>>Halifax Nova Scotia - looks like around $60(cnd) plus dismounting and > >>>remounting the tires is my most reliable number. However, it may be that > >>>they run a little more depending on how badly bent any individual wheel > >>>turns out to be. > >>> > >>>Crap this NG900 is turning out to be more expensive than I hoped.. > >>> > >>> > >>You can always run steel rims with plastic covers that look like alloy, > >>if cost is a major factor. > >> > > > > Hmm. Steel rims with plastic covers looks like - steel rims with plastic > > covers. > > > If money is an issue and I could either get real alloy wheels or repair the brakes - > > guess where I am spending the money . . . > > I am a driver, not a "poser". Well said. Steel rims are actually more robust. With alloys, you have to take more care where you're driving, e.g. alloys on a 4x4 is idiotic for a true off roader. With respect to posing, 99% of drivers do it anyway. The issue was really about look alike plastic covers.

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