[Shotimes] Damaged Alloy Rims (can they be fixed?)

[Mark D. Mallory]

I know I've seen advertisements for rim refurbishing at my local mechanic's
shop.  I would check around in car magazines or ask a shop that supplies
rims.

Mark Mallory
Toledo, Ohio
'95 SHO MTX


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeremy Grimm" <forge_monkey@hotmail.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 3:13 PM
Subject: [Shotimes] Damaged Alloy Rims (can they be fixed?)


> Hey guys, a quick question about rims
>
> I have a set of 17 TSW EVO alloy rims on my 89 SHO. I recently let
someone
> else drive my carDumbest thing I could have ever doneBut regardless.
They
> were making a U-turn and managed to get the front right rim up against the
> curb. No bending, no cracking, but the thing looks like crap now. The
> outside edge of the rim is all chewed up. Now the EVO rim has since been
> discontinued by TSW, so chances of me getting a replacement from them are
> slim to none. So bearing that in mind, is there anyway to repair the
damage?
> Or am I SOL and need to just deal with it, or get 4 new rims of some sort?
> (guess I could always go to those fancy slicers)
>
> Thanks folks.
>
> -Jeremy Grimm
> 89 Lt. Titanium SHO
> 65k Org miles
> 77mm MAF, Hyperformance Stage 1 cams,
> High Flow Heads,
> Hypertech underdrive pulleys,
> 155ltr/hr fuel pump, LPM,
> Eibach springs, Tokico struts,
> Hi-Flow Y-pipe, Dynomax Catback exhaust,
> 17" TSW EVO wheels, Bridgestone Potenza 225/45 ZR17s.
>
>
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