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Old 05-26-2019, 10:57 AM   #21
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Are Tesla wheels really that shitty, or are the roads around you that bad?
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The Tesla wheels really are that shitty
I think it is both.

NYC and suburb roads sucked in 2007 when I left that area, I doubt they have gotten better since then. I know NJ has gotten worse
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Old 05-26-2019, 02:30 PM   #22
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I think it is both.

NYC and suburb roads sucked in 2007 when I left that area, I doubt they have gotten better since then. I know NJ has gotten worse
Long Island roads are terrible when it comes to potholes ... don’t ask me what happened maybe asphalt cost too much but damn the roads are horrible and the repairs are ridiculous.

Fortunately (and now I cursed myself) I never hit a pothole with the 911 ... my other cars haven’t had the same luck
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Old 05-27-2019, 10:19 PM   #23
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I was driving 65 mph on 84 towards PA. The road wasn't too bad overall. Until I heard a solid "boom, boom" as both driver side wheels hit. It looked like just another highway seam that was patched, but it turned out to be a gap with a hole.

The front wheel is clearly a little bent and there's a vibration in the steering wheel whlie driving. The rear might be OK but I have to take it off to inspect the inside rim. Both tires are still holding air.

Two questions

1. Can rims like this really be repaired? It's worth doing?

2. Has anyone tried to get reimbursed from the state for pothole damage? Apparently it's a thing.
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Old 05-27-2019, 10:39 PM   #24
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I was driving 65 mph on 84 towards PA. The road wasn't too bad overall. Until I heard a solid "boom, boom" as both driver side wheels hit. It looked like just another highway seam that was patched, but it turned out to be a gap with a hole.

The front wheel is clearly a little bent and there's a vibration in the steering wheel whlie driving. The rear might be OK but I have to take it off to inspect the inside rim. Both tires are still holding air.

Two questions

1. Can rims like this really be repaired? It's worth doing?

2. Has anyone tried to get reimbursed from the state for pothole damage? Apparently it's a thing.
Yes, rims can be repaired. I had a Tesla 21" rim done for $100, or 1/10 of what a new one cost. The trick is finding a place that can do it and getting the rim over there (and using something else on the car in the meantime).
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Old 05-28-2019, 06:55 AM   #25
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1. Can rims like this really be repaired? It's worth doing?
Yes, but not always. Twice in 2003 I had bent wheels on my 330i from my (ex) wife striking potholes. The first one was repaired perfectly for much less than the cost of a new wheel. But the second wasn't repairable because the head seat had been deformed a little.

It's definitely worth stopping by a wheel repair shop, and letting them take a look.
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Old 05-28-2019, 08:43 AM   #26
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Yeah I had rims repaired on my Audi A6. Had to build my own box to ship them to a place in PA.

Can't remember the name of the place, but they did a great job for reasonable price. (Terry referred me to them, he knows who they are)
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Old 05-28-2019, 08:57 AM   #27
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Plaz has used the PA place as well. They are quite high end in their pricing these days but have a solid reputation (cheesy website notwithstanding):

http://www.wheelcollision.com/

I had good luck with a guy in Elizabeth, he was a master welder and made good wheels out of bad. However, on one wheel he did for me the clearcoat didn't hold up. He blamed my cleaners (perhaps rightly? I didn't know what I was doing) but that ended our relationship.

There is also place on rt46 in NJ though I haven't used them. I'm sure there are plenty in Matt's neck of the woods and he has a whole new truck to drive as backup as well as his wheels to shops.
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Old 05-28-2019, 09:41 AM   #28
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I think Radial Tire uses Wheelcollision. They repaired a rim of mine that RT damaged.
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Old 05-28-2019, 04:27 PM   #29
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Plaz has used the PA place as well. They are quite high end in their pricing these days but have a solid reputation (cheesy website notwithstanding):

http://www.wheelcollision.com/

That's them. I remember them being reasonable price wise, but this was back in 2001 or 2
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Old 05-29-2019, 10:14 PM   #30
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The trick is finding a place that can do it and getting the rim over there (and using something else on the car in the meantime).
I ordered a new set of 18's and Michelin 4S's off tirerack. I'll drive the Colorado until the arrive. THen I'll get dented rim repaired and sell the dumbass 20's.

Low-profile tires are dumb. I knew that and used them anyway, which makes me dumb.

My only question at this point is whether I sell them as a set, or sell them off one at a time to people who dented their 20's. JST, need any wheels yet?
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