08-19-2017, 02:09 PM | #1 |
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Wheel repair?
Any good leads on places that can recondition alloy wheels, preferably in the DCish region?
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08-19-2017, 02:12 PM | #2 |
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Uh oh, what did you do?
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08-19-2017, 02:30 PM | #3 |
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Pothole. I think. Bubbled the tire, bent the rim.
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08-19-2017, 06:22 PM | #4 |
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08-19-2017, 09:15 PM | #5 |
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I think there are three places that are repeatedly mentioned for the east coast and they're all in MD.
Ye Olde Wheel Shop in Elkridge. Wheel Worx in Glen Burnie. Rim Doctor also in Glen Burnie. Pretty sure I've read great and terrible things about them all, because, you know, internet.
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08-20-2017, 07:26 AM | #7 |
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There is also the high end wheel collision in Bath, Pa. They do pick up from NJ.
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08-20-2017, 09:27 AM | #8 |
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The folks in Bath PA did a fantastic job on my "champagne style" A6 rim that was re-arranged by a pot hole
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08-20-2017, 10:03 AM | #9 |
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Wheel straightening has got to be a tough business to be in. Seems like there's not a lot of room for making a profit, since (from the consumer's perspective) it doesn't take much to get into that price range where it just makes more sense to buy a new wheel. Exotic/fancy/unnecessarily-expensive wheels excluded, of course.
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