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Old 01-26-2011, 12:23 AM
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I had my speedline wheels mounted monday. When I got home and unloaded the regular ws6 wheels, I noticed one of them has a crack. I never experienced air loss while driving. I checked my air pressure every other visit at the gas station. I have no idea if it just cracked or has been cracked since I purchased the car.

I plan on selling these wheels, so how bad does the crack look? The last picture shows the length, in red, where it is also cracked.
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Does anyone have an opinion on this issue? Or have you experienced a crack like this?
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That crack will probably spread over time. I'm pretty sure it can be easily mended though.
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Had a crack identical to that on our grand prix aluminum wheel. Aluminum wheel repair shop here fixed it and rebalanced the wheel for $125. 75,000 miles later and still ZERO issues with it.

They told me at the time that as long as it doesn't get to the barrel, that it is repairable.



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