Blackbirdws6

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Well took the car out for it's first cruise and manage to put the front left rim into a nice little pothole. Anyway, the lip of my TT2 is a bit bent in one area. I'm thinking about taking a mallet and trying to bend it back a bit. Dumb idea or may it work? I'm really peeved. Thanks.

-brian

Blackbirdws6

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Guess no one in the wheel forum has ever bent a rim. Anyway, I decided to try the mallet trick and I got it looking a bit better. It's not perfect and still is going to bother me. I will have it sent out at some point for repair. The car still drives straight luckily and the tire is still holding air.

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Breathtaker

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Take a hammer and place a piece of wood on the bent in order to shape it back without damaging the wheel, it takes one or two hits only, it is easy to fix.

Blackbirdws6

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I'll give that a shot to finish it off. A square piece will be fine or do I need to shape it to the wheels curvature? Thanks for the tip.

YOOFORMULA

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http://weldcraftwheels.com/Repairs.htm

Blackbirdws6

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update. Buddy came over with a big Fing hammer and a good piece of wood. It is 95% perfect after a few good hits. Flippin awesome!

-Brian

Breathtaker

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I'm glad it worked.