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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 07:04 PM
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I bent one of my BRAND NEW Ruff 278's on a MF'N pothole today!! (MAYBE 100 miles on my wheels)
Im located in Northwestern IL.. a couple hours west of Chicago. Anyone know of a good place I could have this fixed while I wait? Its not bent bad really at all.. No metal missing etc.. Just slightly bent on the lip... but its plenty to **** me off... and its going to bug the **** out of me until I get it fixed.
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 04:14 PM
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a small towel, piece of wood, and a hammer/mallot would do the trick... done it before on some wheels. it will come out ok.
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 05:43 PM
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^ kinda what I was thinking.. just wasnt sure if I could get enough *** behind it without getting TOO MUCH *** behind it. If you know what Im sayin. I think Ill try before I spend $150+ for someone else to do it though
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 01:19 AM
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lol..yea i know what you mean. i bent the hell out of my front two m3 wheels i had on the bimmer... anywhere i took just cuz they heard ''bmw wheels'' i swear the price was automatically inflated like a mother. i took them off spent 5 mins on each wheel and came out damn good. good luck and be carefull.
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 01:33 AM
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thanks for the advice man. The bend isnt even that bad really. I notice it because I know its there... I think a BFH with a little finesse would work fairly well
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 03:57 PM
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Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists
815-632-9999

Guy is out of Byron. Had a wheel fixed on my dad's GXP and came out good.
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 04:58 PM
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Awesome.. Byron is close. any idea what he charges?
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