bent rims - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

ehD · 03-02-2007, 06:08 PM

my car came with some pretty messed up bent rims and its causing the steering wheel to shake and im beginning to think its what broke my engine mount which broke my slave cylinder and some hose...

so i have these 18" RH rims and they're one piece and i was wondering where i go to get these.. unbent.. or tweaked etc. its just the front ones, one has 3 dents, and one just one. but the wheels aren't like perfectly round... i wouldn't say egg-shaped but you get the idea. is this an expensive thing to get them done?

also what about powder coating them after, since it has a lot of chips on it... is it true its expensive to get all the individual lugs/rivets out of the rim?

the rims are these:
http://www.rh-wheels.com/index.cfm?P=wheels_detail&PID=84680

c_warpspeed · 03-02-2007, 07:41 PM

Try these guys, they've brought back some motorcycle rims I thought were gone- cheap money compared to new rims:

http://www.mindspring.com/~wheelbendermender/wheelbender01.htm

good luck

warpspeed

djomlas · 03-02-2007, 08:37 PM

got any pics of your car? i love those wheels

ehD · 03-03-2007, 01:45 AM

really? i wonder if it'll be trouble to powdercoat them. anyhow i will have photos up once i get the car back from the shop.

as for wheel bender mender... these guys sound pretty cool. i think i found a local place to do it for 80 so i'll find out if they can do it. i am worried about the shipping for wheel bender mender.. but if i have no other options eh what the heck

thanks!