# Is this wheel salvageable? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [March 11, 2015, 6:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-wheel-salvageable/271865 "2015-03-11T06:31:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 6:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-wheel-salvageable/271865/1 "2015-03-11T06:31:38Z")
Hit a chunk of ice or something. Not sure what to think of this. Already bought a new wheel but is this scrap or can it actually be repaired? [![http://i.imgur.com/Blagtsy.jpg](http://i.imgur.com/Blagtsy.jpg)](http://imgur.com/Blagtsy) ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 6:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-wheel-salvageable/271865/2 "2015-03-11T06:35:22Z")
Are you serious? ---
**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 6:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-wheel-salvageable/271865/3 "2015-03-11T06:38:45Z")
Honestly, I know nothing about aluminum repair. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 6:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-wheel-salvageable/271865/4 "2015-03-11T06:42:50Z")
I know they don’t have issues resurfacing or straightening I would imagine it would take a lot to unfuck that rim. Is it rare? ---
**Author:** ![llink78](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/llink78/32/8037_2.png) [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 6:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-wheel-salvageable/271865/5 "2015-03-11T06:45:15Z")
Try a can of Fix A Flat ---
**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 6:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-wheel-salvageable/271865/6 "2015-03-11T06:52:04Z")
It’s a BMW 621 off a 2015 X1. Not rare but not cheap. [![http://i.imgur.com/fcwCpKt.jpg](http://i.imgur.com/fcwCpKt.jpg)](http://imgur.com/fcwCpKt) ---
**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 7:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-wheel-salvageable/271865/7 "2015-03-11T07:15:13Z")
Throw it on ebay with plenty of pictures. If someone else wants to fix it and use it; great, but I’d rather spend the extra money and have the peace of mind. ---
**Author:** ![BadnewsMike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/badnewsmike/32/7419_2.png) [@BadnewsMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BadnewsMike)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 7:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-wheel-salvageable/271865/8 "2015-03-11T07:23:12Z")
I had a buddy fix a rim that looked like that. its not on the bead and no one sees it so we just put a ton of weld on it till it held air, drove it like that for 2 years every-time I got a new tire the tire mounter would point it out and tell me how unsafe it was. I told the new owner when i sold him the car. not sure if he kept it or replaced it. ---
**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 7:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-wheel-salvageable/271865/9 "2015-03-11T07:35:53Z")
I guess I’ll try throwing it on eBay and see what happens. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-wheel-salvageable/271865/10 "2015-03-11T07:39:33Z")
Not worth the risk IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Bsp\_TC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bsp_tc/32/4998_2.png) [@Bsp\_TC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bsp_TC)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 7:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-wheel-salvageable/271865/11 "2015-03-11T07:46:18Z")
JB weld and/or duct tape should fix it right up. ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 7:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-wheel-salvageable/271865/12 "2015-03-11T07:46:55Z")
Pro tip: sell the 3 other wheels one at a time on ebay for top dollar since there are none up there right now. use the funds to more than cover a whole new set of aftermarket or used oem wheels. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-wheel-salvageable/271865/13 "2015-03-11T07:55:13Z")
> [@Onyx Z32](#): > > Not worth the risk IMO. +1 > [@theblue](#): > > Pro tip: sell the 3 other wheels one at a time on ebay for top dollar since there are none up there right now. > > use the funds to more than cover a whole new set of aftermarket or used oem wheels. +1 ---
**Author:** ![HouseS2K](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/houses2k/32/100273_2.png) [@HouseS2K](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HouseS2K)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 8:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-wheel-salvageable/271865/14 "2015-03-11T08:13:27Z")
I’ll have a set of VMR 710 18x8.5 square for sale in the next coming weeks. Sent from my iPhone 6 ---
**Author:** ![llink78](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/llink78/32/8037_2.png) [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-wheel-salvageable/271865/15 "2015-03-11T08:22:42Z")
[quote=“HouseS2K,post:14,topic:271865"”] I’ll have a set of VMR 710 18x8.5 square for sale in the next coming weeks. Sent from my iPhone 6 [/quote] i might be interested in those ---
**Author:** ![HouseS2K](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/houses2k/32/100273_2.png) [@HouseS2K](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HouseS2K)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 8:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-wheel-salvageable/271865/16 "2015-03-11T08:29:36Z")
let me know, they are 35 offset and dipped semigloss black atm ---
**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-wheel-salvageable/271865/17 "2015-03-11T08:37:03Z")
I already bought a replacement wheel. Just asking this question out of curiosity. ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-wheel-salvageable/271865/18 "2015-03-11T19:40:40Z")
Yeah that could be welded. They would cut it out square and weld in new aluminum. It’s not really a big deal if a shop knows what they are doing. ---
**Author:** ![Justin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin/32/7459_2.png) [@Justin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-wheel-salvageable/271865/19 "2015-03-11T19:45:30Z")
I had a customer with almost identical damage, has been driving on it for years after it was welded with no issues at all. Honestly it has held up better than any bead crack weld I’ve seen. I would say, fix it. ---
**Author:** ![LXIFLYBY](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lxiflyby/32/7399_2.png) [@LXIFLYBY](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LXIFLYBY)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 9:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-wheel-salvageable/271865/20 "2015-03-11T21:10:51Z")
Don’t do it, being a cast wheel I’d say the whole thing has been compromised and I would seriously not reccomend fixing it. If it was forged I still wouldn’t advise it but it might be doable then [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-wheel-salvageable/271865.md?page=2)