# Wheel repair? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [June 14, 2007, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheel-repair/30908 "2007-06-14T15:03:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![I\_Have\_an\_STD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/50afbb/32.png) [@I\_Have\_an\_STD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/I_Have_an_STD)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheel-repair/30908/1 "2007-06-14T15:03:19Z")
pulled the wheel off my car today to try to diagnose a slow air leak from the tire. turns out i have a small crack on the inside of the wheel. anyone know a place that repairs wheels cheap? its just a rota slipstream, so im not looking to spend a ton of money. or does anyone have a tig welder and some free time? ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 4:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheel-repair/30908/2 "2007-06-14T16:34:11Z")
Frey The Wheelman Inc ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 5:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheel-repair/30908/3 "2007-06-14T17:22:26Z")
just buy a new wheel ---
**Author:** ![aaron0601](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce73a5/32.png) [@aaron0601](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/aaron0601)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheel-repair/30908/4 "2007-06-14T18:09:29Z")
its goona be the same even u repair the wheel, and the wheel is pretty hard to repair, they charge alot for it ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheel-repair/30908/5 "2007-06-14T18:16:41Z")
PM audios, see if hes willing / what he would charge ---
**Author:** ![Carbonfiberhooded](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carbonfiberhooded/32/7608_2.png) [@Carbonfiberhooded](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carbonfiberhooded)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheel-repair/30908/6 "2007-06-14T18:29:10Z")
I had Don’s welding on Transit do a rim for me once. I can’t remember what they charge but they fixed it right and it never leaked again. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Have\_an\_STD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/50afbb/32.png) [@I\_Have\_an\_STD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/I_Have_an_STD)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 8:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheel-repair/30908/7 "2007-06-14T20:34:23Z")
[quote=“Nikuk,post:2,topic:30908"”] Frey The Wheelman Inc [/quote] more info? a new wheel is like $160, which is insane for a 16 inch cast wheel. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 8:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheel-repair/30908/8 "2007-06-14T20:49:16Z")
break out the welder ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheel-repair/30908/9 "2007-06-14T20:51:35Z")
[quote=“I Have an STD,post:7,topic:30908"”] more info? a new wheel is like $160, which is insane for a 16 inch cast wheel. [/quote] [http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&q=frey+the+wheelman+inc&btnG=Google+Search](http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&q=frey+the+wheelman+inc&btnG=Google+Search) They’ve welded everything from cast iron frypots to mag wheels for a friend of mine. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Have\_an\_STD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/50afbb/32.png) [@I\_Have\_an\_STD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/I_Have_an_STD)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2007, 7:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheel-repair/30908/10 "2007-06-15T07:35:49Z")
[quote=“Nikuk,post:9,topic:30908"”] [http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&q=frey+the+wheelman+inc&btnG=Google+Search](http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&q=frey+the+wheelman+inc&btnG=Google+Search) They’ve welded everything from cast iron frypots to mag wheels for a friend of mine. [/quote] and they happen to have a location .6 miles from me, im going there today ---
**Author:** ![I\_Have\_an\_STD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/50afbb/32.png) [@I\_Have\_an\_STD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/I_Have_an_STD)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2007, 9:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheel-repair/30908/11 "2007-06-15T09:10:18Z")
never mind. frey doesn’t do aluminum wheels, and the people they referred me to said “aluminum wheels cant be repaired”. how do stupid people run businesses? ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2007, 10:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheel-repair/30908/12 "2007-06-15T10:02:56Z")
Because technically they shouldn’t be repaired in most cases. ---
**Author:** ![Jskrapper](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jskrapper/32/7570_2.png) [@Jskrapper](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jskrapper)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2007, 10:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheel-repair/30908/13 "2007-06-15T10:30:40Z")
[quote=“I Have an STD,post:11,topic:30908"”] never mind. frey doesn’t do aluminum wheels, and the people they referred me to said “aluminum wheels cant be repaired”. how do stupid people run businesses? [/quote] LIABILITY. Have you ever heard the stories of when a guy tries to mount a 40 or so series tire on a patched rim and it blows apart on the machine sending shrapnel flying through his head and everywhere else? Yeah, thtat probably isn’t going to happen, but when you are sitting behind the phone all day talking to Joe shit the ragman, liability comes way before making a quick 50 bucks. Hell, I machine rotors and drums here at napa quite often and if the thing is .001 under spec, it goes in the garbage. I could lose everything if something did happen. Bottom line is it doesn’t sound like a stupid answer to me. Actually it seems of questionable intelligence to not just buy the new rim especially if the car ever sees track use… ---
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2007, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheel-repair/30908/14 "2007-06-15T20:07:58Z")
[fixrim.com](http://fixrim.com) ---
**Author:** ![Boomin99GT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boomin99gt/32/7306_2.png) [@Boomin99GT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boomin99GT)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2007, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheel-repair/30908/15 "2007-06-15T20:23:04Z")
I had to pay to fix a rim once because I couldn’t find any more of my specific wheel in the country and they charged me $110 to repair it. I’d rather have a new wheel for $160 then an old repaired one for $110, just my opinion though. ---
**Author:** ![psychopjv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psychopjv/32/7251_2.png) [@psychopjv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psychopjv)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2007, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheel-repair/30908/16 "2007-06-16T07:34:55Z")
i might have a bullet sized hole in a certain blue wheel…hopefully she can be fixed. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2007, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheel-repair/30908/17 "2007-06-16T16:00:57Z")
Stupid road chisels.