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Nov 20, 2007 | 11:28 AM

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DRANGED

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Rim repair guy called me back a few minutes ago. I found out he does repair for the BMW dealerships and VW dealerships, alot of BBS which is reassuring. I scheduled an appointment for next Thursday. I was expecting $125-$150 per wheel. He quoted me $80-$90 per wheel...THAT'S NOTHIN!!
Can't wait to get this over with and start the quest for summer wheels, 19"s...166's...172's...BBS RGR's...spinners maybe???

Nov 20, 2007 | 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by DRANGED' post='496947' date='Nov 20 2007, 03:28 PM

I've had 3 rims repaired over the years and the results have always been great ie OEM !! No sweat ! Now go get those summer wheels !!

Nov 24, 2007 | 07:14 AM

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terrible! Can you let me know which shop to went to so I avoid them? I'll be doing this switchover soon and will be getting the dunlops as well.
thanks and good luck,
G

Nov 24, 2007 | 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by gmann' post='498460' date='Nov 24 2007, 12:14 PM

terrible! Can you let me know which shop to went to so I avoid them? I'll be doing this switchover soon and will be getting the dunlops as well.
thanks and good luck,
G

It was a "national" chain store. Just make sure the shop that does the work is skilled at the art of runflat removal.

Nov 24, 2007 | 06:55 PM

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Nov 25, 2007 | 04:35 AM

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Originally Posted by DRANGED' post='496674' date='Nov 19 2007, 11:11 PM

I put a call in to the dealership and got pricing on replacement rims. I also put in a call to a local reputable guy who does rim repair, haven't heard back from him so no resolution as of yet.
I know, I know, hindsight 20/20 I probably should have just brought it to the dealer for the tire swap but:
A) I have had tires replaced on my Rover at the same shop with no issues. I know, not the same, stop yelling at me.
I asked the manager before hand if they had done BMW's with runflats before, he answered with a confident "yes".
C) I actually mentioned that people said I should go to the dealership to get this done and said I was a bit worried. He assured me they wouldn't have any trouble.
D) ANSWERS B and C FALSE
They didn't have any trouble, instead they had a lot of trouble. I think the rims will be fine once repaired but I am miffed that my once virgin rims have been defiled. Just knowing that some one else was intimate with my delicate rims vexes me. I should be the one wrecking the rims with haphazard alloy to concrete curb contact in some fast food restaurant drive through not some tire jockey with a greasy mullet. Damn it, I may go curb one right now just to get it over with.
Honey!!! Do you think KFC is still open?!?!?!?

Same thing happened to me. Took my car to a good tire dealership in town and replaced my POS runflats with non-rfts. STOOD ON MY HEAD explaining that I wanted them to be careful and not scratch the rims. They explained that they had "a $52,000 machine that doesn't touch the rim when installing the tire." So I watched the installer through a window from the waitig room pick up a big crow bar and use it to pry off the rfts using the rim as the pivot point with no pad or anything to protect the rim. I bit my tongue wanting to trust them and didn't say anything ( I am told I am too picky so I just relaxed - MISTAKE). When I got my car back, all four wheels had a 3 inch long gouge on the rim's edge. Tire dealer manager asked if I wanted him to buy me new rims. The manager is a frind of mine and I didn't want him to eat $4000 over some scratches so i let it go. Afterall, he is my friend, but man that was a tough pill to swallow.

I visited a local repair shop and they told me that these wheels have to be sandblasted, re-powder coated and baked because the brake dust will eat right through any spot repair. Said that spot repairs do't last long at all. Maybe I should revisit a wheel repair because it seems others here have had good results.