Re: Bent rim - what to do?

["David Anderson" <anderson@msai.mea.com>]

On May 6,  8:33am, Vojin Janjic wrote:
> Subject: Bent rim - what to do?
> Hi everyone
>
> I need your advice/suggestions.  I had my wheels rotated yesterday.  In the
> process of balancing, a mechanic noticed that a rim on one of the rear
> wheels was bent (on the inside edge; tire sidewall was not damaged).
> It looks bad.  It "wobbles" slightly - enough that it would create
> vibrations if this wheel was installed in front.
>
> Does anyone have a rim for sale?  (tight budget is a keyword here!)  I know
> many of you have replaced stock rims and tires and someone may have some
> extra rims sitting around the basement.


The exact same thing happened to me about a year ago.  A new rim from the
dealer were like $345 or something.  CRAZY!  But, with a few phone calls, I
tracked some down, and they might still have them.

The name of the place (I think) is "Autobahn Performance".  (Well, I know it's
Autobahn-something.)  They advertise in the back of EUROPEAN CAR.  They're
located outside Atlanta, GA.  (There are a lot of places named
"Autobahn"-something.  This place only sells VW and Audi parts.)

When it happened to me, I called them, and they said they didn't have any, but
could possibly track some down.  He called me back the next day, and said he
found a dealer who had 4 of them.  (Some guy had bought a GLX, but wanted
different wheels.  So, the dealer kept the originals.)  He sold me one for $120
(if I remember correctly).  Good deal, I think, and the rim had only gone a few
miles on some test drives.  It was in mint condition.

Look in the back of E.C.  It'll be a small ad.  But maybe they can help!

David