Alloy wheel welding
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Alloy wheel welding
A couple of months ago i noticed one of my wheels had cracked on a weld done befor i had them. Got it re welded but has cracked again. Is this just down to a $hitty weld or is it just a weak point? They do have skinny tyers on which i know wont help but do try avoid the hundreds of pot holes!
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Re: Alloy wheel welding
what weight rating do the alloys have and are they on ya bus?
Re: Alloy wheel welding
Bin it.
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Re: Alloy wheel welding
Kev, that pic reminds me of why I'm sticking to steel Merc wheels. 
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Re: Alloy wheel welding
a young kid bought me an alloy wheel like the one pictured above asked me if i could tig weld it back to the rim,i dont think welding any alloy is safe if it has a crack in it,bin it.
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Re: Alloy wheel welding
That's a horrible pic 
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Re: Alloy wheel welding
Ive had an alloy wheel welded that's on my golf though not the van, that's been fine for a couple of years now, yours is probably showing you that the weight loading is wrong on the rim. Low profile tyres wont help either.
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Re: Alloy wheel welding
Might be ok on the back - but I couldn't trust it, especially if you are carrying kiddies or like to drive "enthusiastically"
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Re: Alloy wheel welding
I took the wheel back the other day saying its cracked again. They found 3 more cracks in it two of them were bad repairs, so was advised it wasnt worth fixing. So now on the look out for a new wheel! 
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Re: Alloy wheel welding
Take it to a qualified wheel resto place, not just some 'tard welder who can "do the job". Wheels can be saved by those who know how to work on them.
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CovKid wrote:Kev, that pic reminds me of why I'm sticking to steel Merc wheels.
are there any 16" steel that will fit T25's. I am looking to put on 215/65/16 tyres. cheers
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Re: Alloy wheel welding
jocko wrote:CovKid wrote:Kev, that pic reminds me of why I'm sticking to steel Merc wheels.
are there any 16" steel that will fit T25's. I am looking to put on 215/65/16 tyres. cheers
There's some for sale on brickyard right now....
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Re: Alloy wheel welding
jocko wrote:CovKid wrote:Kev, that pic reminds me of why I'm sticking to steel Merc wheels.
are there any 16" steel that will fit T25's. I am looking to put on 215/65/16 tyres. cheers
I have exactly that.
Merc steels: The Mercedes part number is A203 400 1602. They are 16x7 et31 - they couldn't be a better fit (no spacers at all). Once my rear postal flares on, I'll probably alter the offset on the rears to push them out a bitand give the rear a dishy look. You should be able to find some at wreckers over there..... I had to get mine new, as they were never used here (all our mercs have alloys basically). So they cost me the NZ$ equivalent of 450 pounds
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Re: Alloy wheel welding
Yup those steels are the ticket
I had my rears banded to 10in - look the dogs danglers on....
I had my rears banded to 10in - look the dogs danglers on....
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