V8 Vantage 19' cracked wheel rim

[Firebird777]

Looking for suggestions please ... I took my Vantage into the local dealer this week (in Sydney, Australia) for a new set of tyres...

Dealer called and said that the aft right wheel has a cracked rim... see pic.

Mentioned that a new rim would be $2000 (about 1100 pounds) - Does this sound about right?

Not keen on having it fixed for $400 (about 220 pounds) - also an option however I'd always be worried about the safety and liability aspect.

Any suggestions please? Maybe I could source the rim in the UK and ship it out myself? or just upgrade all the wheels?

Thanking you all in advance.

[BravoV8V]

Firebird777 said:

Mentioned that a new rim would be $2000 (about 1100 pounds) - Does this sound about right?

Ouch.

Which style of wheel are you talking about? Is it the 'standard, 7 spoke 19"' wheel like this?



If so, there are plenty available on eBay. Wheel + shipping to Oz is going to be a lot less than £1100.

[telum01]

I had this happen to me a while back. I ended up having it repaired at a cost of 250 USD. If you look inside the barrel of the wheel, you can see the weld line. That said, I've tracked the car several times and hit speeds over 150mph on numerous occasions since having the wheel repaired. So long as the repair is done properly, the wheel should be fine. It isn't ideal, but it's a far cry less expensive than buying a new wheel.

[Firebird777]

BravoV8V said:

Ouch.

Which style of wheel are you talking about? Is it the 'standard, 7 spoke 19"' wheel like this?



If so, there are plenty available on eBay. Wheel + shipping to Oz is going to be a lot less than £1100.

Thank you Bravo... yes, it's the standard 7 spoke 19' - exactly the same as the pic. I'll check out ebay also. The AM dealer also quoted $240 (130 pounds) to paint the remaining wheels to match the new one!)

[JohnG1]

Give Heasman a call. They do steering alignment [phone] in Sydenham but they'll know someone who repairs wheels.

I had a Range Rover Sport 22" wheel repaired by Trivett and they charged $320.

Fast cars in Australia, it's a rort...

[JohnG1]

Normally you can buy goods to the value of $1000 and import them without tax. But I believe car parts are specifically excluded from that. I'm not 100% sure so best to check, but I don't believe you can just buy on ebay and pay for shipping...

[simonpa]

Firebird777 said:

Looking for suggestions please ... I took my Vantage into the local dealer this week (in Sydney, Australia) for a new set of tyres...

Dealer called and said that the aft right wheel has a cracked rim... see pic.

Mentioned that a new rim would be $2000 (about 1100 pounds) - Does this sound about right?

Not keen on having it fixed for $400 (about 220 pounds) - also an option however I'd always be worried about the safety and liability aspect.

Any suggestions please? Maybe I could source the rim in the UK and ship it out myself? or just upgrade all the wheels?

Thanking you all in advance.

Ouch!

If it's a rear, then I have an excellent spare that I can let go.
If it's a front, then I'm happy to help with forwarding a UK one for you.

[KarlFranz]

Just me but I don't know if I would ever feel completely safe driving on a repaired wheel that had a crack that looked like that.

[Logannz]

Same issue here in NZ with the local parts prices. I buy a lot off english Ebay and just ship it out, it's still normally a lot cheaper that the local price especially if you can find second hand.

[Jon39]

You might want to research Rimstock in UK.

Could they have made your wheels? - wink, wink.

[stanwan]

I cracked two wheels and damaged both tyres when i clipped a rock ob#n the hartknott pass some years ago. The local dealership replaced both wheels and tyres for 1200. What they are asking for a rimstock wheel is joke!!!!