V8 Vantage 19' cracked wheel rim

V8 Vantage 19' cracked wheel rim

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Firebird777

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123 months

Friday 17th October 2014
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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.


Firebird777

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34 posts

123 months

Friday 17th October 2014
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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!)