Buckled alloy - chips away mobile any good?
Buckled alloy - chips away mobile any good?
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Zippee

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13,805 posts

251 months

Wednesday
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We have a minor buckle on one wheel of the 21" wheels my wife's xc90. Given work etc is difficult to get to a repair centre, are chips away any good for this sort of thing? I know they advertise it but it's it more specialist to repair a buckle?
There's no refurbishment required as it's otherwise in perfect condition.

robinessex

11,642 posts

198 months

Wednesday
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I don't personally recommend 'repairing' buckled alloy wheels. The wheel material has been loaded way past its yield point and is now structurally unsound. Replace it. Bitter pill you have to swallow, replacement wheels for my XJR, list price is £650 each. That's if you can find any.