Alloy Damage

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One of the downsides of cambridge living...

After avoiding a suicidal cyclist (wrong way down a small one way street) I've managed to curb a rear alloy

I'm going to look at getting it repaired on Monday but I like to be best prepared for the worst.

Does anybody know roughly how much a 19" rear VXR8 alloy is?

Ta

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[SS HSV]

Driving through Colchester today I too managed to catch the kerb on the front n/s. Never done that before

[BigNige]

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One of the downsides of cambridge living...

After avoiding a suicidal cyclist (wrong way down a small one way street) I've managed to curb a rear alloy

I'm going to look at getting it repaired on Monday but I like to be best prepared for the worst.

Does anybody know roughly how much a 19" rear VXR8 alloy is?

Ta

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Yes, £850 and I'm not joking

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BigNige said:

ads_green said:

One of the downsides of cambridge living...

After avoiding a suicidal cyclist (wrong way down a small one way street) I've managed to curb a rear alloy

I'm going to look at getting it repaired on Monday but I like to be best prepared for the worst.

Does anybody know roughly how much a 19" rear VXR8 alloy is?

Ta

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Yes, £850 and I'm not joking

Bloody 'ell! I was kind of thinking 500-600 based on the fact a new set of 20" rims + tyres is 3k...

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[hsv_rulz]

Try these?

www.pistonheads.com/sales/249253.htm

[HSVGTSCoupe]

cyclists are cheaper

[greens vauxhall]

Have a number of 19's needing a home, would do you a very good deal. PM me if interested.

[anonymous-user]

Have no fear, get the tyre taken off and take/send it to these guys in Woburn Sands (outside Milton Keynes) www.pristinealloywheels.co.uk/ I have used them many times over the years the always the wheels come back like new. They can weld or staighten damaged wheels at a cost of about £50.

If it's any consolation I curbed mine yesterday so I'll be sending mine there next week!

[crisisjez]

What`s the cost per wheel?

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hsv_rulz said:

Try these?

www.pistonheads.com/sales/249253.htm

Different design to the VXR8's wheels

[V8HSV]

ads_green said:

One of the downsides of cambridge living...

After avoiding a suicidal cyclist (wrong way down a small one way street) I've managed to curb a rear alloy

I'm going to look at getting it repaired on Monday but I like to be best prepared for the worst.

Does anybody know roughly how much a 19" rear VXR8 alloy is?

Ta

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If Vauxhall price it similar to the VXR Monaro wheel, about £750

[anonymous-user]

crisisjez said:

What`s the cost per wheel?

For "standard" curbing £50 per wheel, if they need to weld or turn it's about £70 and takes about a week to turn around. Last year some suicidal cow drove straight at me and made me hit the curb at about 30mph. I was convinced it would need a new wheel as the rim was bent and split but they welded & repaired it as good as new. They also run an exchange scheme where if they have your wheel in stock they will simply give you it as a replacement for your damaged one. Who knows, if a few of us use them there will be an endless supply of nice, polished wheels!

[tunstad]

Noticed these wheels on the following which seem cheap. I haven't used them before so don't know much about them?

[url]http://holmart.com.au/online/prod1526[/url]