Help! Bent 330i ZHP Rim!

[330hp]

Earlier this spring right after I took off my snow tires, I remember hitting a killer pot hole. I didn't notice any damage to the tire or rim, but a couple weeks later I noticed a slight vibration when I drive over 65. I brought my car to the dealer on friday for the recall on the climate control, and told them to take a look and see if they can figure out where the vibration is coming from. Of course they told me I have a bent rim, and want $620 for a new one (includes mounting tire from old rim).

Does anyone know if the rim can be repaired?

Or someplace else to get a new one?

I don't know the # for the rim but its the front rim on the '03 330i ZHP.

Thanks for any suggestions.

 

[epj3]

Whaaat? Sounds like a tie rod, not a warped/bent wheel!! I think you should get a second opinion, because even though with the slim profile tires, it shouldn't be THAT easy to bend a wheel. I'd get the alignment checked first...

 

[Abdoman]

It's really easy to bend a wheel - I have bent two on pot holes. You can get them repaired and at a fraction of the cost of a new one. The dealerships do it all the time with the trade ins they get.

 

[Blue]

search the web for a bit and you can probably find one a lot cheaper than dealer, although ZHP is pretty rare. I'm sure there are ZHP rims out there from people who put aftermarket rims on their ZHPs, but it may be hard to find someone willing to break up a set.

try: http://forum.e46fanatics.com/index.php?

 

[JUS]

Try wheel Amercia web site and check for the 7 store locations.
www.fixrim.com


JUS-N-5

 

[coopernicus]

Any tire/wheel place can repair bent rims. I had snow tire rims repaired recently after I swapped them off for the season, they are just steel rims so I didn't care so much who did the work, just went to a discounter and they banged it out nice and straight, cost me $20 to do 2 rims. The dealer wouldn't repair the rims and wanted to sell me a new set of rims at $90 each (just steel rims, come on!). For ZHP rims, they can also be repaired at any rims shop. I would probably at least have them looked at to see if repair can be done before shelling out for spanking new ones.