Unfortunate Freeway Accident :(

[EFFalcon]

Nice chunk of wood on the freeway managed to do this.

[LTDHO]

Ouch...

Maybe AJR's weren't ment to be.
Get some AU2 XR's!!

[EFFalcon]

Advanced Alloys reckon no repair.
wonder what 18" outers are worth.

[TUFED6]

AJR's seem to buckle easily. I know a few people that have had to get them repaired when they run over potholes etc.

[Steady]

Farken spewing wilson
Simmons outer? I predict $$$+

I'd heard off them being soft as well, one of mine has a wobble in it I'm yet to get fixed.

[Commando]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[fordbaby]

and how special were we we had the citi link traffic slowed down to 60kms, 40kms at one stage and we had the citi link incident response see if we were ok and needed any help.

i loved those wheels on the car too

[Commando]

Time for stockies/turbo blades under the rear guards then?

[galapogos01]

hey John.

sucks about your wheel. is the inner damaged or just hte outer?

i have an AJR at advanced right now, they just called me. i posted in stevo's thread (viewtopic.php?f=19&t=154&p=20413#p20413) about anodized vs polished finishes, i didnt realise they were anodized outers. they reckon they can only strip the anodizing off on the outer rim, then polish it, leaving the anodized finish around the nuts. they reckon there will be a small line where the two meet. itll still cost me $150.

bloody wheels, waste of money when i want to go faster. between this and valve springs im starting to get sick of my car atm.

[stevo]

didnt jared do this to his from a pothole? Did he get his fixed? maybe ask him

[Eb Barbie]

Awww spewing John! Hopefully you can get a replacement or it fixed without it costing too much $$$

[EFFalcon]

its fairly common with AJR's, they're a soft outer.

I've contacted one company about getting it repaired and they seem to think its a bit much.
Advanced seem to be one of the best places for wheel repairs too.

[Rmyers]

That sucks to see man, they really suited your car.

[Schmee]

Try AJAX Wheel works in Moorabbin they should be able to fix that without too many problems they did a 16"x10" simmons for me a few years ago was alot worse than that is

Kev

[EFFalcon]

Thanks for the recommendation, i'll give them a try.

[Kenaz]

Aww spewing!

I was only thinking how good they looked on the car on Saturday morning when I saw ya driving along.

[galapogos01]

AJAX were no help to me, but my inner was bent.

[-jjM-]

fark not good wilson

[Commando]

16"x10"

Oi Kev,

What shoes did your Simmons have on them (if you can remember)? I'm keen on sedan-spec 265s or wider (up to 295s, I've only got 16x9s), and although I've found a couple of tyres from the US, the Aussie suppliers I've contacted (namely M/T and Hankook) have said no to shipping them over.

-Dave-

Ps insincere apologies to Wilson for using the thread for my own personal advantage.

[Frost]

Sorry to hear about ur wheels, it ucks when shit happens to cars

[oneredED]

John, that's easily fixed. I had two buckled and they were both "easily fixed" according to the guys at Wheels in Ballarat. They re-rolled the outers, and re-polished them (what's this anodized shit I'm hearing? Mine aren't ). In total I think it came to $350, but they completely disassembled one wheel because the rim was cracked (picked up on X-rays of the wheel) and replaced it with a spare rim I had. The wheels won't be 100% true, and I can notice it the tiniest amount, but only because I know where to look.

My damage:



I'd say yours wouldnt cost more than $200 to fix.

[oneredED]

Oh, and another thing to note Johnno, when I had mine repaired, they said the pothole I hit had sent many customers in with fucked wheels, but the bloke said 90% were a result of not running enough pressure in the tires. I had around 36psi because I was about to embark on some high speed driving (sustained 200+ = lots lots more heat -> expansion) but he said he wouldn't run less than 40psi in them or the same shit will happen again because they're soft, given a bad enough bump/piece of wood etc.

[EL XR8]

I know how you feel John. If the other places guys have recommended don't work out. I can find the number for a guy in Coburg. Didi a great job on my FR's. Probably a little worse of than yours. 2 rims, with each having buckled inners and outers, for $550.
At least i was able to sting Vicroads for 2 new rims and tyres for mine.

[oneredED]

At least i was able to sting Vicroads for 2 new rims and tyres for mine.

You mother-fucker, well done! I tried, but when I went to get pics the following day, it had been sealed over night... According to the Wheels bloke, at least 10 people hit and fucked their wheels on the same pothole I did that day/night (it was in the middle of an on-ramp!!!) but since there was no hole in the road anymore or even proof of it, there was not much we could do about it.

[XRated]

Oh that's nasty. They're 18s, yes?

[galapogos01]

almost worth driving to ballarat for those prices.

[UNEZED]

damm that sux john at least its not as bad as my rim wen i hit somthin i took whole chunk out of the dish then i sold them 2 a work mate n he got damaged one fixed for $200 in coburg but completly diff wheel

[EL XR8]

I drove straight to a servo, after i checked the damage, and bought a disposable camera, and took photo'sof the road, the pot hole, and the 15 other hub caps that littered the side of the road. Sent Vicroads the bill for about $2,500 for 2 new rims and tyres. (Gave them 2 quotes for them) and included the bill for the disposable camera. The only problem is, Vicroads have a $1,000 excess for any claims like that. Which i reckon is bullshit, but i was able to get them repaired and pocketed some cash for all the headfucks there were to try and get them to admit they were at fault and pay for the damages.

[John_LS1]

sucks to see man, the guy who bought maxs car fucked two of those rims as well. im sure more will pop up eventully.

[someLS1]

Yep soft rims one of mine was cracked and wobbly just from driving lol.. not good at all Wilson always sad to see a damaged AJR rim.. just buy Jared's..(Steady) he is too soft to fix one and put them on his car

[EFFalcon]

Good to hear people have had success, hopefully these will get repaired then.

[Damo]

where is the pic ?

[jaikai]

Sounds like a real head **** mate...where`s the pic gone?

JAIKAI

[EFFalcon]

aah my website must have gone down
I should start hosting pics elsewhere to ensure they stay up.

[galapogos01]

imageshack ftw.

[mooseman]

http://www.advancedalloys.com.au seem to have a flash website and stuff. I haven't used them but they seem to look like the best place for you to go.

[EFFalcon]

http://www.advancedalloys.com.au seem to have a flash website and stuff. I haven't used them but they seem to look like the best place for you to go.

That was the first place i tried, they said no go :/
Havnt tried anywhere else yet.
I'll put the AU II's back on until i wanna do something about them.