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Tony
Tony Barber @wim heads our rim repair department. Basically he cold presses the rims by using hydraulic rams...... I thought this wheel was beyond repair
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I was wrong
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Nice work Tony smile_anim.gif
aztecbandit1
Thats a top job done there mate, bigeyed.png
parthiban
Brilliant job, so that doesn't need to be stripped or anything? Just straighten it and back on the road? Fantastic stuff! biggrin.gif
Tony
QUOTE (parthiban @ Aug 30 2009, 08:57 AM) *
Brilliant job, so that doesn't need to be stripped or anything? Just straighten it and back on the road? Fantastic stuff! biggrin.gif


It takes a lote of force to cold press alloy.... If i'm honest then 1 in 5 don't make it.
CIH
Cool.

Your tyre machine looks dirty. unsure.gif
dazz33
WoW thats a great piece of work...not a Lexus alloy wheel was it..? whistle.gif
Mat
QUOTE (dazz33 @ Aug 30 2009, 04:03 PM) *
WoW thats a great piece of work...not a Lexus alloy wheel was it..? whistle.gif



Lexus are 5 stud wheels whistle.gif
Tony
QUOTE (dazz33 @ Aug 30 2009, 04:03 PM) *
WoW thats a great piece of work...not a Lexus alloy wheel was it..? whistle.gif


A lexus wheel you could push back by hand rolleyes.gif
CIH
I'm thinking Renault Clio
dazz33
QUOTE (Mat @ Aug 30 2009, 05:44 PM) *
QUOTE (dazz33 @ Aug 30 2009, 04:03 PM) *
WoW thats a great piece of work...not a Lexus alloy wheel was it..? whistle.gif



Lexus are 5 stud wheels whistle.gif

Yeah i know Mat. wink.gif .i was having a personal joke on WIM Tony knows what im on about with the amount of flat spots ive had on my Lex... laugh.gif biggrin.gif
dazz33
QUOTE (Tony @ Aug 30 2009, 08:11 PM) *
QUOTE (dazz33 @ Aug 30 2009, 04:03 PM) *
WoW thats a great piece of work...not a Lexus alloy wheel was it..? whistle.gif


A lexus wheel you could push back by hand rolleyes.gif

Yep..! laugh.gif made from alloy butter.! laugh.gif
E55EX_RACER
Good job there, does it balance up ok without needing loads of additional weights?
Tony
QUOTE (E55EX_RACER @ Aug 31 2009, 10:08 AM) *
Good job there, does it balance up ok without needing loads of additional weights?


Nope, she spun true and need average weights.
E55EX_RACER
QUOTE (Tony @ Aug 31 2009, 11:16 AM) *
QUOTE (E55EX_RACER @ Aug 31 2009, 10:08 AM) *
Good job there, does it balance up ok without needing loads of additional weights?


Nope, she spun true and need average weights.


Sign of a good job then thumbsup_anim.gif
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