Does anyone know how i can get a new rim for cheap without using e bay. i bent my rim a couple of weeks ago, not to bad, and i dont know if i should get a new one or
try and get mine fixed not sure which one would be the cheapest or best way. could someone give some advice.

 

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Lets see some pics of the damage....

 

if the rim's not bent so bad... it would be better to bring it in to get fixed. Is it only the outer edges bent or is the center of the rim bent too? If it's just the outer edges, then it'll probably cost you $50 to get it fixed. That's what a local shop quoted me on my bent rim.

 

steal itfrom another f4i. thats the cheapest way i know. may be craigslist.

 

yea its just the outside of the rim, but i have heard fixing it would cost at least $150 and for that price i would just want to get new rims

 

$150!!???!! oh my god. that price is ridiculous if they expect you to pay that to repair your rim.

$150 is more than enough to buy another rim. I bought my front and rear rims... powdercoated already... for $200 on ebay.

 

I paid $150 to have my bent rim repaired, and I hunted for over a month for a good price and reputable shop. I had a lip bent, and the rim was not true, meaning when looking at it from above and spun it, it would move left to right.

ddaren, you got lucky for that price, I would never have bought them though, becuase I would be too scared to get more bent rims.

 

you i'm kinda scared when it comes to buying parts on ebay... cuz there's usually always something wrong with them. The $200 powdercoated rims seemed too cheap to be true... but when I got them in, they were perfect and exactly as described. I guess that's the deal of a lifetime for me... never getting one of those again.

other than that... look up craigslist and local ads for stuff. There's always a bunch.

 

Yeah just steal one. Drive around until you see another F4i parked somewhere. Kick it over with your foot and take your wrench and loosed the bolts. Then pull it off and RUNN