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CraigD0404
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Hi, wondering if anyone can help. I got a crack on one of my wheels which needed welded this held for about a year then went again. since then its been welded another few times so I was advised that it would just keep doing it so there would be no point in keeping trying to repair it and a ne wheel would be needed so i've been on my space saver for a while now(way longer than I should've been) The guy at the wheel place says that I should just get a full set of other wheels because I would struggle to get one the same as mine, but I really like my wheels so I decided I would try anyway but it is looking like he was right, ive look online and ive found a few places that have them but theyre all in Germany or Holland and don't post to the uk. I was wondering if anyone knows of anywhere that ships here that might have my wheels? They're Azev Type M Classico 19s. any help is appreciated :)

 

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I had my wheel repaired and it went again.

It's because they just welded along the crack.

 

Took it to a guy who knows what he's doing and it's been perfect ever since.

 

Need a few more weights for the balance but it's great, and there's no way it will split again

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Ah ok, I never even thought to try anywhere else, just took what the first place said as true, but as it turns out you where right. I took it too another place today and they where disgusted by the mess of the weld that the other lace left and they put the much bead sealer in the air was leaking from right the way round the wheel. So the wheel is current at the shop getting repaired and repainted so should be as good as new :D thanks for that.

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It cost me circa £100 to have a couple of small cracks repaired in my wheel, in the end I took it to Alloy Weld Craft in High Wycombe as they were local and a specialist repair company who offer a 3 month warranty with their work.

 

They explained to me that welding a wheel changes its structural properties and there for it has to be prepared and welded in a special way.

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