# Bent Wheel Rim Issue! **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [November 15, 2019, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bent-wheel-rim-issue/152832 "2019-11-15T14:32:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![megannkateex\_159841](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/0ea827/32.png) [@megannkateex\_159841](https://community.cartalk.com/u/megannkateex_159841)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2019, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bent-wheel-rim-issue/152832/1 "2019-11-15T14:32:11Z")
I have gone over a pothole recently and caused a dent in my front wheel rim on the inside (below image) Realistically, can this be fixed at a garage or will I have to get a new replacement wheel? edit : the tyre is not driveable, as it is letting air out. TYIA ![wheel](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/6/16f6b5f1e7fea68b8122f56655d2edab03c4e385.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2019, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bent-wheel-rim-issue/152832/2 "2019-11-15T14:39:30Z")
A garage cannot fix this. There are specialty wheel repair places that can fix this both in the US and UK (tyre is a tip-off, in the US it is spelled tire). Likely the cheapest fix, if you have a popular car, is to buy a used wheel from a breaker’s yard that matches. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2019, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bent-wheel-rim-issue/152832/3 "2019-11-15T14:51:42Z")
Tyre is a clue . I don’t think there is a regular member of this forum from the UK. But I did the silly Google thing and found 3 wheel repair shops near my location . ---
**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2019, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bent-wheel-rim-issue/152832/4 "2019-11-15T17:22:32Z")
> [@megannkateex\_159841](#): > > Realistically, can this be fixed at a garage or will I have to get a new replacement wheel? Easy to fix if its a steel rim.Deflate the tire and break the bead on the bad side. Use a long plumber pipe wrench and adjust the jaws to pull the metal in or out.I fine tune it until its straight again.All it takes is 5 minute to fix that ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2019, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bent-wheel-rim-issue/152832/5 "2019-11-15T18:12:53Z")
There are companies around that cam fix this. Many do on-line business also. [https://www.rimpro.com/](https://www.rimpro.com/) ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2019, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bent-wheel-rim-issue/152832/6 "2019-11-15T18:26:12Z")
> [@COROLLAGUY1](#): > > Easy to fix if its a steel rim. It’s an alloy wheel, according to the photo. ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2019, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bent-wheel-rim-issue/152832/7 "2019-11-15T19:17:27Z")
I would recommend an alignment check after the wheel repair or replacement. It’s a good idea now and then anyway and especially so after an impact of any sort. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2019, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bent-wheel-rim-issue/152832/8 "2019-11-15T19:48:12Z")
That company clearly is an expert . . . and price accordingly As was mentioned earlier . . . it’s probably easier and cheaper to buy a good used rim from the junk yard ---
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2019, 9:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bent-wheel-rim-issue/152832/9 "2019-11-15T21:16:59Z")
Many shops that sell those oversized wheel and tire sets have a machine that can re-roll the rim of the wheel. They run into that problem a lot with their customers because the ultra low profile tires just don’t tolerate bumps in the road very well and they do a lot of these repairs. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 2:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bent-wheel-rim-issue/152832/10 "2019-11-18T14:47:42Z")
> [@db4690](#): > > As was mentioned earlier . . . it’s probably easier and cheaper to buy a good used rim from the junk yard Yea…probably. But if you have good alloy wheels and want to match and keep them looking like new…they are a good alternative. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bent-wheel-rim-issue/152832/11 "2019-11-18T15:35:03Z")
> [@Mustangman](#): > > tyre is a tip-off, in the US it is spelled tire Yes, but one of our long-term members (the now-deceased Joseph Meehan) was a native of Ohio, and he always spelled it as “tyre”. The OP is likely located somewhere in The UK, but… maybe not… ---
**Author:** ![Scrapyard-John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Scrapyard-John](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrapyard-John)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 9:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bent-wheel-rim-issue/152832/12 "2019-11-18T21:12:49Z")
Looks like an aluminum rim. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 9:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bent-wheel-rim-issue/152832/13 "2019-11-18T21:35:22Z")
> [@VDCdriver](#): > > was a native of Ohio, and he always spelled it as “tyre”. Didn’t too well on spelling tests then. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bent-wheel-rim-issue/152832/14 "2019-11-18T21:55:49Z")
> [@MikeInNH](#): > > Didn’t too well on spelling tests then. The irony is… amazing… 😉