Brazil Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 (edited) Hi guys, About a year ago I had my wheels sent to Braga north Portugal to have it refurbished; when they returned the wheels I found that the fronts would leak air and after 3 days they would be flat. I've since sent them back 4 times and they kept sending it back in the same condition; At this most recent return they are now claiming that they are leaking because of the tyres since they tried it with other tyres and they did not leaked. I find this hard to believe since what is the likely chance that both front tyres are bad, especially since changed tyres when sent back to them previously? I have also used the air leak spray and have also put the wheel in a water tank and I see air bubbles leaking from the outer polished lip in one side and at the other side from the inside where the tyre wedges on the wheel. What I like to know is that is it possible to repair hair line cracks from a polished lip? I am needing new tyres so I am thinking of throwing in the towels with these wheels making a coffee table out of them and buying some second hand wheels with hopefully good tyres on them for not much more then what it will cost me to buy new tyres. Edited March 6, 2013 by Brazil (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdavies Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 You best bet would be to contact ibrar on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwalker705 Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Ibrar will be the man with the best answer. I have seen vw wheels that have cracked being repaired though. The guy drilled a hole at each end if the crack then drilled then milled the cracks out with a milling machine, filled the milled area with weld then sanded that back to match the spoke profile. Looked mint when done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
add heywood Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 It can be done as said above, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brazil Posted March 6, 2013 Author Share Posted March 6, 2013 Ibrar will be the man with the best answer. I have seen vw wheels that have cracked being repaired though. The guy drilled a hole at each end if the crack then drilled then milled the cracks out with a milling machine, filled the milled area with weld then sanded that back to match the spoke profile. Looked mint when done Just tried to call but must be a bit early, I will try again later on...! What I am so pissed about is how the guys that refurbished my wheels have the cheeck to keep sending them back telling me they are ok when they are not. I one time picked up the wheel and put it straight onto a tank of water before putting it in my car and bingo there it was fizing away bubbles..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibrar Jabbar Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Sound like the tyre is not beading properly. This could be due to a number of things like flat spot, uneven coating, tyre damage, etc, etc. It's hard to say without looking at it, but if you need to call me tomorrow I will be in work from 9 am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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