Sigh. Just 2 months after a rear tire puncture on my year-old 718 Cayman S that necessitated 2 new rear tires...
...I hit a (relatively shallow) pothole and bent both left-side rims. They are the 20" Carrera S wheels, which look great, but my God, the pricing to replace them is nuts. I knew something was wrong the moment after the hit -- I could feel a slight rhythmic vibration at speed.
Local dealer wants $4,400 total (parts + labor) to replace both rims. Buying them from Suncoast and installing at the local indy shop would save about $1,200 vs the dealer cost. However, Suncoast has a deal for $5,500 for 4 new rims with new tires included on top of that, which is quite a steal.
Talked to the local well-respected shop (Custom Alignment here in the SF Bay Area) and they recommended sending the rims out to Pacific Rim (also here in the Bay Area) to have them straightened/ repaired. The thing is, I see Porsche's stipulation that bent alloy rims cannot be repaired and must be replaced.
Obviously I'd rather spend ~$700 on repairing the rims and doing an alignment, rather than the $6K it will cost if I just do all-new rims and tires -- but what would you all do? Anyone know the reasoning for Porsche's prohibition on bent rim repairs?
...I hit a (relatively shallow) pothole and bent both left-side rims. They are the 20" Carrera S wheels, which look great, but my God, the pricing to replace them is nuts. I knew something was wrong the moment after the hit -- I could feel a slight rhythmic vibration at speed.
Local dealer wants $4,400 total (parts + labor) to replace both rims. Buying them from Suncoast and installing at the local indy shop would save about $1,200 vs the dealer cost. However, Suncoast has a deal for $5,500 for 4 new rims with new tires included on top of that, which is quite a steal.
Talked to the local well-respected shop (Custom Alignment here in the SF Bay Area) and they recommended sending the rims out to Pacific Rim (also here in the Bay Area) to have them straightened/ repaired. The thing is, I see Porsche's stipulation that bent alloy rims cannot be repaired and must be replaced.
Obviously I'd rather spend ~$700 on repairing the rims and doing an alignment, rather than the $6K it will cost if I just do all-new rims and tires -- but what would you all do? Anyone know the reasoning for Porsche's prohibition on bent rim repairs?
