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  • Buckled wheels

    After a few weeks trying to work out the rumbling and vibration on my car the diagnosis is that the wheels are buckled. So what options have I got keeping the 14 inch diameter.

    Or is there something else I should check before spending money on the wheels. Can 14 inch steelies be repaired?
    Mk3 Golf Tdi about to sell
    Mk 1 Golf GLD somewhere in a paddock!
    Mk1 Golf Cabriolet
    MK2 Golf Turbo diesel engine and 5 sp gearbox

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    just get sum after market rims, they'll look heaps better, if not u'll have to get another rim, cant repair them and if u could it wouldnt b worth it
    Black 08 GT TDI Manual
    Custom K&N CAI, Custom Catch Can, LED Number Plate Globes, Lowered, Painted Black Gloss Rims & Subwoofers.

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    • #3
      also have u got them spun up on a balancer, or jacked the car up and run it in gear to see if it actually is the rims?? bad tyres with flat spots or damaged belts can cause similar problems, you may just need a tyre
      Black 08 GT TDI Manual
      Custom K&N CAI, Custom Catch Can, LED Number Plate Globes, Lowered, Painted Black Gloss Rims & Subwoofers.

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      • #4
        Tyres have been balanced (only slightly out) and pressures checked, it was the tyre fitter that told be the rims were buckled. We had the car jacked up and ran it at 35 kph and 80kph, it's pretty clear either the front tyres or rims are out of true, and I have been quoted $100 each to fix on the Sunshine Coast. This comes after driving a brand new hire car for a month overseas, got back and realised the rattly diesel was a bit too rattly!
        Mk3 Golf Tdi about to sell
        Mk 1 Golf GLD somewhere in a paddock!
        Mk1 Golf Cabriolet
        MK2 Golf Turbo diesel engine and 5 sp gearbox

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        • #5
          Wilson Wheel Work & Repair
          200 Abbotsford Road, Bowen Hills, QLD 4006
          p: 07 32523891

          I have had excellent work from these guys. Quality plus.
          MY09 Golf Candy White 2.0 TDI Pacific
          MY95 Golf III TDI

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