Welded wheels

[guss]

Can alloy wheels be refurbed back into original condition once they have been welded.recentley I picked up some alpinas and was told the front wheel had been welded,it's a set of 5 so I thought I would use the spare anyway and could may be find a single one in the future .

[andyp]

yes wheel refurb companies do weld alloy wheels and i would say as a spare it will be fine

[guss]

Thanks,just wondering if you could get it back to mint condition or would it be impossible to get perfectly round as the welded section seems to dip a little so not perfectly round.

[andyp]

o so it was not done by a proper company then , maybe i in that case i would not want to use it

[zaust]

The weald will be stronger than the rest of the wheel if it's been done properly.

[guss]

So if welded properly it's as good as new.

[kam-325i]

If its welded properly, you should not to be able to see the repair......

[DanThe]

Genuine Alpina wheels? The 17 inch reps are well known to split when they get flat spots

[reggid]

welding and aluminium aren't a good mix as you lose what little hardness and strength you had by essentially annealing it and the likelihood of cracking goes up if they do a poor job. despite all that it is very common and never heard of a problem. the wheels they just aren't stressed much unless you have very low profile tires and start smashing into pot holes. i wouldn't worry at all

[magpie]

split rims...a brand new world .

[guss]

So it's likely being genuine alpina staggerd 20 odd years old that you'd find it hard to come across a set without ever being repaird.thanks for the replys