So...what's the general consensus on this? Holds air and the wheel doesn't appear to be bent, but it makes me nervous.
I'm thinking it's not worth the risk to run it...but that leaves me with 7 wheels. I'm going to pull the tire off tomorrow and take a closer look.
I wouldn't even give that a second thought. Unless there is a crack in the rim that we can't see, run it.
If your worried about it, neon wheels are cheap cheap cheap
In reply to HonestSpeedShop:
Wow...you're right. I guess I'm still stuck in Subaru world from my last project, where everything labeled STi is outlandishly expensive.
Warning! Lots of pictures, not much race car! So in the past I have attempted some amateur paint jobs which have actually turned out pretty well. Here's a few examples:
Anyway...these projects have all taught me to be meticulous in my prep work and use good materials. The neon actually has a pretty nice paint job. There are some bondo sins but it's a used race car with a shiny finish. However, there is a little too much black/gold/white color coordination going on for me. So I went against everything I've learned and attacked the wheels with a satin black rattle can...with zero prep. Shame on me.
in the past I have attempted some amateur paint jobs which have actually turned out pretty well. ... So I went against everything I've learned and attacked the wheels with a satin black rattle can...with zero prep.
LOL! That turn was so unexpected that the comedy value makes up for your paint sins. At least from where i'm sitting. Plus, they're 15" oem neon wheels.. who cares right?
I've been making a lot of progress due to the track day on the near horizon. Through my work, I am lucky enough to have access to a tire changing machine and balancer. Unfortunately, I didn't really know what I was doing. I bumbled my way through dismounting the first tire on my set of super-cool-now-satin-black wheels. Eventually I got the new (well used) tire mounted and balanced. I think it only took me an hour to figure out the process and I think I amused some of the professionals with my antics. However, the last wheel only took about 15 minutes so next time shouldn't be as bad. My goal has been to do everything I can do myself to save money for entry fees and consumables.
Immediately breaking the aforementioned goal, I loaded the car up on the trailer and had a glass shop replace the windshield which was cracked.
The only visible race damage (at least since the last repaint) was a large dent near the fuel fill lid on the passenger side quarter panel. It wasn't too bad but the bumper and quarterpanel didn't line up, and the fuel lid would pop open from time to time. Following my recurring theme of professionalism on the job, we used a tree and a tie down strap to pull it back out. Good as new! Sort of.
I then drove around the neighborhood a few times to make sure everything seemed to be working. I'm a little surprised nobody called the cops but I got plenty of stares.
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