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Danwilderspin



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United Kingdom 2007 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.2 SC V8 Zermatt Silver
Welding wheels

Hi all most of the 22s that come up have at least one weld or one crack on them (Genuine/overfinch) or non genuine often have more.

Can a weld fix these and does anyone have any experience if they last?

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do you really want to risk having welded/repaired wheels on your nearly three ton FF ... Rolling Eyes ... - .- -.




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Alistair



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I'd run a mile

If its cracked once, then it's going to happen again.

I've run 22's for a good few years, Genuine Overfinch on an L322 and RR wheels on the L405 with no problems at all. The only stories I've heard about cracks are with copies / cheap imports.

No way would I use wheels I wasn't 100% confident with.

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tb10



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I agree.

Nice (welded) wheels vs nice life = no brainer!!

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Have to agree wheels and tyres are your connection with life and no compromise can be good also sometimes a weld can be stronger than the original material that in itself introduces all sorts of stress you don't want - its ok on a steel heating pipe none too clever on an alloy wheel in my opinion

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Danwilderspin



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The ones I've seen are genuine overfinch with one small crack - my friend is a lr mechanic he seems to think cracked 22 and 23 is a big thing if even slightly abused and taken off road - I was wondering if anyone had a genuine repaired I appreciate the fakes probably have about the same consistency as chocolate Smile

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Just not worth the risk in my opinion .

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Danwilderspin



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Ok cool I don't think i will but what is the risk that they will keep going flat?

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i wouldnt worry about them going flat Dan , i would worry about them going bang.. ... - .- -.




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Do you mean shattering?

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yarp Thumbs Up ... - .- -.




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Danwilderspin



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I know the (not rr) bmw and Audi 20s crack on the 5 spokes (genuine) a guy I work with had a weld done on his Audi one and he has winter summer tyres swapped every 6 months and keeps an eye on it but it's not spread for 3 years. I imagine it is also down to the quality of the original wheel and the actual weld itself

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Alistair



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If I cracked a wheel, then I would scrap it.

IMHO, there are so many for sale as people won't use them on their own cars, but are too tight to scrap them, so look to extract a bit of cash from someone a bit more desperate to have a nice looking car on the cheap.

It's your call, but I just wouldn't feel safe driving it, there would always be a constant nagging at the back of my mind - hit a pothole at speed and as Stan says, it could just break into pieces......

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