RIM for my Z71

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  • baris
    February 21, 2011 at 12:13 pm #898

    Hi Guys,

    As some of you know my rim is bent during offroading with you on 4th of February. Since that time I am looking for a tyre shop which can fix it; so far no luck.. Chevrolet service is charging hell of money for replacing the rim, hence I am still looking for a shop which can fix it or I will buy a proper second hand one.

    Could anyone have a shop / company suggestion which can fix the rim or sell second hand rims?

    Need and appreciate your help.

    Cheers.
    Baris

    Ahmad Pervez
    February 22, 2011 at 7:43 am #13728

    An Alloy rim cannot be fixed and I would suggest to change any damaged Rim as even if you are able to re-shape the dent the Rim will still be never balanced properly and will waver at higher speeds…or worse 😮
    There are a lot of shops in Sharjah where one may be able to get a good bargain on a second hand Rim though it may entail some leg work!!!

    baris
    February 22, 2011 at 8:04 am #13729

    Thanks much for the feedback Ahmed, so I surely will look for a proper second hand one.

    I will prefer to have the leg work instead of paying 2624 AED to Chevrolet just for a single rim! 🙂

    Cheers

    Pathfinder
    February 26, 2011 at 7:37 pm #13743

    Baris , you should go to sharjah near to sharjah college u will find the tyre shops which even sell second hand good condition rims with tires.
    Gulf coast tires is one of them – better try there & u will get a better deal.

    Abdullah

    baris
    February 27, 2011 at 12:31 pm #13749

    Thanks for the suggestion Abdulla. I alredy did it before reading yours 🙂

    Went to Sharjah Industrial Area yesterday, spent 5 hours by digging all scrap car garages and luckily found an original rim from a demolished Tahoe Z71.

    Al Ghandi Auto was asking 2624 AED to replace it with a new one however after a long bargain I managed to buy it for 600 AED.

    By the way Al Ghandi was also asking me to replace my tire as it is flat, however I put it to the new rim and it is still in perfect condition, no issues at all! Surely I will not trust to Al Ghandi Auto ever again!

    There is a scarcity in US Brand cars, however the parts from other brands can be found easily. I can suggest all to go to Sharjah and Musaffah Scrap Car Garages before they buy a new part if they cannot afford it for the expensive parts.

    Cheers.
    Baris

    Ahmad Pervez
    February 28, 2011 at 12:53 pm #13778

    Thanks for the tip Baris,
    I am glad that you found a good solution to replacing the expensive Rim.
    It is just not Al Ghandi, all the dealerships operate within the same limited framework,
    I destroyed the Gearbox on my 1998 VXR V8 Landcruiser in 2002 while on some wadi drives in Oman & Al Futtaim quoted a tag of 33K to replace the gearbox!!!
    I got a replacement from Sharjah from a 2001 VXR V8 Landcruiser for 6K and got it fixed at Al Futtaim only and they charged me about 1k for the labor, so 7K I had the Car as good as new…saving about 25k in the bargain.

    baris
    March 17, 2011 at 11:26 am #13884

    Waow, 25K difference nearly equals to a 2nd hand car! 🙂
    God save the scrap car depots then!

    Baris

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