Alloy wheel repair, Aberdeen area

[8bit]

I took our Jag XF estate to get the wheel balancing checked today as we're getting some vibration through the car at motorway speeds and some wobble in the steering under braking. Was told (and shown) that three out of the four wheels have buckling on the inner rim. There are no cracks or anything like that so hopefully they can be fixed. Anyone got any recommendations for this in or near Aberdeen?

[downthepub]

You could try The Wheel Specialist up in Dyce, they did a set of mine which had been heavily kerbed (wide car, winter tyres with no protection, and perfect high kerbs, so don't judge me!). Perhaps a little bit expensive, but a quick and good job.

[bob type r]

Turrif tyres and laws had machine to sort damage

[john_1983]

Customised Coatings in Newmachar are good at refurbishing, not sure if they sort buckling but worth getting in touch.

I had a bad experience with The Wheel Specialist a few years ago, won't be back

[PaulD86]

bob type r said:

Turrif tyres and laws had machine to sort damage

They were who I used for similar damage. It was years back so I can't say if they are still any use but were at the time.

[Jellyfishfields]

john_1983 said:

Customised Coatings in Newmachar are good at refurbishing, not sure if they sort buckling but worth getting in touch.

I had a bad experience with The Wheel Specialist a few years ago, won't be back

I've had similar results from the place in Dyce, would not use again.

[voram]

If minor buckling is only at the rim and clearly visible you can DIY it. Don't even need to remove the tyre. Lie the wheel face down with the tyre against a wall so it can't move. Get a substantial block of wood and a 4lb lump hammer. Using the wood as a drift gently belt the wheel back into shape. When I say "gently" you'll find it takes quite a whack to make any difference but don't overdo it.

This should be sufficient to put the wheel back into balance but if you still get any vibration you can always have it rebalanced once it's back within normal tolerances.