Need two unbuckled Model S wheels 19”

Need two unbuckled Model S wheels 19”

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57Ford

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4,525 posts

141 months

Sunday 12th March 2023
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Sorry if there’s already a thread or a wiki on how to find spares but I’m blowed if I can find it.
I’ve found out that the vibration I’ve had since I bought the car 6 months ago is due to two buckled front wheels. Obviously ‘the bay’ has a few which are apparently refurbished but how straight would they be???
Anyone got any known good ones or suggest where I can find some without paying Tesla a million pounds each?
One bent wheel and one straight one shown here:

ruggedscotty

5,794 posts

216 months

Sunday 12th March 2023
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numbers of wheels tagged to car, send it back with different wheels they get flagged.....

57Ford

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4,525 posts

141 months

Sunday 12th March 2023
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Thanks but this is my own 8.25 year old vehicle so Tesla won’t be interested in the slightest except for the fact that they’ve missed out on fleecing me for the new wheels.
I’m not paying them £3-400 each for two new rims on an old car.

RobbyJ

1,634 posts

229 months

Monday 13th March 2023
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Have you been to an alloy place to see if they can straighten them? I had 2 of my 21's 'unbuckled' and they have been perfect for over a year since. I used AlloyWeldCraft in High Wycombe.

57Ford

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4,525 posts

141 months

Monday 13th March 2023
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I’d never heard of that being successful - mostly people have said it can’t be done properly. Is it a real thing then with no serious issues down the line?

RobbyJ

1,634 posts

229 months

Monday 13th March 2023
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57Ford said:
I’d never heard of that being successful - mostly people have said it can’t be done properly. Is it a real thing then with no serious issues down the line?
It's worked for me. I had 2 of my 21" Tesla slipstreams welded and unbuckled and they are still perfect 20,000 miles later. They showed me the buckle and I watched them take it out, it was quite impressive stuff.

57Ford

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4,525 posts

141 months

Tuesday 14th March 2023
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Thanks for that, I’ll look into it locally.