Howdy! My wife has a Volvo XC90. We recently had a tire that was losing pressure so we took it in expecting a nail or screw. Turns out, there was a small crack on the inside of the wheel that was allowing the tire to loose pressure. I'm guessing she hit a curb or pothole pretty hard. Anyways, we ordered a new wheel (which wasn't cheap) put the tire on, and all is food to go.

My question is what to do with the old wheel. What would you do?

1) Have the crack welded and save the wheel as a backup to use in case another wheel ever cracks
2) Sell the wheel as is. New wheels go for around 1k. I'm guessing I could get $100 for this cracked one. Not a ton, but hey, it's something.
3) something else I haven't thought of yet.

Here is a pic. Thanks!

find a replacement rim on ebay
trash the old one

Agree with aggiedata - aside from an argument prop, it's trash. I wouldn't worry about trying to repair it.

I looked at getting rock rash repaired on several of my old wheels and it was almost the cost of the wheel with no guarantee of the result. Just not worth it.

Naveronski said:

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Agree with aggiedata - aside from an argument prop, it's trash. I wouldn't worry about trying to repair it.

I looked at getting rock rash repaired on several of my old wheels and it was almost the cost of the wheel with no guarantee of the result. Just not worth it.

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We stupidly tried to repair a wheel and ultimately bought a new one 2 weeks later.

2 dollar bills.

I was hit recently right on the passenger side wheel. The person who hit me insurance company tried to get the wheel sent off for reconditioning and ultimately had to replace it. It was damaged less than that one in the picture. Take it to a scrapyard. I doubt anybody would pay $100 for it and think of the person you would have to deal with that would

CanyonAg77 said:

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You guys do realize that the OP has already bought a new wheel, right?

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We do.

Kicking a dead horse now.

My philosophy is that tires, wheels, and brakes are 3 key components that keep you from dying, so I wouldnt mess with trying to rehab it. Scrap it.

85 cents a pound.

8.5 cents per pound

put it on the curb if you aren't in to the metal scrap game, and someone in an overloaded 2nd gen dodge will come take it

Naveronski said:

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Agree with aggiedata - aside from an argument prop, it's trash. I wouldn't worry about trying to repair it.

I looked at getting rock rash repaired on several of my old wheels and it was almost the cost of the wheel with no guarantee of the result. Just not worth it.

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I got a road rashed wheel fixed and it was inexpensive and looks new. Maybe worth pricing and speaking to a "professional". That said, it was not CRACKED.

JB Weld that bad boy and call it good.

Wheel repair place is 125-150 to fix.