Wheel damage

[countryman]

Good evening people.

Made the silly mistake of driving against/over a high kerb today at around 15 -20mph and damage the tyre and the wheel. Lucky enough they are not alloys and the tyres were just about needing replacement.

My question is, will I need to replace the wheel and if so where do I go about trying to find a replacement?


Thanks in advance

[alexperkins]

if you have bent the steel rim, then yes its best to replace. scrap yard is the best place to be fair - pick it up for pennies

[countryman]

Thanks for the reply. I was swerving to miss a pot hole at the time and just hit the kerb, annoying.

Are all steel rims the same, as long as its the same size?

also when it happened I popped the spare wheel on and noticed the car is pulling to the left. is it possible there’s further damage. steering Rod?



Thanks

[alexperkins]

Youve probably affected the tracking of the car - take it to a wheel place to get it realigned.

That steel is a deadun. Any 4x100 13" VW steel will do. Ideally a like for like is what you want such as a mk3, mk4 or mk5 polo one

[countryman]

a ok thanks. got the day off work tomorrow, will be a good time to sort it out. hopefully that is all that will need repairing!

Cheers

[benmkiv]

i did this to one of the steelys on my old corsa

i never got it changed though didnt seem to make any difference
it was probably completely unsafe though

[countryman]

Rather a very late reply, but got a replacement wheel the next day for a tenner. And had tracking done, solved all problems!

[bradley1983]

the wheel.........hit it with a hammer, would bend it back.

£10, cant complain tho.