Damage to Vauxhall Corsa alloy

[Willow H]

A few months ago, I was rushing into work because I was running late, driving down a narrow lane (I know, I should’ve known better!), when a car came speeding around the corner. We were both going too fast to brake in time, so I had to swerve to avoid a crash—and ended up scraping my front tyre badly against a raised kerb.

It's a 2022 reg Corsa SE

Does anyone know if this kind of damage can be repaired, or is it likely a replacement alloy job? And if so, any idea of the approximate cost?

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

You can DIY that....

Flatten back, any raised alloy burrs, fill the dents below the surface, with body filler, then go buy a rattle can of matching colour alloy wheel paint, or paint all the wheels to match. To avoid taking the tyre off, get a pack of playing cards, and slip those between tyre and rim, all the way around the tyre.

 

[jj4091]

Why bother about a few scratches when you don't bother cleaning the inside of the rims.

 

[Willow H]

You can DIY that....

Flatten back, any raised alloy burrs, fill the dents below the surface, with body filler, then go buy a rattle can of matching colour alloy wheel paint, or paint all the wheels to match. To avoid taking the tyre off, get a pack of playing cards, and slip those between tyre and rim, all the way around the tyre.

Thanks Harry

 

[Willow H]

Why bother about a few scratches when you don't bother cleaning the inside of the rims.

Good question I commute about two hours a day on county roads, so my car gets dirty pretty quickly. Because of that, regular car washes feel a bit pointless. That said, if you have any recommendations for a good wheel cleaning product, I’d love to hear them!

 

[Avocet]

If you don't fancy doing it yourself, search of "alloy wheel repairs" or "alloy wheel refurbishment" in your area. Plenty of people doing it these days.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

A DIY approach is likely to be short lived, just get a wheel specialist to do it, you can get mobile ones who come out to you and will have it done in an hour but they're unlikely to be quite as good as a proper place with a workshop who will likely want it overnight.

 

[RandomGrinch]

Does anyone know if this kind of damage can be repaired

We recently bought a second hand car with gouges in the alloy to a similar depth as yours. The garage got the wheel refurbed at a specialist for @£100 - the wheel came out as new.

 

[ReganAndCarter]

A friend had similar damage on his front alloys and took them to a local alloy wheel refurbishment/repair specialist. They came back like new. They have some very good equipment and techniques to remove minor damage from alloys these days.

As the car's only 3 years old, I would be spending the money on getting the repair done professionally.