Repair & Paint Santro Steel Rims

nura · 8th August 2008, 18:33

Hi! My Santro is nearly 6 years old & has logged nearly 70K kilometers. It needs a change of tyres. I plan to buy tubed ones. I was wondering if I could have the dents removed from the old pressed steel rims & also get them painted. Are there any specialized shops I should approach & how much would this cost? I had initially thought of buying new steel rims but they are nearly 1K per piece & I don't want to spend too much now as I am not sure how long I will keep the car.
Thanks in advance.

iraghava · 8th August 2008, 19:02

Doc, I think most good tyre shops will have this done for you. Some might even have rim straightening machines.

I got rim straightening & painting done on my mother's Santro last year before a new set of tubeless tyres went on it. Total cost for 4 wheels was 1700/-.

nura · 12th August 2008, 00:34

Thank you for your reply, Sir.
After a little bit of legwork, I was able to find one rim straightening machine in Kolkata. Unfortunately, it has been out of order for the last 6 months. I guess there are no customers, which is somewhat sad, considering the shop was charging only Rs 100 per rim for the job.
@shuvc has suggested that I look for pressed steel rims at alloy rim dealers since most customers sell their original rims when they fit alloys. Sounds great. I would just like to confirm whether the Santro ZipPlus rims are identical to the Santro Xing rims or not. I am sure any Santro rims I'm likely to find will be from Xings.

filcord · 15th August 2008, 18:02

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Originally Posted by iraghava

I got rim straightening & painting done on my mother's Santro last year before a new set of tubeless tyres went on it. Total cost for 4 wheels was 1700/-.

I'm planning to put tubeless on the Getz, and may have to repair the rims. How has your mother's car been doing - any problems with the repaired rims since then?

iraghava · 15th August 2008, 19:46

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Originally Posted by nura

I would just like to confirm whether the Santro ZipPlus rims are identical to the Santro Xing rims or not. I am sure any Santro rims I'm likely to find will be from Xings.

AFAIK there is no difference between the two.

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Originally Posted by filcord

I'm planning to put tubeless on the Getz, and may have to repair the rims. How has your mother's car been doing - any problems with the repaired rims since then?

It was run for 30k kms after the rim repairs & subsequently sold off. Never gave any problems till the time we had her.

filcord · 16th August 2008, 18:07

Sad to say, could not find any spare rims or repairwalla in Panjim. I needed to repair two rims as they were slightly rusted and/or bent. Finally, since I really could not put this off any longer, had to settle for tube-type Bridgestones S-248.

nitrous · 16th August 2008, 18:37

I would suggest you give those off to the tyre dealer and buy a brand new set of santro steel rims.
Should cost in hundreds and would need minimum balancing weights ,if required.
Should last another two tyre changes and you can run tubeless

filcord · 16th August 2008, 21:31

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Originally Posted by nitrous

I would suggest you give those off to the tyre dealer and buy a brand new set of santro steel rims.
Should cost in hundreds and would need minimum balancing weights ,if required.

For my Getz, Hyundai in Goa is quoting Rs 1000/- per rim. Since this car is not going to be with me more than another 15 months, I thought with my pocketbook, rather than my heart!

shuvd · 16th August 2008, 23:28

Doc, I'll ask the alloy wheel dealers and get back to you.

nitrous · 17th August 2008, 00:18

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For my Getz, Hyundai in Goa is quoting Rs 1000/- per rim. Since this car is not going to be with me more than another 15 months, I thought with my pocketbook, rather than my heart!

You should try with tyre dealers or the spare parts market.
Obviously, any dealership/A.S.S. is gonna quote you high prices for spares.

8th August 2008, 18:33	#1
nura BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kolkata Posts: 599 Thanked: 17 Times	Repair & Paint Santro Steel Rims Hi! My Santro is nearly 6 years old & has logged nearly 70K kilometers. It needs a change of tyres. I plan to buy tubed ones. I was wondering if I could have the dents removed from the old pressed steel rims & also get them painted. Are there any specialized shops I should approach & how much would this cost? I had initially thought of buying new steel rims but they are nearly 1K per piece & I don't want to spend too much now as I am not sure how long I will keep the car. Thanks in advance.
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8th August 2008, 19:02	#2
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	Doc, I think most good tyre shops will have this done for you. Some might even have rim straightening machines. I got rim straightening & painting done on my mother's Santro last year before a new set of tubeless tyres went on it. Total cost for 4 wheels was 1700/-.
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12th August 2008, 00:34	#3
nura BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kolkata Posts: 599 Thanked: 17 Times	Thank you for your reply, Sir. After a little bit of legwork, I was able to find one rim straightening machine in Kolkata. Unfortunately, it has been out of order for the last 6 months. I guess there are no customers, which is somewhat sad, considering the shop was charging only Rs 100 per rim for the job. @shuvc has suggested that I look for pressed steel rims at alloy rim dealers since most customers sell their original rims when they fit alloys. Sounds great. I would just like to confirm whether the Santro ZipPlus rims are identical to the Santro Xing rims or not. I am sure any Santro rims I'm likely to find will be from Xings.
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16th August 2008, 18:07	#6
filcord BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: goa Posts: 996 Thanked: 67 Times	Sad to say, could not find any spare rims or repairwalla in Panjim. I needed to repair two rims as they were slightly rusted and/or bent. Finally, since I really could not put this off any longer, had to settle for tube-type Bridgestones S-248.
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16th August 2008, 18:37	#7
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	I would suggest you give those off to the tyre dealer and buy a brand new set of santro steel rims. Should cost in hundreds and would need minimum balancing weights ,if required. Should last another two tyre changes and you can run tubeless
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16th August 2008, 23:28	#9
shuvd Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 1,081 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	Doc, I'll ask the alloy wheel dealers and get back to you.
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