DIY 3-piece wheel inner barrel replacement?

LV_V · #1 (**permalink**) 03-16-07, 07:28 PM

2 of my 3-piece rims have hairline cracks forming on the lips of the inner barrels. One is leaking so that I have to add air nearly every day. I threw a can of fix-a-flat in there to hold it from leaking until I can come up with a solution.

Anyone know where I can order replacement barrels and sealant from? The company that made them won't warranty them and wants $1500 + shipping to replace all 4 barrels!?!?!

Are they f'ing nuts??

I am very handy and know I can do it myself at a fraction of the cost. My only problem is sourcing the required materials.

PLEASE SOMEONE HELP!!!

I plan on trading in or selling my car very soon, so I don't want to drop more cash into the car...

starfox86 · #2 (**permalink**) 03-17-07, 03:01 AM

emm,, the only place that will have the correct barrels would be the company that you bought them from. I replaced 2 of my asanti inner barrels. they were 400 a piece and 100 to install for each. are you sure they are cracked??? because on mine, i had air leaking out through the inner part of the wheel. soo, i got them resealed for 100 bucks each. and that did the trick.

LV_V · #3 (**permalink**) 03-17-07, 03:35 PM

They are definately cracked. All four were cracked a little over a year ago and I had a rim shop here in Vegas take them apart and weld/grind the cracks. They have just recently cracked again and one is leaking rather quickly. That is just INSANE to charge $500 per wheel to replace when their piece of shit barrels should not have cracked in the first place. Just another case of the customer getting F'd.

1QUICKV · #4 (**permalink**) 03-17-07, 04:34 PM

stocks!

starfox86 · #5 (**permalink**) 03-17-07, 04:40 PM

yeah man, unless you can do the work yourself and still put out around 400 a piece for barrels, go back to stockers

v84life · #6 (**permalink**) 03-17-07, 05:11 PM

Sorry to ask but what kind of wheels are they?

LV_V · #7 (**permalink**) 03-17-07, 07:18 PM

Bryals/Makaveli, 19 x 8.5 all around. It kills me because I just spent $900 a little over a year ago getting the cracks welded/grinded, the centers powdercoated graphite black, and the outer lips stripped of the chrome and polished. If I can find some cheap stockers it looks like thats the way I am going. I don't wanna just throw these away though, they cost over $5000 new...