Bent

[carfool83]

Hey all. This is my first post here. I don't know that any of you mind one way or the other, but it seemed like good taste to mention it.

I have a 1999 Ford Taurus. The rim on a front tire somehow became bent. I got it fixed, no sweat. I take that back. It was something of a hassle. The aluminum 99 model was really hard to track down. But I'm getting away from the point.

The mechanic told me I should keep the bent rim, that I could sell it since it was aluminum . Does this sound credible to anyone? If so, where exactly would I go to sell it? I understand there's no advertising here; that's not what I'm doing. Just looking for advice on how to go about this. And wondering if anyone knows how much I could potentially get, I guess. But that may be impossible to answer online.

Thanks for any help you can offer!

[drdisque]

yes, you look for aluminum scrap dealers. I doubt you could get more than $5 in scrap for 1 rim though, maybe $10 though, it might be worth driving out there. Thats what the Hobos do with all the cans they're collecting (assuming you don't live in a state with deposit). Its also interesting to go to one just to see the massive amounts of metal junk that they have if you're into that sort of thing.

[carfool83]

Hey, you know, 5 bucks is 5 bucks. Thanks!

[gman4ever]

actully wheels are generally worth more when it comes to scraping them because of the alloy in them