Bent Volk RE30; Any suggestions appreciated

NewJer-Z

Hey guys.

Long time lurker. Been around a while and have learned a lot from this place. Anywayy, I was driving on the highway the other night and hit a pothole at ~70 mph, that almost put me into the guardrail(welcome to New Jersey.) I was on my way to a car photo shoot and by the time I got there and started talking to everyone I completely forgot to even check the wheel. Didn't think too much of it because I've hit some pretty big potholes before and the RE30s seemed to be pretty much indestructible. Well, I was wrong. Today on the highway I noticed a bit of vibration in the steering wheel at ~60 mph, and I had all but forgotten about the pothole I had hit the other night. I figured it was just a tire running low or something. I cut my joyride short to check my wheels, and pulled in my driveway to discover this.

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Forgive me if the image doesn't show up. I'm having trouble figuring this whole image uploading thing out, but there's a huge dent in my front drivers side wheel. My question for you guys is, can it be fixed? I know there's wheel repair shops that do these kind of repairs, but has anyone had a volk wheel repaired before that could offer some insight into the process? I'm assuming that the repair process would destroy the paint and seeing as my wheels are "hyper bronze," I'd have to also assume a wheel repair shop would have a hell of a time trying to match that color after the repair. Think I'll have to repaint the whole wheel? That would mean I would probably have to repaint all four so that they match and I'm trying to get an idea of what level of headache I've got ahead of me.

If anyone could offer any advice or perhaps recommend a reputable wheel repair shop in the northern New Jersey area, I would be extremely grateful.

Thanks guys,
Steve