AHHHHHH Scraped My Brand New Wheel On The Curb :0(
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rdss
Junior Member
That sucks, I cringe every time I get close to a curb with my BBS'. Why would you think that you damaging your wheel would ever be covered under warranty? Your best bet is to have the scrape blended and either touched up or recoated and if you get it recoated you're probably better off getting them all done so they match or just buy a new wheel and keep the dinged one as a spare.
hammrdwn510
Member
Pretty popular with the beemer crowd (good 'nuff for them germanzees good nuff for 'murican) I don't know if this color will match, but you'll need to do something similar to this..... or buy a new wheel and keep rashed one as a spare
Welcome to bavauto.com | Alloy Wheel Repair - Full Kit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4GZ9cVFbEg
How to vid ^^
Down here in Oz, we have wheel places that re machine the wheel, provided the damage is only superficial, as yours appears to be...you must have them over there in the USA. I'd ask around at your local tyre/mag wheel suppliers.
Slip the spare on and send off the wheel..wait a while , and hey presto...problem solved !
Glenn
Slip the spare on and send off the wheel..wait a while , and hey presto...problem solved !
Glenn
Stew
Sedans Rule!
A Dusk wheel? How could you... smh.
J/k, I've bumped a couple of curbs but fortunately the OEM tires stick out further than LTZ wheels. This is the reason I would never get a wheel/tire combo where the wheel protrudes further than the tire, I would be too paranoid I would scrape them!
J/k, I've bumped a couple of curbs but fortunately the OEM tires stick out further than LTZ wheels. This is the reason I would never get a wheel/tire combo where the wheel protrudes further than the tire, I would be too paranoid I would scrape them!
Yeah there are a few local places that offer it around here if you need it.
One of my buddies actually had a 1/2" chip taken out of the inside bead of one of the rear wheels on his 911. Cost less than $300 to fix and re-finish. Couldn't even tell it was repaired.
Kuntryboy865
New member
plasti dip.
That's tiny. Buy some 300-400 grit wet/dry automotive sandpaper, sand it lightly while spraying with water (using a spray bottle or the "mist" nozzle with a hose). Buy a small tube of touch up paint and lightly put a couple small coats of paint on it. Sand the area a little more with 400 grit or higher, then spray with some clear lacquer.
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mja
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painted wheels are nice. try doing this to two cruze eco chrome wheels. i was more frustrated when the 2nd one got scratched up than when my gf flew off the handle b/c of my views on homose×uality, which are actually decently liberal. she keeps me on my toes. and i hafta buy new wheels sometime b/c im slightly ocd about my car.
Above - this is what I'm going to do after my wife "broke in" my rims recently.
