Road rash, rock chips and curbed rims ...

jwr0721 · 03-19-2015, 12:19 PM

All of the above KEEP happening to my car.

I've never curbed a rim IN MY LIFE and I've done it 3 times to this car.

$160 to fix each time ... Anyone else having these problems?!?

Merc for hire · 03-19-2015, 12:51 PM

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wheel-Bands-...-/330908335024

MrBucket · 03-19-2015, 01:24 PM

I managed to take a chunk out of the front passenger wheel but I have no recollection of when it actually happened. I know it wasnt there two days before I noticed it and I hadn't parallel parked anywhere in those two days. I'm thinking I must have maybe hit a rock or raised manhole cover at just the right angle to do it and never noticed it as more than just a bump in the road. Oh well I'll get it fixed eventually.

How well were they able to match the ferric grey color/finish of the wheels for $160?

Lucky13 · 03-19-2015, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by jwr0721

All of the above KEEP happening to my car.

I've never curbed a rim IN MY LIFE and I've done it 3 times to this car.

$160 to fix each time ... Anyone else having these problems?!?

Cut back on your alcohol consumption and your problem should go away.

jwr0721 · 03-19-2015, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by MrBucket

I managed to take a chunk out of the front passenger wheel but I have no recollection of when it actually happened. I know it wasnt there two days before I noticed it and I hadn't parallel parked anywhere in those two days. I'm thinking I must have maybe hit a rock or raised manhole cover at just the right angle to do it and never noticed it as more than just a bump in the road. Oh well I'll get it fixed eventually.

How well were they able to match the ferric grey color/finish of the wheels for $160?

Perfectly. But I take it to a certified BMW place

Corinne · 03-19-2015, 03:50 PM

The answer, gentlemen, seems perfectly clear to me..... it's your wives who did the damage !

tccox · 03-19-2015, 04:20 PM

Only problem has been, some idiot , well, me, pulling too far into a parking place and scraping the bottom of my front air dam. Not visible but I know it's there

horsepower_and_hounds · 03-19-2015, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucky13

Cut back on your alcohol consumption and your problem should go away.

Oh shit

All seriousness.....it seems mine has a target. It has gotten more damage in the 7 months I have owned it than my 128i did in 3 years

MrBucket · 03-19-2015, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by tccox

Only problem has been, some idiot , well, me, pulling too far into a parking place and scraping the bottom of my front air dam. Not visible but I know it's there

I've done that pulling out of driveways where there was nothing I could do. They are small though and cant be seen.

chaswyck1 · 03-19-2015, 07:22 PM

$160 a wheel to repair curb rash seems awfully high. I had to have curb rash repairs done on two wheels when I turned in my MINI at the end of the lease and the detail place that did it charged me $25 a wheel and did each one in about 10 minutes. Grind and polish. Now, if a chunk was taken out that would be another matter.

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MrBucket Captain 257 Rep 721 Posts Drives: '17 AW M2 6MT Exec Pack Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	I managed to take a chunk out of the front passenger wheel but I have no recollection of when it actually happened. I know it wasnt there two days before I noticed it and I hadn't parallel parked anywhere in those two days. I'm thinking I must have maybe hit a rock or raised manhole cover at just the right angle to do it and never noticed it as more than just a bump in the road. Oh well I'll get it fixed eventually. How well were they able to match the ferric grey color/finish of the wheels for $160?
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Corinne Captain 1171 Rep 709 Posts Drives: M2 2018 LBB 6MT Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: French Alps iTrader: (0)	The answer, gentlemen, seems perfectly clear to me..... it's your wives who did the damage ! __________________ 2011 Lotus Elise SC, 2002 BMW 330d, 1990 Caterham Super 7 HPC (sold), 1985 Porsche 911 Carrera SC (sold), 1978 Caterham Super 7 (sold), 1972 Triumph TR6 (sold), 1972 Jensen Healey (sold), 1965 Triumph TR4A (sold)
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chaswyck1 Lieutenant 76 Rep 506 Posts Drives: 2015 228i Valencia Orange Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Southern CA iTrader: (0)	$160 a wheel to repair curb rash seems awfully high. I had to have curb rash repairs done on two wheels when I turned in my MINI at the end of the lease and the detail place that did it charged me $25 a wheel and did each one in about 10 minutes. Grind and polish. Now, if a chunk was taken out that would be another matter.
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