Have you scratched your wheels? - Page 3 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

l0aded · 04-28-2014, 09:18 PM

Let my brother borrow my car one day and he scratches both left rims hitting something on the road.. figures.

fiveoneoh · 04-30-2014, 06:26 PM

uggh, i came online solely to search for "scraped wheels" and this thread came up. perfect timing. I scraped the rear wheel on a curb just now.

Is there anything that can be done to "fix" it, whatever that would be? My wheels are stock. I like them, plan on keeping them forever. Serious suggestions only please....

soundman98 · 04-30-2014, 07:04 PM

there are wheel refinishing companies all over the place that might be able to do something, but you'd need to contact one of them to get an estimate for how much it would cost to get refinished..

fiveoneoh · 04-30-2014, 07:07 PM

cool, thanks. i wasn't sure where to even start short of buying new wheels everytime... i will look into some places near my area

BobRickel · 04-30-2014, 07:19 PM

[QUOTE=JonAvalon;1702042]This happened to me as well, the damn curb on the ATM went longer than I expected and when I was pulling out I didn't realize how much of it was left since I was in a hurry.

Funny you should ask as I hit mine today for the 1st time after going through the bank drive in teller. Had to get close to put deposit of check for $11.14 into tube and curb went long. 1inch rash. Darn, can't even blame the wife and it was not worth the deposit.

stueck9356 · 04-30-2014, 07:19 PM

I was looking at another guys FR-S in a wendy's drive thru, took the corner and caught the curb. Took a small deep gash out of the drivers front, and then a 8" scrape to the metal on the rocker. I was so upset I just drive straight home thinking everyone was looking at my brand new car with this "I'M AN IDIOT" gash on the side. Luckily it wasn't as bad as I thought, and its under the rocker so not noticeable really. still.. resale value

JackTrasher · 04-30-2014, 08:42 PM

3 instances of curb rash on mine (Work Emotion Kiwami's)... All have happened while hungover

It bothered me a bit immediately after but in the grand scheme I don't really care, it's gonna happen. I'd rather have some curb rash than be that anal guy that parks/drives like a grandma because of his wheels.

JonAvalon · 04-30-2014, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BobRickel

Funny you should ask as I hit mine today for the 1st time after going through the bank drive in teller. Had to get close to put deposit of check for $11.14 into tube and curb went long. 1inch rash. Darn, can't even blame the wife and it was not worth the deposit.

Dang

soundman98 · 05-02-2014, 09:42 PM

so the other day i accidentally turned a little too sharp at a corner and caught the rear wheel on the curb.. my last car ran wider rubber, so it was never a problem(did the same thing a couple of times, but the wheels never got scratched), but with the stretched rubber on this car, it got the rim...

but luckily, it was just the top of the wheel ;P

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04-30-2014, 07:04 PM	#31
soundman98 ProCrastinationConsultant Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: '14 Ranger, '18 Tacoma 4Dr LB Location: chicago-ish Posts: 11,330 Thanks: 35,240 Thanked 13,673 Times in 6,781 Posts Mentioned: 98 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	there are wheel refinishing companies all over the place that might be able to do something, but you'd need to contact one of them to get an estimate for how much it would cost to get refinished.. __________________ "The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time"

05-02-2014, 09:42 PM	#37
soundman98 ProCrastinationConsultant Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: '14 Ranger, '18 Tacoma 4Dr LB Location: chicago-ish Posts: 11,330 Thanks: 35,240 Thanked 13,673 Times in 6,781 Posts Mentioned: 98 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	so the other day i accidentally turned a little too sharp at a corner and caught the rear wheel on the curb.. my last car ran wider rubber, so it was never a problem(did the same thing a couple of times, but the wheels never got scratched), but with the stretched rubber on this car, it got the rim... but luckily, it was just the top of the wheel ;P __________________ "The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time"

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04-30-2014, 06:26 PM	#30
fiveoneoh Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: none Location: norxcal Posts: 140 Thanks: 2 Thanked 22 Times in 10 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	uggh, i came online solely to search for "scraped wheels" and this thread came up. perfect timing. I scraped the rear wheel on a curb just now. Is there anything that can be done to "fix" it, whatever that would be? My wheels are stock. I like them, plan on keeping them forever. Serious suggestions only please....

04-30-2014, 07:07 PM	#32
fiveoneoh Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: none Location: norxcal Posts: 140 Thanks: 2 Thanked 22 Times in 10 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	cool, thanks. i wasn't sure where to even start short of buying new wheels everytime... i will look into some places near my area

04-30-2014, 07:19 PM	#33
BobRickel Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Silver Springs, Florida Posts: 56 Thanks: 57 Thanked 32 Times in 16 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	[QUOTE=JonAvalon;1702042]This happened to me as well, the damn curb on the ATM went longer than I expected and when I was pulling out I didn't realize how much of it was left since I was in a hurry. Funny you should ask as I hit mine today for the 1st time after going through the bank drive in teller. Had to get close to put deposit of check for $11.14 into tube and curb went long. 1inch rash. Darn, can't even blame the wife and it was not worth the deposit.

04-30-2014, 07:19 PM	#34
stueck9356 Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 2015 VW GTI SE Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 71 Thanks: 6 Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I was looking at another guys FR-S in a wendy's drive thru, took the corner and caught the curb. Took a small deep gash out of the drivers front, and then a 8" scrape to the metal on the rocker. I was so upset I just drive straight home thinking everyone was looking at my brand new car with this "I'M AN IDIOT" gash on the side. Luckily it wasn't as bad as I thought, and its under the rocker so not noticeable really. still.. resale value

04-30-2014, 08:42 PM	#35
JackTrasher Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Asphalt 6MT Location: Alberta Posts: 22 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 3 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	3 instances of curb rash on mine (Work Emotion Kiwami's)... All have happened while hungover It bothered me a bit immediately after but in the grand scheme I don't really care, it's gonna happen. I'd rather have some curb rash than be that anal guy that parks/drives like a grandma because of his wheels.

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