I scraped my rear wheel on curb, can it be fixed? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

speedy racer · 10-26-2012, 02:44 PM

I not use to driving a car with a sharp turning radius and scraped my rear wheel on the curb. Is there anyway to repair my wheel?

bladesamurai · 10-26-2012, 02:46 PM

There are wheel places that will do repairs, I think it's around $100-$200 per wheel but it's doable, depending on how deep the gouges are.

jadewbj · 10-26-2012, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedy racer

I not use to driving a car with a sharp turning radius and scraped my rear wheel on the curb. Is there anyway to repair my wheel?

Need pics to see how bad it is.

gunmetal5 · 10-26-2012, 03:41 PM

jadewbj · 10-26-2012, 03:45 PM

I've fixed some minor curbs in the past with various grits of sandpaper and some wheel polish. It depends on where it is, what the metal is and if it is the painted part.

Once you to the DIY repair you will need to polish that area to keep it shiny as the other metal.

Mr.Jay · 10-26-2012, 03:46 PM

lol terrible

how are we suppose to determine the extent of damage and if its possible to fix it or not with no anything?

einzlr · 10-26-2012, 03:47 PM

Wheels America does wheel repair; I have no idea if they're on the east coast, though. Also, ask in the cosmetic/styles section or the regionals for wheels shops in your area. Or if you know a good body shop they can recommend a wheels place.

jadewbj · 10-26-2012, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedy racer

I not use to driving a car with a sharp turning radius and scraped my rear wheel on the curb. Is there anyway to repair my wheel?

Looking at that you can probably minimize it yourself with wet sanding. Start at like a 100 grit and then work your way up to 2000 and finish with 3000. The use some wheel polish. It will take the clear off in that area so it will dull unless polished.

If done right you can make it almost unnoticeable.

If you don't wan't to do that there should be someone who can professionally refinish the wheel.

ziptiespec · 10-26-2012, 05:27 PM

Google has lots of results for "diy curb rash repair", here's one detailed one:

http://www.clublexus.com/forums/auto...ix-it-now.html

DarrenDriven · 10-27-2012, 01:20 PM

eBay... you can probably find a replacement wheel for the same price as a repair job.

JPxM0Dz · 10-27-2012, 01:43 PM

That's not bad curbage. It can be buffed out in less than 20 minutes by any aluminum repair shop. I know cuz I've had it does on previous vehichles. I've also gone the other route and went to custom repair wheel shops and spent $150 to $200 in the past for the same type of damage.

Save your money and go to any aluminum repair shop that specializes in polishing etc.

Cost me $20 to do a repair very similar to yours. No lie

Mr.Jay · 10-27-2012, 02:11 PM

yes that's not too bad. diy curb rash fix and some paint no problem

ZetaVI · 10-28-2012, 05:47 PM

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDfnui1M4OE"]How To Repair Scratched & Guttered Wheels - YouTube[/ame]

jkonquer · 10-28-2012, 06:11 PM

that's not even bad, save the money and save it up on for nice set of aftermarket wheels

10-26-2012, 02:44 PM	#1
speedy racer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 92 lexus sc300 > whiteout MT FRS Location: charlotte nc Posts: 221 Thanks: 38 Thanked 56 Times in 29 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I scraped my rear wheel on curb, can it be fixed? I not use to driving a car with a sharp turning radius and scraped my rear wheel on the curb. Is there anyway to repair my wheel? Attached Images Last edited by speedy racer; 10-26-2012 at 04:03 PM.

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Mr.Jay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Drives: FRS :D Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 2,985 Thanks: 545 Thanked 699 Times in 438 Posts Mentioned: 18 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	lol terrible how are we suppose to determine the extent of damage and if its possible to fix it or not with no anything? __________________ Out of the FRS game

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einzlr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: several Location: norcal Posts: 903 Thanks: 421 Thanked 286 Times in 223 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Wheels America does wheel repair; I have no idea if they're on the east coast, though. Also, ask in the cosmetic/styles section or the regionals for wheels shops in your area. Or if you know a good body shop they can recommend a wheels place. __________________ Asphalt FR-S MT (future) '05 Hyundai Accent; '01 BMW M Coupe; '01 BMW M Roadster (for sale); '99 BMW Z3 Coupe 2.8l (for sale) "Simplicate and add lightness." - Gordon Hooton

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Mr.Jay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Drives: FRS :D Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 2,985 Thanks: 545 Thanked 699 Times in 438 Posts Mentioned: 18 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	yes that's not too bad. diy curb rash fix and some paint no problem __________________ Out of the FRS game

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jkonquer Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 2005 Subaru STI Location: Socal Posts: 418 Thanks: 4 Thanked 73 Times in 55 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	that's not even bad, save the money and save it up on for nice set of aftermarket wheels __________________

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bladesamurai Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 13 BRZ, 04 SV650 Location: USA Posts: 80 Thanks: 25 Thanked 9 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	There are wheel places that will do repairs, I think it's around $100-$200 per wheel but it's doable, depending on how deep the gouges are.

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gunmetal5 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: FRS - MY13 Location: SoCal Posts: 108 Thanks: 16 Thanked 26 Times in 21 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)

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ziptiespec Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: '01 Honda S2000 Location: Maryland Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Google has lots of results for "diy curb rash repair", here's one detailed one: http://www.clublexus.com/forums/auto...ix-it-now.html

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ZetaVI Gundam Meister Join Date: Oct 2011 Drives: A Gundam Location: Westchester County, NY Posts: 2,685 Thanks: 320 Thanked 1,010 Times in 510 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDfnui1M4OE"]How To Repair Scratched & Guttered Wheels - YouTube[/ame]

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