I went thru the ATM drive-thru the other day. The lane was so tight that when I pulled away, one of the front wheels rubbed against the curb pretty good. I heard that some wheel shops repair/refinish wheels. Anyone know about this or any other method of getting the deep scratch on my wheel out?

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Anthony

'01 CL-S black/tan, spoiler and NAV.

 

never heard it put in the words "curb rash" interesting...

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2001 CL-S
Black/Black
Moonroof Visor
35% Tint All Around
Black Wood Dash Kit
Sportswing spoiler
My Bitch
aka Deadly-CLs

 

Curb rash is a bitch to fix. You need to have it polished at an extremely high speed and it isn't guaranteed. Best thing to do is take it to a shop that does it (they most likely send it out) and for about $75 - $150 they will repair the scratches and dip the lip or whatever it takes to repair it.

 

"dip the lip"? That sounds like something altogether different, and a lot more fun. Just not with a car rim.

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2001 Silver 3.2CL Type S with Spoiler and Navi
Charter member of the Scratched Rim Club

 

Hmm, for 100 bucks you guys think I'm better off looking for a good used OEM rim somewhere?

dippin' the lip, rashes....hmmm.

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Anthony

'01 CL-S black/tan, spoiler and NAV.

 

A new rim is about $300 and remanufactoring or repolishing is about $100. You do the math. Also, here is a site:
www.fixrim.com


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2001 CL-S Satin Silver/Ebnoy

• Spoiler/moonroof visor/20% Tint
• PIAA 19173/19170
• Mobil 1 Oil/Oil Filter
• X-Pel/Upgrade Cup Holder
• Clifford G4 Solaris Remote Start Car Alarm
• AEM CAI/Denso Iridium Spark

On its way: Comptech Sway Bar/WS Apexi Coilover/AEM Pulley

 

Curb Rash


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* 2001 Acura CL Type S * Blk/Blk * Navigator * Spoiler * Moonroof Visor * V1 *
* Since 3/31/2000 *
* Road Warrior *

[This message has been edited by kensteele (edited 05-17-2001).]

 

how to avoid it? Don't do it in the first place.. :-) Actually, try calling som tire shops and ask around. After market rim shops will usually know of someone you can go to. I know of one in the bay area called Wheel Techniques in Campbell. They quoted me at 75 -150 depending on whether they could fix the scrape, or whether they would need to charge a Core Charge and order a new rim. I wish you luck.

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2001 CL Type S w/ NAV & Spoiler. San Marino Red/Parchment int.
20% tint rear, 30% tint rear sides. Purchased 2/28/01.
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1999 Honda VFR800FI San Marino Red, TBR X-Metal Hi pipe with K&N Filter. Purchased 9/9/99.

 

welcome to the scratched rims club.

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dealerships around here want $190 (us) per rim. just get a new one

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99 TL

 

Hey, how did you get a picture of my wheel??

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Anthony

'01 CL-S black/tan, spoiler and NAV.

 

I 2nd that opinion.

When I had the OEM wheels on, I had a valet ruin one (it was sold on EBay -- they had a post on here of the wheel the dealer kept).

I went by three different "wheel-repair-shops" and all of them said they would "try" to repair the wheel, but said I would notice up close.

There are some machine marks on the wheel that they said would be very difficult to match and wouldn't guarantee the job.

Welcome to the club

BTW -- The SSRs and Toyos I now have, have saved my wallet many times over



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Silver 2001 CL-S with NAVI

• Mud guards
• Wheel locks
• Toyo T1S 235/45ZR17-97W* Proxies on 17x8" SSR Competition wheels (48lbs less than stock)
• Kevlar/SS Brake lines w/Brembos?
• Comptech headers & sways
• Silver AEM CAI
• 10 coats of Zaino magic

 

Is that true for the dealerships here in the States, too?

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* 2001 Acura CL Type S * Blk/Blk * Navigator * Spoiler * Moonroof Visor * V1 *
* Since 3/31/2000 *
* Road Warrior *

 

It depends -- I got burned for about $300, but I keep hearing about dealers giving breaks to "favorite" customers. I sure don't think the dealers are paying $300/wheel.

But then again, I don't take my car to the dealer every 3 months to have them dance around the car 3 times with a Voodo doll and pay them $200.00 for it.



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Silver 2001 CL-S with NAVI

• Mud guards
• Wheel locks
• Toyo T1S 235/45ZR17-97W* Proxies on 17x8" SSR Competition wheels (48lbs less than stock)
• Kevlar/SS Brake lines w/Brembos?
• Comptech headers & sways
• Silver AEM CAI
• 10 coats of Zaino magic