Just scratched my brand new rim against a curb.
Damn. Need some opinions. I called the service buy and he said to replace it would be about $450? Am I getting jipped? The wheel is scratched so deep I don't think you can grind it out.
Where and How can I get the rim cheaper?

Any opinions and advice welcome.

Thanks guys

 

....I would wait until next Spring but since you live in L.A.....I would never pay $450 for another rim. I don't remember the details of how I did it but let's just say I had 2 bad rims, 1 ok rim, and 1 good rim, and 4 so-so tires. Today I have 4 excellent rims, 2 great tires, 2 ok tires, 1 spare rim, 1 spare tire.

I mixed and matched and planned the whole thing and sold off bad stuff, cost me on avg <$200 for a rim/tire combo; all stock. But that's after a lot of stuff, 1 bad rim is a different story.

Tell you what, after that, no scratches since; knock on wood.

 

I scratched one a few weeks ago too. I checked aroiund and found a place online (www.transwheel.com) that had the rim for around 229. I decided that instead, I was going to go with all new rims(hopefully more scratch resistant). I am probably going to sell my stocks (3 good one bad) but am waiting until I get my springs put on to make sure the new setup doesn't rub.

I am thinking that I could help out three people with Scratched rims by selling one wheel/tire to each of them for around 300 a piece and keep the scratched one for myself as a spare.

 

wheels of america fixes scratch rims, so you can give them a try. it cost about $109 or so.