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Old 06-20-2001, 01:45 AM
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the lip of my rear stock wheel is scratched up for an inch or a little bit more.. is it fixable? and where? thanks!!

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Sorry to hear that, you can have it refinished. Not sure how much it is, now you have an excuse to go buy new rims!!

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Old 06-20-2001, 03:31 AM
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Dude, don't even bother fixing a scratched stock rim, you'll scratch it again.
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i did it to my front pass wheel yesterday...and ur right perfect excuse for new rims....still doesnt help the fact that i dont have the funds now....
Old 06-21-2001, 12:28 PM
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I scratched my TL-S stock wheel last weekend. It's a deep scratch in the middle, closer to locks. The dealer told me that there is a service that will refinish it for about $100-150/wheel. Some guys at this forum told me to try Mother's Aluminum Polish. Its like $5.00. I'll try it out this weekend.

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Old 06-21-2001, 12:33 PM
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Originally posted by ssokol91:
I scratched my TL-S stock wheel last weekend. It's a deep scratch in the middle, closer to locks. The dealer told me that there is a service that will refinish it for about $100-150/wheel. Some guys at this forum told me to try Mother's Aluminum Polish. Its like $5.00. I'll try it out this weekend.

Go to your local wheel straightening shop. They'll probably charge from $50 to $80 depending on the damage. Never go back to the dealer cuz they'll rip you off.
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Well, I would just keep it that way and get new rims. Perhaps I will trade my good stock rims to somebody with a bad one for $40 or 50. So, that I habe 4 scratched stock rim for winter....
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are the 99-01 TL wheels easier to get scratched than the 02 TL-S ones? from the way they look, the 99-01 ones stick out more i think... same with the CL-S rims.. they stick out more at the edge, but in the middle they go in a little deeper

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Old 06-21-2001, 05:24 PM
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dont' have money for new wheels.
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If it's the stock TL rims... don't even bother getting it repaired. Get 18's and just use those stock as a spare.


FYI, one of my stock rim is scratched too.

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Old 06-22-2001, 03:30 AM
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i scratch my wheels pretty much everyday
especially at mcdonalds drive thru
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