erok72

Ok.... I'm an idiot
Pulling into the lot at work today, something I've done for over a year now with my TL, and wouldn't you know it.... SSSSCCCCRRRRAAAAPPPPPEEEEE!!! Curbed the right rear OEM wheel... DAMNIT!!! I'm sooo mad at myself!!

I did a quick search on the site and found mobile wheel repair companies in Riverside/Orange area, but nothing in the San Fernando Valley?!?!?
Can anyone recommend a reputable company that can help me out??? I'm hoping it won't cost as much as a single wheel on eBay ($200+).

Anyone? Anyone? Help a fellow TL'er out!!!

Thanks!

KatyTL

If you pay more than $125 bucks you are a FOOL! Your dealership can fix it for that much - I can't believe you would even think about spending $200 bucks for this. I have every rim on my car scraped all the way around - all fours. It's no big deal it will only happen again if you get it fix.

kennyc

well... to his defense some places do charges more than $125 to fix a rim. It might be cheaper in Texas but it will cost me $175 for my wheel guy to fix/refinish one of my wheel.

caesartheday

Welcome to the club. Three weeks after getting my new TL I curbed the front passenger side wheel. Not much but still - sucks!

I was pretty mad about it because it was my carelessness and distraction of having a chatty passenger in the car, but life is imperfect and sooner or later something will happen.

I'm starting to notice more and more little paint chips in the front from all the freeway driving - anyone knows if those clear nose-bras are any good and what should I even consider paying for one?

kennyc

just got a quote from a tint shop place here - 499 installed.

I had it on the Audi for 4+ years and it was the best thing since sliced bread. Make sure you get it done before the chips start to accumulate, or else it's useless and it will look worse than if you don't have the clear bra on.

dmarcus48

I picked up two 06 tl rims on ebay for $260, the guy brought them to my house, we went inside and paid via paypal.

Dave

erok72

A fool, huh? Thanks for all your help, JACKA$$

I was asking for help finding a place to get the work done, not looking for your insightful comments. Maybe curb rash isn't a big deal to you (did mommy and daddy buy you your TL?), but I happen to take pride in the appearance of my car and something like this bugs me. Maybe it's silly to you and others on this board, but I know there are some members out there that feel my pain. If all 4 of your wheels are scraped, maybe: 1.) You need to lay off the bottle before driving, 2.) Time to take driver's training again and 3.) Maybe you should actually start paying for the things you have, instead of making your parents pay for them, and maybe you'll learn to take care of your things. Just my If I want some stupid comments from an ignorant, arrogant jacka$$, I now know where to find one.