HELP TL-S Rim Damage
#1
HELP TL-S Rim Damage
Hey guys, was wondering if anyone had any advice or ideas on how to repair my rims. I'm not sure how it happened, most likely i grinded a curb somehow but its on both sides of my car so i'm confused. I brought to an automatic car wash not too long ago so maybe that could've done it?? Please let me know!!
Front Driver side - Pretty good solid rip
Tire #2 - Driver side Rear -- scraped similar to front but not as bad
Passenger side Front -- This is like a big deep chunk ripped out. Its fairly deep
Front Driver side - Pretty good solid rip
Tire #2 - Driver side Rear -- scraped similar to front but not as bad
Passenger side Front -- This is like a big deep chunk ripped out. Its fairly deep
#2
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That's some pretty bad damage but who knows it may be fixable. Don't ever go thru those auto washes. They are notorious for causing this type of damage to all cars.
#5
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you have 3 options:
1. Leave it alone and deal with it
2. Get some spot putty and fill in the damaged areas. After it dries, sand it down to make it level. Once that is done, prime the area with primer. Finish off by painting the rims the proper color, the exact color code is unknown to us, but someone used GM touchup paint in another thread.
3. Get it fixed by a professional (mobilewheelrepair.com) is what most dealers use. They charge about 100 dollars a rim and fix everything wrong with it. As well the paint will match perfectly.
1. Leave it alone and deal with it
2. Get some spot putty and fill in the damaged areas. After it dries, sand it down to make it level. Once that is done, prime the area with primer. Finish off by painting the rims the proper color, the exact color code is unknown to us, but someone used GM touchup paint in another thread.
3. Get it fixed by a professional (mobilewheelrepair.com) is what most dealers use. They charge about 100 dollars a rim and fix everything wrong with it. As well the paint will match perfectly.
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#8
That first pic is horrible
There are some other threads here where people have repaired their type-s rims and put pics up. I believe they used the diy in the link that LoveMyTL-S provided. Let me see if I can find the thread from last week....
here it is, don't know if you saw this thread or not, basically the same info here but there are a few pics for you to see
https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-tires-wheels-suspension-97/finally-curb-rash-fixed-726557/
There are some other threads here where people have repaired their type-s rims and put pics up. I believe they used the diy in the link that LoveMyTL-S provided. Let me see if I can find the thread from last week....
here it is, don't know if you saw this thread or not, basically the same info here but there are a few pics for you to see
https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-tires-wheels-suspension-97/finally-curb-rash-fixed-726557/
Last edited by CarrieLynn; 05-20-2009 at 07:26 AM.
#10
lol, yes I am the queen!
OP, I have some gunmetal aspecs that a a little curbed up too. I just found a color that may match the rims, if it does, another member here is gonna help me fix them. So I'll let you know how mine come out too
OP, I have some gunmetal aspecs that a a little curbed up too. I just found a color that may match the rims, if it does, another member here is gonna help me fix them. So I'll let you know how mine come out too
#11
Hey everyone, thanks for the help! I bought the stuff needed from Autozone, couldn't find the exact color but got something similar that they had in stock and i'll give it a shot today. I'll post pictures up after if it goes well.
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