At night, water covering the street...
02-05-2019, 08:20 PM
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At night, water covering the street...
...a submerged pothole ate my front tire and wheel. 
The tire was only 10 months old and the wheel looked perfect without so much as a single incident with a curb. The best part was pulling into a parking lot full of slush so I could change the tire. Even Mr. Murphy came along for this one, no sooner had I finished retorquing the lug nuts on the spare, a police officer drove up and offered to help. :p
The tire was only 10 months old and the wheel looked perfect without so much as a single incident with a curb. The best part was pulling into a parking lot full of slush so I could change the tire. Even Mr. Murphy came along for this one, no sooner had I finished retorquing the lug nuts on the spare, a police officer drove up and offered to help. :p
02-05-2019, 08:26 PM
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tire hazard insurance perhaps? Won't help for the wheel though
tire hazard insurance perhaps? Won't help for the wheel though
02-05-2019, 08:36 PM
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That "donut" spare tire for my car is pretty bizarre looking, I wonder if it is only thus for the 6MT models (and later Type-S models), or if all TLs have this thing.
02-05-2019, 08:46 PM
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Yup.. super weird last time i saw it as well..
02-05-2019, 08:54 PM
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02-05-2019, 09:05 PM
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02-06-2019, 04:16 AM
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Friggin New England roads!!!!!!!!
Is the wheel completely toast? Brutus Auto Repair & Service in Manchester has an in-house wheel repair shop that I've had pretty good luck with. Bought one in a couple weeks ago and he had it done the next day for $110.
Is the wheel completely toast? Brutus Auto Repair & Service in Manchester has an in-house wheel repair shop that I've had pretty good luck with. Bought one in a couple weeks ago and he had it done the next day for $110.
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02-06-2019, 06:49 AM
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All TL spare tire is like that, wait until you see the RL spare tire lmao, it 10x worst than the TL.
02-06-2019, 07:01 AM
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Not sure if its repairable, it was pretty dark last night when I took it off. I'll roll it into the barn today, pump it up, and spray soapy water all over to find out if the rim has cracked. I did find a few E-Bay vendors selling reconditioned OEM wheels for $135-$140. None of the new aftermarket replica wheels will clear my Brembo brakes.
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