Scratched Wheel Woes....

happytheman · 08-10-2011, 01:04 PM

Drove into my local bank's drive thru today, and wouldn't you know that as I was pulling out I did a real bang up job scratching the driver's front wheel.

I'm so pissed at myself for doing this... Up 'til now I've been really happy with the fact that my wheels were completely scratch free.

Now I have to look into purchasing a replacement wheel. Any direction you all might be able to give me on getting this replaced would be appreciated. I considered the option of getting it repaired, but I think I'll feel better if it's replaced. After the fact I might work on the damaged wheel myself to see what I can do with it.

FML

ZeeingAround · 08-10-2011, 01:08 PM

Post a close up picture of the damage. I bet someone here can tell you if it will be easy to fix or not.

azn370z · 08-10-2011, 01:09 PM

They can fix it so it looks brand new. You should ask in your local forum. a local guy got his volks repaired for only a couple hundred dollars and it looked pretty good to me.

happytheman · 08-10-2011, 01:14 PM

Will take pics and post up this evening. Will also post in local forum. Let's hope I can get this taken care of because it's (as you can imagine) really grating on my nerves.

370zproject · 08-10-2011, 01:22 PM

i hoped a curb first yr i had mine not to bad of damage im just to lazy to go get it fiixed lol

kenchan · 08-10-2011, 01:32 PM

happytheman-sorry to hear.

hope you get this taken care soon.

happytheman · 08-10-2011, 01:37 PM

Yeah, you aren't the only one that's sorry! I'm still smarting over it...

vividracing · 08-10-2011, 01:47 PM

It can be repaired, and usually pretty cheap. A local drifter let some chick drift his car at an event and she turned a VOLK GT-F into... Well, idk what it looked like but it was fugly. It was beyond destroyed.

1 week later he had a brand new looking wheel on his car

BeachZTT · 08-10-2011, 01:53 PM

Sorry happy! I did a minor rash on the front passanger side Work VSSX on my TT...shortly after I spent a month tearing them down, refinishing them, and putting them back together. I just wasn't paying attention in front of my own house.

All of the repairs I have seen done have been excellent. You will have it back to 100% before you know it.

optiontrader · 08-10-2011, 02:07 PM

Please post pics once u get them - I know I'm due to do this down the road...

happytheman · 08-10-2011, 02:16 PM

^Will do.

Sorry to hear you've got similar woes.

Edit: Oh wait...are you saying you anticipate to join in on the overwhelming fun of curb rash, and don't necessarily have any instances of it yet?? If so...well sir, you are either a realist or a pessimist by nature aren't you?

gurneyeagle · 08-10-2011, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by happytheman

^Will do.

Sorry to hear you've got similar woes.

Edit: Oh wait...are you saying you anticipate to join in on the overwhelming fun of curb rash, and don't necessarily have any instances of it yet?? If so...well sir, you are either a realist or a pessimist by nature aren't you?

At some point, we all do it.

What really pizzed me off was I did it again to the same wheel about a week after getting it repaired. Happened at the airport parking garage pay booth at 1:00 am after a west coast flight.

You will be amazed at what a good wheel repair guy can do.

zmyride · 08-10-2011, 04:26 PM

thats why i never go drivethru. bank or fastfood. i could never see the curb inside the Z.

DJ-of-E · 08-10-2011, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zmyride

thats why i never go drivethru. bank or fastfood. i could never see the curb inside the Z.

This is why I practices with cones. When I first got my Z, I keep feeling the car is wide. Granted I owned 4 bangers, but even when I had my 280z, I didn't have this problem until I driven the 370z. Even the G didn't "feel" so wide.

optiontrader · 08-12-2011, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by happytheman

Oh wait...are you saying you anticipate to join in on the overwhelming fun of curb rash, and don't necessarily have any instances of it yet?? If so...well sir, you are either a realist or a pessimist by nature aren't you?

Definitely a realist - life's too short to be a pessimist at heart.

I've got my curb rash coming - just a question of when. Besides, the wife's driving the car sometimes now.

Thanks for the pics - judging from the all opinions here, should be a relatively easy fix!

08-10-2011, 01:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
happytheman A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 10,737 Drives: MB 6M Tour/Sport Z34 Rep Power: 1822	Scratched Wheel Woes.... Drove into my local bank's drive thru today, and wouldn't you know that as I was pulling out I did a real bang up job scratching the driver's front wheel. I'm so pissed at myself for doing this... Up 'til now I've been really happy with the fact that my wheels were completely scratch free. Now I have to look into purchasing a replacement wheel. Any direction you all might be able to give me on getting this replaced would be appreciated. I considered the option of getting it repaired, but I think I'll feel better if it's replaced. After the fact I might work on the damaged wheel myself to see what I can do with it. FML __________________ --Brantly-- *PowderCoating by Mike/Stillen/PWJDM/Shine Auto/NST* GTR/Michelin /Fast Intentions/Evo-R/Mobil 1/Motul/Z1 https://facebook.com/CentralFloridaZClub

08-10-2011, 01:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
ZeeingAround A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 6,365 Drives: 3500 NVP 370Z-sold! Rep Power: 86623	Post a close up picture of the damage. I bet someone here can tell you if it will be easy to fix or not. __________________ Get some roosters for eggs and Bulls for milk . Then you will see that gender matters. Especially at milking time.

08-10-2011, 01:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
azn370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,722 Drives: z34 - R1 Rep Power: 489	They can fix it so it looks brand new. You should ask in your local forum. a local guy got his volks repaired for only a couple hundred dollars and it looked pretty good to me. __________________ 2010 k23 H&R sport springs / Spc rear camber arms / SSR SP1 / Berk cbe / Varis cf lip / Nismo S-Tune side skirts

08-10-2011, 01:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
happytheman A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 10,737 Drives: MB 6M Tour/Sport Z34 Rep Power: 1822	Will take pics and post up this evening. Will also post in local forum. Let's hope I can get this taken care of because it's (as you can imagine) really grating on my nerves. __________________ --Brantly-- *PowderCoating by Mike/Stillen/PWJDM/Shine Auto/NST* GTR/Michelin /Fast Intentions/Evo-R/Mobil 1/Motul/Z1 https://facebook.com/CentralFloridaZClub

08-10-2011, 01:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
370zproject A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Memphis Age: 34 Posts: 16,104 Drives: 09 A/T 370z blue Rep Power: 52	i hoped a curb first yr i had mine not to bad of damage im just to lazy to go get it fiixed lol __________________ Brake Upgrade Package ate blue, hawk hp ceramic pads, and slotted rotors

08-10-2011, 01:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	happytheman-sorry to hear. hope you get this taken care soon.

08-10-2011, 01:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
happytheman A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 10,737 Drives: MB 6M Tour/Sport Z34 Rep Power: 1822	Yeah, you aren't the only one that's sorry! I'm still smarting over it... __________________ --Brantly-- *PowderCoating by Mike/Stillen/PWJDM/Shine Auto/NST* GTR/Michelin /Fast Intentions/Evo-R/Mobil 1/Motul/Z1 https://facebook.com/CentralFloridaZClub

08-10-2011, 01:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
vividracing The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Gilbert, AZ Age: 37 Posts: 7,306 Drives: 350Z,370Z,GTR Rep Power: 38	It can be repaired, and usually pretty cheap. A local drifter let some chick drift his car at an event and she turned a VOLK GT-F into... Well, idk what it looked like but it was fugly. It was beyond destroyed. 1 week later he had a brand new looking wheel on his car __________________ Rocky @ Vivid ♦ 480.966.3040 x236 ♦ Rocky@vividracing.com Email, PM, or call me directly for aggressive The370Z.com member pricing!!!

08-10-2011, 01:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
BeachZTT Track Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 746 Drives: '10 BC ZR T/S/Nav Rep Power: 16	Sorry happy! I did a minor rash on the front passanger side Work VSSX on my TT...shortly after I spent a month tearing them down, refinishing them, and putting them back together. I just wasn't paying attention in front of my own house. All of the repairs I have seen done have been excellent. You will have it back to 100% before you know it. __________________ '10 ZR Black Cherry Sport/Touring/Nav, Swift Springs, Stillen G3s, 15mm-F 20mm-R Spacers, SPC, Spoiler Solutions Rear Wing, Stubby Antenna

08-10-2011, 02:07 PM	#10 (permalink)
optiontrader Track Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Smog Hell, SoCal Posts: 595 Drives: 40th Rep Power: 15	Please post pics once u get them - I know I'm due to do this down the road... __________________ 40th Anniversary Z - 3M Paint Protection Film, CA Legal Tint! (70/40)

08-10-2011, 02:16 PM	#11 (permalink)
happytheman A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 10,737 Drives: MB 6M Tour/Sport Z34 Rep Power: 1822	^Will do. Sorry to hear you've got similar woes. Edit: Oh wait...are you saying you anticipate to join in on the overwhelming fun of curb rash, and don't necessarily have any instances of it yet?? If so...well sir, you are either a realist or a pessimist by nature aren't you? __________________ --Brantly-- *PowderCoating by Mike/Stillen/PWJDM/Shine Auto/NST* GTR/Michelin /Fast Intentions/Evo-R/Mobil 1/Motul/Z1 https://facebook.com/CentralFloridaZClub Last edited by happytheman; 08-10-2011 at 02:18 PM.

08-10-2011, 04:26 PM	#13 (permalink)
zmyride Track Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 631 Drives: 10 Black Sports 7AT Rep Power: 16	thats why i never go drivethru. bank or fastfood. i could never see the curb inside the Z.

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