you have aftermarket wheels? rock chips?

azn370z · 08-16-2011, 12:58 PM

People that have aftermarket wheels do you have rock chips? I had my sport wheels for almost 2 years and didn't have a single chip. I've had my ssr wheels for 2 months and I have 2 chips on the edge of the lip. I think part of the reason are my continental tires, which has no protection of the lip unlike the oem tires that did. I'm not upset or thinking about repairing it. Im just curious what your experience has been.

kenchan · 08-16-2011, 01:41 PM

so you suck at driving at low speed and now blaming the wheels and tires?

azn370z · 08-16-2011, 02:10 PM

You know how the hood can get hit by pebbles the same thing happens to wheels. Does that make sense? Getting rock chips has nothing to do with my driving skills.

kenchan · 08-16-2011, 03:09 PM

^^^

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Originally Posted by azn370z

People that have aftermarket wheels do you have rock chips? I had my sport wheels for almost 2 years and didn't have a single chip. I've had my ssr wheels for 2 months and I have 2 chips on the edge of the lip. I think part of the reason are my continental tires, which has no protection of the lip unlike the oem tires that did. I'm not upset or thinking about repairing it. Im just curious what your experience has been.

this part threw me off... lip protectors do nothing for rocks flying into your wheels.

tjlazer · 08-16-2011, 04:25 PM

j/k

Waiz · 08-16-2011, 06:44 PM

I have a few but it's inevitable and there are plenty of people who have them with the OEM wheels as well....it happens.

If it gets really bad just have them refinshed or even painted another color entirely.

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08-16-2011, 12:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
azn370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,722 Drives: z34 - R1 Rep Power: 489	you have aftermarket wheels? rock chips? People that have aftermarket wheels do you have rock chips? I had my sport wheels for almost 2 years and didn't have a single chip. I've had my ssr wheels for 2 months and I have 2 chips on the edge of the lip. I think part of the reason are my continental tires, which has no protection of the lip unlike the oem tires that did. I'm not upset or thinking about repairing it. Im just curious what your experience has been. __________________ 2010 k23 H&R sport springs / Spc rear camber arms / SSR SP1 / Berk cbe / Varis cf lip / Nismo S-Tune side skirts

08-16-2011, 02:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
azn370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,722 Drives: z34 - R1 Rep Power: 489	You know how the hood can get hit by pebbles the same thing happens to wheels. Does that make sense? Getting rock chips has nothing to do with my driving skills. __________________ 2010 k23 H&R sport springs / Spc rear camber arms / SSR SP1 / Berk cbe / Varis cf lip / Nismo S-Tune side skirts

08-16-2011, 04:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
tjlazer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tacoma Age: 52 Posts: 2,496 Drives: Z34, R35 Rep Power: 19	j/k __________________ 2009 370Z Monterey Blue,Nismo Conversion,RE-11's, K&N Typhoon intakes,Blue Kickplates,Homelink,FI 18" CBE,ERZ HFCs,Hotchkis sways, Swift Spec-R, EVO-R Highwing, UPREV

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kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	so you suck at driving at low speed and now blaming the wheels and tires?

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Waiz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 9,262 Drives: Z33 & GE8 Rep Power: 459	I have a few but it's inevitable and there are plenty of people who have them with the OEM wheels as well....it happens. If it gets really bad just have them refinshed or even painted another color entirely.