not even a month old, ruined
07-12-2005, 06:29 PM
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not even a month old, ruined I was driving on I-35 / hwy 287 in fort worth south going back to houston when i hit road work, well after the road work they cut out same rectangle pot holes, well my *** hit one going about 65, ruined my month old rims, pics follow:
needless to say, I WAS F*CKING PISSED:
The front far:
The front close:
The rear far:
The rear close:
I surprised my tires to go, WTF, hail to cooper
needless to say, I WAS F*CKING PISSED:
The front far:
The front close:
The rear far:
The rear close:
I surprised my tires to go, WTF, hail to cooper
07-12-2005, 07:08 PM
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Had this happen before to me. The road was erroded from a heavy rain and hidden over the crest of a hill. I went to the DOT and then to the state and they cut me a check. I had to supply pics of the hole(s) and the wheels with receipts or replacement est.
That sucks man... that had to hot hard. Those OE Z06 wheels are SOLID. I nailed a ton of serious holes with them and never got anything.
That sucks man... that had to hot hard. Those OE Z06 wheels are SOLID. I nailed a ton of serious holes with them and never got anything.
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Go and take pictures of the holes and any signage that was there, NOW! If you don't take the pictures, you run the risk of them putting up warning signs which would most likely screw you outta your $$$$!
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thank you thxs, i have pics of my rims, obviously, but i live in Houston, and fort worth (where it happened) is 4 hours away, will they validate my claim without pictures of the pot hole that THEY cut out?
07-12-2005, 10:23 PM
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Well, most likely no. That's like going to McDonalds and ordering a Big Mac with no lettuce. You get your burger, then eat the whole thing. Then you tell them that there was indeed lettuce on it, and you hand them the empty wrapper...and now you want a free one 
07-15-2005, 09:32 PM
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no luck so far I haven't had any luck so far with the contractor, the state of texas doesn't give a sh*t, neither does the contractor, they just keep transfering me to voice mail and not returning my calls, how funny. I might do something crazy, any ideas?
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Originally Posted by orion565
I haven't had any luck so far with the contractor, the state of texas doesn't give a sh*t, neither does the contractor, they just keep transfering me to voice mail and not returning my calls, how funny. I might do something crazy, any ideas?
keep trying, and be stern/pissed off with whoever you talk to.
07-17-2005, 09:39 PM
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This place in Houston does it for about $129 per rim.
http://www.fixrim.com/
It doesn't look too bad. You might be able to hammer them out. I've fixed my TTII rims several times, but your lips look a lot beefier. I'm surprised a chunk wasn't broke off. If the lips are fairly soft and flexible, you should be able to straighten it yourself as long as you take care to not hammer directly on the rim.
If you can find a place that will do it for around $50, then go that route.
http://www.fixrim.com/
It doesn't look too bad. You might be able to hammer them out. I've fixed my TTII rims several times, but your lips look a lot beefier. I'm surprised a chunk wasn't broke off. If the lips are fairly soft and flexible, you should be able to straighten it yourself as long as you take care to not hammer directly on the rim.
If you can find a place that will do it for around $50, then go that route.
