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Aug 12, 2008 | 11:33 PM

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Curbed two of my wheels.

I just curbed the two passenger side wheels on my car. Im pretty pissed right now, not sure what to do. I guess theyre fixable but i dont know where to fix them at, or if it would just be cheaper to buy new ones. Thy are AR TTMs. I just need some advice.

Aug 13, 2008 | 12:05 AM

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thats sucks!

do you have pics? it would be easier to tell what needs to be done.

Aug 13, 2008 | 12:06 AM

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Post some pics

Aug 13, 2008 | 12:14 AM

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I can get pics tomorrow. For those of you familiar with TTMs, Its just the small part of the lip that sticks out the farthest. As far as i can tell, they arent bent or anything, just some serious curb rash.

Aug 13, 2008 | 07:49 AM

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pics

Theyre not as bad as i thought they were but still pretty bad. It goes almost all the way around the front, but the back isnt that bad.

Aug 13, 2008 | 08:01 AM

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thats actually pretty bad, i have some curb rash butits only 2-4" in a spot, ivegotten a quotefrom a wheel guy around here he said to repair them 200 and up per wheel!!! i said no way jose there is a couple more places that i need to check out, but i actually might try and dremel and sand them smooth my self and then polish and wax.....because mine are not deep at all like yours....good luk

Aug 13, 2008 | 08:04 AM

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Thats what you get for trying to out run the police!! j/k sorry man I know how I would feel if I did that to mine.

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Aug 13, 2008 | 12:45 PM

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damn!sorry to see.
just buy new ones.

Aug 13, 2008 | 03:10 PM

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damnn...yea looks like u may need to buy new ones

Aug 13, 2008 | 03:23 PM

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Damn, that pretty bad. Worst one and the only one I've ever done was only about 4-6 inches long.

Aug 13, 2008 | 05:02 PM

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Its mainly just the front one, the back isnt that bad. Im just gonna buy a new one. If anyone sees a 17x9 anthracite ttm for sale let me know. I just need one so i might have to buy a new one.

Aug 14, 2008 | 10:15 AM

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holy **** how did you go all the way around?

Aug 14, 2008 | 10:58 AM

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Ouch! Sorry to hear man...Thats what always scares me in drive thru's and ****.

Aug 14, 2008 | 07:54 PM

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That sucks. I curbed a wheel on a BMW I had once, it made me sick. Also, speaking of drive-thrus, I ran the left rocker panel of the WS.6 I used to have up on the curb at a drive through. That was even worse.

Aug 14, 2008 | 08:05 PM

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Those aren't repairable?

Aug 14, 2008 | 08:06 PM

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There is a place that is like 10mins from my house called Weld Craft Wheels. Maybe you could send them your picture and they might be able to quote you. I had my factory ws6 rims widened from them and they do excellent work! They can fix broken, cracked, ect rims. http://www.weldcraftwheels.com/ just trying to help! gl.

Aug 14, 2008 | 08:08 PM

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so tell us the story!

Aug 14, 2008 | 08:10 PM

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wow that freakin sucks

Aug 14, 2008 | 09:06 PM

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so tell us the story!

It was at night and it was raining so it was hard to see. I just kinda drifted over and ran up against the curb. I was doin about 40 mph so that explains how it went all the way around the front and got the back a little bit. I worked for 6 months to save the money for the wheels(I got the car when i was 17, now im 18, I worked in a grocery store lol) so it makes me sick to look at the curbed one.