someone pulled out in front of my wife monday so she had to swerve to miss him and curbed the back rim bad. :evil:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/sol1993r/2005%20violent%20xB/curbdamage3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/sol1993r/2005%20violent%20xB/rimcurbed.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/sol1993r/2005%20violent%20xB/curbdamage2.jpg
now what to do? should I call insurance and have them fix it if possible? the rash is pretty deep. finding these rims are nearly impossible. what should i do?

I would call the insurance people and see if they can do anything, it is damage, but the other car was not damaged... This is a unique situation, just call them and tell them what happened, who knows they may be able to help

Sorry to see that happen to such sweet rims, and that no one was hurt
-nt

I am afraid since she hit it there is nothing you can do. if the object that damaged your car was airborn that would be a different story. She would have been better off, from the insurance companies view, to have hit the car. Sorry but I think you may be stuck.

good now u can get a better looking rim :P

good now u can get a better looking rim :P

I'd have to agree.....those are god-awful

fake rotors? :/

Im not trying to dog on you- but those rims are from the 80's!

Im not trying to dog on you- but those rims are from the 80's!


What he said ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^. I would just save up and get new ones! :wink:

r those real deal advans? or konig MP3's?

BTW love the rims....just dont care for the blue drum brakes....and if u painted the center ring....u should go back with what it originally had...but i think those come in red, blue and silver correct???

if they are the fake super advans then i wouldnt bother reporting to insurance..just get it repolished yourself...stuff like this on ur insurance records wont help the following yrs rates. its just a rim u know? dont report it. little stuff like that id never report.

the rims are Konig MP3's. I like the look of the rims, even though they are old rims, but I liked the idea of no one having the same rims as me. the center rings were the red/orange color and I painted the rings blue, I use the same blue throughout the vehicle. I was thinking of telling my wife it will cost $150-200 to fix and just get new rims. I don't know, still a little ____ed about the situation but at least my wife is ok.

that sucks!
maybe just paint the entire rim white?

"rub a little butter on it" :lol: j/k i know how you feel. my wife scratched mine too. she can't drive to well though. my wife would have just crashed the car. so, it could be worse.

just have them polished and leave it at that. if you ever come across another rim on ebay then replace it. also IMHO i think your style rims fit the XB nicely. it's sporty yet conservative and bold just like car itself. :)

good luck on whatever you decide to do. 8)

this doesnt really answer your question, but i LOVE those rims, especially the blue center rings

there is a a rim repair/refinish shop in sanford.