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View Poll Results: Have you ever suffered from the heartbreak of RIM DAMAGE?
Yes! And it was HORRIBLE!!!
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Good Golly NO!!! (Thankfully)
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Rim Damage!!!

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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 08:50 PM
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Default Rim Damage!!!

Anyone had rim issues with their car after the sale? Tell me about it.
Old Aug 23, 2006 | 08:58 PM
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no, i dont run into sh_t.
why, did you curb it?
Old Aug 23, 2006 | 09:15 PM
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Rim Issues? Yea, trying to pick one out!
Old Aug 23, 2006 | 10:22 PM
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Considering I am rollin on stockie's....... no but does it count that had 2 of my beauty rings under my el camino and forgot they were there and back over them when I pulled my elco out a while ago and damaged both of them....
Old Aug 24, 2006 | 12:49 AM
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Yea, trying to pick one out..

I hear you loud and clear on that one!!!
Old Aug 24, 2006 | 02:46 AM
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My wife scratched a small nick in one of my Motegi rims when my xB was less than 12 hours old by rubbing up against a curb.
Old Aug 24, 2006 | 02:58 AM
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honestly have you seen my rims.... stupid u turns
Old Aug 24, 2006 | 03:26 AM
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Nearsightedness (curbing) doesn't count.

We're talking more about rims being bent, cracked or out-right broken.

I had a customer destroy three rims (2 on the first try, then another later) and we were able to replace them under the rim & tire protection product we sold him when he bought the car. They'll cut him off at $2500.00 in repairs but, still, he got three rims & tires replaced! Talk about happy!
Old Aug 24, 2006 | 03:33 AM
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i hit a BAD AZZ pothole doing about 80 i thought that i blew out both passenger side tires and got that sick feeling in my stomach right after... i was just soo happy that nuthing was wrong with the tires just two mean gouges in the rims..
Old Aug 24, 2006 | 03:47 AM
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Did he shred the tires and drive on the rims?
Old Aug 24, 2006 | 04:32 AM
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Yes, they were stolen!
Old Aug 24, 2006 | 07:09 AM
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19's + giant pothole + 60mph = 3 destroyed Wheels They were only a month old, at least the insurance covered it

Before.....


















After...You can't see in the pics but the wheels are cracked all the way across

Old Aug 24, 2006 | 01:33 PM
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Yes, right out in front of your old house Ron.
Old Aug 24, 2006 | 02:35 PM
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I damaged 3 of the 4 18"s on my FM tC by trying to get friendly with some curbs. I have vowed no rim damage on the NBM... Most of the tCs that come back in from our staff have chunks missing from the rim. We have had a few instances of bent rims as well.
Old Aug 24, 2006 | 02:53 PM
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Curb rash on all 4...thinking of buying new rims
Old Aug 24, 2006 | 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by dagarhart
Did he shred the tires and drive on the rims?
Nope. road hazards both times. Bad luck I guess.
Old Aug 24, 2006 | 07:30 PM
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Damn, it almost sounds like someone through out the spike boards.
Old Aug 24, 2006 | 07:31 PM
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first week of having the car i clipped a sewer opening and took a nice chunk out of my tire and dinged up the rim
Old Aug 24, 2006 | 11:30 PM
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if you get damage from a pothole in the road can't you contact the city and complain for them to pay for it?
Old Aug 25, 2006 | 03:22 AM
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Wifey had a little close encounter of the curb kind and scratched the rear lip...No biggie though, she let me buy them in the first place!



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