So last night I went to downtown Seattle and while parallel parking I've managed to back up my stock rim on my 3 week old tC....Never have I curbed a rim before up until last night.

 

Dude that sux. Look into getting those wheels powder coated. How deep are the scratches? If the scratches are not that deep powder coat should cover it.

 

Any places you can recommend me?

 

It blows my mind that people can curb their rims. I know it's
an accident, but HOW?????

 

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...ht=powder+coat
Try this thread. You may check locally also. take the car to the shop and ask if the dings are too deep to be covered by powder. I had a paintball marker that someone had etched their name into and the powder covered it completely. So there is hope. Plus it's like a new set of rims without the new rim money.

 

dont feel bad. i had my wheels all nicely cleaned up from curbage and the day before roll in for a car show I scratched them back up! :-) lol

now i just let em go!

 

Hehe.. we have some yellow paint and scratches on the xA. And no, I don't make a habit of parking in places I shouldn't! The curbs in our neighborhood used to be painted yellow because they didn't allow parking there.. but now people have multiple cars (even 3-4) so parking on the curb is necessary.. so at least they've got a little color to them? ;)

 

Cool. Got the tC used, and it had a lil bit of road rash on it. Kinda ticked I didnt see it before hand. Oh well.

 

thats mild, I curbed mine so bad I pinched the sidewall of the tire and tore a chunk of rubber off, g/l getting it fixed, I had to buy a new tire and rim myself.

 

Tim's wheel repair in Renton. Hands down the best place. I take all my clients cars there if they need it. ( Z8, M5 and a Mini Cooper S lately)

 

Probably end up looking for a new rim.

Spoke to Tim Foster (yes brother of the owner of Foster's) with Dependable Wheels in downtown Renton. Since the coat is painted on and not available in the US it will never look the same. He quoted me $105 plus dismount of the tire (another $.

Obviously I believe that I can probably get a new one for that price.

 

Man I did the same thing. tC was about 30 days old. I was like what the.....oh no no no no no no double no. Eh.....time to look into new wheels. HAHA good excuse right!

 

I looked today.. I don't ever curb the driver's side. The issue is the passenger side. Oh well!

 

Sorry about the rim. I’ve had my tC about a month, it is a lot longer than the xB I had, defiantly takes some getting use to. On my Honda the tires I had stuck out over the rim so it protected it from getting jacked up. I still managed to bend, ah and crack the rim darn pot holes and road construction in Federal Way. I spent money to try and fix the rim, spent about 400 and its still messed up, but the wheels are discontinued.

I would get a new one, best way to go.

 

that's cause you're a girl ha ha ha ha just kidding

 

Yeah I am going to replace it. Hopefully rather sooner then later. Most people that i see selling stock rims only ship them at 4s in a box or don't ship.

 

i have a whole set of stock rims sitting in my closet... no tires but hey you already got those... pm me with an offer.

 

ya i hate parallel parking

 

My rims are horrible on the right side.
I don't mind now,.. since they are still stock.
I'd rather have f' up my stock rims than some
really nice ones.

 

hey leslie... i got 2 more perfectly good stock rims that i'll sell to ya... i'll give you a good price on em too.