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Old Jul 26, 2005 | 05:15 AM
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Any one know how much it costs to repair some curb damage. Or am i better off buying a new rim off ebay.....

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Old Jul 26, 2005 | 05:23 AM
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your warranty doesnt cover your rims? cause my warranty does. but no i wouldnt know how much a repair would cost.
Old Jul 26, 2005 | 06:38 AM
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can you repair curb damage to rim???? i've hit a curb twice, once on driver side front rim and once on driver side back rim, and both are in unfixable condition im afraid.
Old Jul 26, 2005 | 06:59 AM
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repairable....

if they can fix cracked rims i think they can fix curb rash.,...

i myself ....am looking for a place to polish my lips and fix some very minimal rash i got when my son tipped a rim over and it landed face first.
Old Jul 26, 2005 | 10:39 AM
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company called turbax does wheel refinishing/reair in south florida... my wife's dealership body shop uses them a lot
Old Jul 26, 2005 | 12:30 PM
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You can actually get a set of wheels from eBay for like $250 right now. There are a couple dealerships selling takeoffs.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=7988234301

I may end up picking up a set for some winter wheels to have some tires put on them.
Old Jul 26, 2005 | 01:26 PM
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moved...
Old Jul 26, 2005 | 01:46 PM
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Oh! Another tC thread moved!!
Old Jul 26, 2005 | 01:57 PM
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Many areas have services that specialize in rim repair. I'm actually having a guy come by my house today to repair curb rash on mine. I got his number from the Scion dealership. Try calling the dealer who sold your car or maybe a collision place.
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Originally Posted by Lonely Raven
Oh! Another tC thread moved!!
if it was started in the proper one.....oh wait, deaf ears again
Old Aug 29, 2005 | 05:11 PM
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does the waranty cover curbed rims? (i'm guessing its a no)
Old Aug 29, 2005 | 05:23 PM
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not sure if your willing to do some DIY work but I saw this article and it looked pretty good
HOW-TO on repairing curbed rims:
http://www.guidetodetailing.com/arti...p?articleId=30
Old Aug 29, 2005 | 05:24 PM
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not sure if your willing to do some DIY work but I saw this article and it looked pretty good
HOW-TO on repairing curbed rims:
http://www.guidetodetailing.com/arti...p?articleId=30
Old Nov 25, 2005 | 03:41 PM
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I have some lip damange and was also looking at that DIY article.. Anyone know where we could find paint that matched our rims?
Old Nov 25, 2005 | 06:55 PM
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wheelcollison.com They do great work on wheels... I've used them when I bent my 19in BBS
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