by "arl" (arl1968)
Published 05/26/2017 at 18:19
by "arl" (arl1968)
Published 05/26/2017 at 18:19
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STARS: 4
I’m not a total cretin, so I’ll say the death of loved one is worse. But dammit I got curb rash on one of my 2017 GTI Austin wheels.
It starts with a parallel parking job. You’ve done it before, probably 100 times in the past. You know your car, you can feel the wheelbase, you know where to line up your bumper to execute the perfect parallel parking job. The perfect job slots you in close to the curb, but not too close. It places you perfectly between the front and rear cars.
But not today. Today you were lost in thought. Thinking of work. Of bad relationships. Of health. Of life. And death.
And then the sound. The second long sound that will last years. The grinding, scraping, and peeling away of newness. A drop in the bucket of life’s small problems. But one you’ll see before every cars and coffee. You’ll remember the color of the sky, the sickening sound. The feeling of loss.
I hate curb rash.
"jkm7680" (jkm7680)
05/26/2017 at 18:28, STARS: 1
I did that to my Jetta once!
I was pulling into a parking spot and scraped the wheel on a part of the curb that stuck out further than the other for whatever reason.
"benjrblant" (benjblant)
05/26/2017 at 18:29, STARS: 1
Aw, fortunately doesn’t look too terrible.
Sounds like you need a good set of 75 profile sidewalls!
"gettingoldercarguy" (gettingoldercarguy)
05/26/2017 at 18:30, STARS: 1
Space saver spare and get it repaired locally at a reputable place.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
05/26/2017 at 18:34, STARS: 1
Curb rash
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
05/26/2017 at 18:40, STARS: 1
I’ve done it, I’m ashamed to say, more than once. It’s sucks ass. You have my sympathies.
"arl" (arl1968)
05/26/2017 at 18:52, STARS: 0
Yea, I’ll probably have it repaired.
"arl" (arl1968)
05/26/2017 at 18:53, STARS: 0
Indeed. :)
"arl" (arl1968)
05/26/2017 at 18:54, STARS: 0
I JUST got my new Pirelli’s on yesterday! Ah well.
"MylesD" (mylesd)
05/26/2017 at 19:02, STARS: 1
Have you done alloy repair before? Had a few on my MKVI GTI done and it was super impressive. Not cheap, but...hey...we suffer for fashion. Think it was $150 p/ wheel.
"arl" (arl1968)
05/26/2017 at 19:08, STARS: 0
I’ve never seen a repaired wheel, and I guess I’m a bit of a skeptic, but it’s good to hear they can be fixed. New wheels run about $250-ish, so $150 doesn’t sound too bad. Thanks!
"MylesD" (mylesd)
05/26/2017 at 19:16, STARS: 1
Your VW dealer probably has a “guy”. I’ve had it done twice - once as part of negotiating when I was buying it and the next time repairing a baaaaad scuff from my wife. Two different dealers and turns out they used the same guy.
I just called ahead of time when I was getting an oil change, dropped car off, wheel guy came during day and it was ready when I was done with work.
"arl" (arl1968)
05/26/2017 at 20:24, STARS: 1
You know, that’s a good idea. I’m taking it in next week to have Driver Gear (VW) lowering springs put on by the dealer. I’ll call and see if they have “a guy” to fix the wheel. Thanks!
"Justino6969" (justino6969)
05/31/2017 at 12:51, STARS: 0
I have some pretty serious curb rash on my front right from the previous owner. I would just replace it, but 20" chrome truck wheels are $550 each (plus shipping). I need to find some place that repairs them.
"arl" (arl1968)
05/31/2017 at 16:47, STARS: 1
$550 is painful indeed. Gotta be cheaper to fix it. Good luck!