Oppo, please advise (Update)

"CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever" (carsoffortlangley) 05/18/2018 at 22:54 • Filed to: None

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I’m pretty upset right now. Only hours after having my new rims put on, I have some pot hole related damage. Any advice? Also, the tire is somewhat cut, but nothing serious.

I feel so ill.

I spent the last how many hours working to try and make sure I can attend PNW Oppo cruise in the St.

Had it checked, the cut is indeed minor and was repaired. I also painted the rim. Looks better, but I know it is still there.

HammerheadFistpunch > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/18/2018 at 16:42

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This looks like a leave it and learn kinda scar. You can take the tire off and sand and paint to get it a little nicer if you want.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > HammerheadFistpunch 05/18/2018 at 16:43

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Honestly, it was just really bad luck. But they’re literally like 3 hours old on the car. It just makes me want to cry like a little girl.

First time this has ever happened to me.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/18/2018 at 16:46

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your little cut but nothing serious concerns me some

sidewalls dont take damage very well

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/18/2018 at 16:47

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70-series tires...

LOREM IPSUM > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/18/2018 at 16:47

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Oh, that’s some bad luck! No road hazard guarantee/warranty from the tire retailer?

Worth an icbc claim?

Sidewall damage worries me, especially on something that is going to be pitched into corners at speed.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > LOREM IPSUM 05/18/2018 at 16:48

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Yeah, I’m concerned too to be honest.

Chariotoflove > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/18/2018 at 16:48

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I know the feeling. There are shops that do rim repair. I think you could get that to where it is near invisible.

I’m not sure I agree about the tire cut not being serious. Keep a close eye on it for bulges.

Roadster Man > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/18/2018 at 16:50

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First call the town and tell them about the pothole so nobody else has such horrible luck.

I hate to say it, but I would trash that tire.

LOREM IPSUM > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/18/2018 at 16:50

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Can you go back to the tire shop and express lots of righteous indignation about the damaged wheels and tires they sold you, and hope they eat it?

Either way, keep a close eye on it and if it starts to bubble, 86 it asap.

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/18/2018 at 16:51

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That’s not good to drive on. I suggest to replace it

vicali > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/18/2018 at 16:51

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That sucks,

Reminds me of my 4 day old windsheild getting a rock chip and cracking. If it were me I would take a crap and throw it at someone from City Hall er, get some touch up and put a dab on there so it doesn’t drive me crazy..

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/18/2018 at 16:53

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Two words: black sharpie

Also you could move that wheel to the passenger side (if it isn’t already) so you don’t dwell on it.

As for the tire........ I’d have a trusted tire shop make the call. Tires can take a lot of abuse, but I think an expert should make the call.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/18/2018 at 16:53

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A wheel shop should be able to clean up that ding so that it is much less noticeable for pretty cheap. Is it still holding air? Personally I’d get it replaced even if it is. Maybe worth a call to Bridgestone - they aren’t obliged to do anything but if you tire is literally just mounted they might feel bad and toss you a free tire. This is on a FiST right? I can’t imagine that size of tire is too rare or expensive for them to worry too much about giving one away.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/18/2018 at 16:54

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oh, hey, and I was just posting about tire gaiters.

...or not.

My citroen won't start > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/18/2018 at 16:55

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Wheel should be pretty easy to sand and paint.

I would suggest a new tire. If the tires are new, just replace one side, if they are somewhat worn, you’ll need a new pair.

Urambo Tauro > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/18/2018 at 16:56

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Sidewalls are pretty thick. Depending on just how deep it actually is, the tire might still be safe for regular daily driver duties, but I would NOT trust it for hard autocrossing/track use.

blacktruck18 > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/18/2018 at 17:08

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Would it be worth going through your insurance deductible/driving record wise? I would think they will go after the city or whoever owns the roads and it shouldn’t mess up your insurance. I could be completely wrong though.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 05/18/2018 at 17:26

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I took it to a shop, they put some vulcanized glue, should be good they said

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/18/2018 at 17:31

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Awesome!

sony1492 > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/18/2018 at 17:38

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Not sure it’ll help you feel any better but at least you didn’t buy some expensive superperformance rims. I had a similar thing not long after getting my rims installed too, except I had to drive with a flat for 20 miles on terrible roads. Point being i was glad my wheels didn’t cost a fortune.

Also what do they look like?

sony1492 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 05/18/2018 at 17:40

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Once bent a 14" stock Hyundai Steelie, the sidewall apparently didn’t help much (and those rims were not very strong)

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/18/2018 at 17:46

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Can you see belts or cords behind that bit of rubber? If yes, then replace. If no, then it’s purely cosmetic.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > sony1492 05/18/2018 at 17:49

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I paid $990 for them, so not too bad.

veryloud435iwouldn'thaveitanyotherway > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/18/2018 at 17:52

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Hey! I totally feel your pain. I’ve been there and it hurts right?!

Here is some damage I got on 72nd Ave just past Crush Cres. here in Langley.

Here are the guys that fixed it. Bridgeport Rd in Richmond. Drop off the car or take your wheel there and just drop off the wheel. Call the Shop # for best service.

Here is the after:

Good as new for about $200.00 each.

10x cheaper than new wheels. You’ll feel so much better knowing it can be fixed like new and after you do it as huge sense of relief.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/18/2018 at 18:01

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No, I can’t. The tire shop put some vulcanized glue on there and got it fixed back up.

Stef Schrader > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/18/2018 at 18:03

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:( Balls. I’m pretty sure three of my wheels are bent right now because it feels like my car’s going to shake itself apart on the freeway. It happened a street over from my new place and when I reached out to the City of Austin about the construction plate being super bendy in a dark section of road (the likely culprit for the last bent wheel), they said that there’s some garbage state rule that prevents cities for being held liable for their own trash construction work.

Texas! We live in hell, everybody. That’s Texas in a nutshell if I ever saw it. Protect The Man at all costs, and screw the little person whenever possible.

I really just want to give up and get new rimzzzz to replace these borked OEM ones, but I’m so broke it’s not even funny. Thanks for nothing, butthole state. Ugh.

ETA : It’s apparently the Texas Tort Claim Act which prevents the city from—heaven forbid—taking responsibility for screwing up the roads and the cars that accidentally drive on the wrong spots on said roads. I just looked up the letter again. The whole ordeal makes me sick to my stomach because if I claim it on my insurance to try and get my wheel(s) fixed, I’m still out the deductible and they assign the blame to me even though I was just driving down the road. Everything is trash, and I guess I need to look up freelance side gigs again. Ugh^2.

sony1492 > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/18/2018 at 18:24

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Like someone else said, black Sharpe and when/if you want a change of color the powdercoat will make it un-noticable

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/18/2018 at 18:32

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I assume they checked and didn’t see cords. Don’t worry about it. It sucks that it happened but I wouldn’t consider it a safety item.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Stef Schrader 05/18/2018 at 20:14

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That sucks, I had a bent rim too, these are the ones that replaced that set. Let me know if you ever write anywhere else!

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/18/2018 at 22:50

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The duplicolor black works great at covering the rash. I got a set of nice satin black powder coated wheels for our old Q7 and they got pretty tasked up over the years, but the gloss black duplicolor pen with paint on one end and topcoat on the other worked out perfect if I just left it with the black paint coat, no gloss topcoat. From a few feet they looked fine.

It does suck though, but look at it this way, you got the first scuff out of the way. Maybe move the tire and wheel to the passenger rear, on case it does blow. Then you won’t be fighting with a driving/steering wheel. And you don’t have to look at it every day.

LOREM IPSUM > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/18/2018 at 23:00

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Glad you made out reasonably ok in the end, but still sorry to see it happen to you.

This may or may not help, and in fact might not even be true, but I was told that if you call and report that your vehicle was damaged by a road imperfection and someone else has aready called to report that same road imperfection, the city will reimburse you for damages. Again, no idea if true, but was what I have been told.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > LOREM IPSUM 05/18/2018 at 23:09

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It is true, a few of the more major municipalities are my clients. They do cover this.

I’ll get what I need in the end, I was just distressed. I feel better now.

gettingoldercarguy > Stef Schrader 05/18/2018 at 23:18

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But low gas taxes! It’s something I truly don’t mind paying for, having nice roads.

Chariotoflove > Stef Schrader 05/18/2018 at 23:27

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Yeah, I had those evil lane marker domes things gouge two of my shiny new rims, and I had to eat the deductible to replace them. It’s just my dumb fault for driving wrong, not that there shouldn’t be 8 inch concrete domes sticking up in the middle of a road or anything. But that’s Texas. It never even occurred to me to call the City. I just assumed they’d laugh at me. Guess I’m already beaten down.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/18/2018 at 23:28

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Ah don’t sweat it, if you really drive your car it will happen. My Z has little things here and there, but I drive it hard, as it should be! It will drive you mad if you let it.

Chariotoflove > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/18/2018 at 23:30

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Looks good after the paint. Seriously look up rim repair techs in your area. For a reasonable amount, they may be able to make that scar all but disappear, from both your rim and your heart.

AestheticsInMotion > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/18/2018 at 23:43

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Sorry man. That sucks. Really, really sucks. Terrible feeling when something like that happens, but it will fade. My bent wheel offers its condolences

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Chariotoflove 05/18/2018 at 23:51

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I will eventually, for now this is OK. I feel way better

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/19/2018 at 00:03

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You’ve probably heard about my journey in Pittsburgh. It happens. It sucks.itll all work out.

atfsgeoff > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/19/2018 at 00:18

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The universe is calling, it wants you to run 70 series rubber on all your vehicles

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > veryloud435iwouldn'thaveitanyotherway 05/25/2018 at 10:16

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I don’t know why I never saw this!

That sucks! I looked into it, I think I may just live with it. I’ve spent so much money on this car this summer already :(

Are you able to make it out to this?

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/vancouver-jalop-oppo-meet-ii-with-special-guest-upda-1825625781

veryloud435iwouldn'thaveitanyotherway > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/25/2018 at 17:39

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Sure. I filled out the form too :)