Just got run off the road by an old man...
04-14-2008, 11:39 PM
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It could have been worse. He could have been driving an SUV or truck like just about everyone does in my area. Actually I'm exagerating since only around 70% of the vehicles in my area are trucks or SUVs. 
Some common traits for the majority of these drivers: 1. They have no idea where the right fender of their vehicle is; 2. They believe that the yellow line in the middle of the road is simply a decoration; and 3. They believe that since they have a large vehicle they are entitled to at least 3/4 of the road.
Some common traits for the majority of these drivers: 1. They have no idea where the right fender of their vehicle is; 2. They believe that the yellow line in the middle of the road is simply a decoration; and 3. They believe that since they have a large vehicle they are entitled to at least 3/4 of the road.
04-14-2008, 11:54 PM
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Dont know whether you just curbed it or actually bent the wheel but these are very hard to have fixed correctly. Only thing you really can have done is send it to have the outer lip replaced, ballpark around $400 as long as only outer lip, any more and it's toast. Best thing is to just bite the bullet and buy a new one and put the other one in the house for some automotive art. You should be able to find a replacment for around $1000-$1100 for a new one.
04-15-2008, 12:22 AM
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04-15-2008, 03:11 AM
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Used these guys recently and was impressed: http://www.mobilewheelrepair.com/usa..._delaware.html
They came to my house with a little trailer in tow which turned out to be a mobile alloy wheel shop. Small but full of tools and machinery that he said fixes everything except badly bent rims.
They came to my house with a little trailer in tow which turned out to be a mobile alloy wheel shop. Small but full of tools and machinery that he said fixes everything except badly bent rims.
04-15-2008, 08:55 AM
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Dont know whether you just curbed it or actually bent the wheel but these are very hard to have fixed correctly. Only thing you really can have done is send it to have the outer lip replaced, ballpark around $400 as long as only outer lip, any more and it's toast. Best thing is to just bite the bullet and buy a new one and put the other one in the house for some automotive art. You should be able to find a replacment for around $1000-$1100 for a new one.
run me into curbs in DC on three different occasions now. Each time it caused varying degrees of curb rash on my wheels. Twice it damaged the BBS RS-GTs that I had on my 996. The local wheel doctor reparied them for less than $150 per wheel ($120 IIRC) and I would defy you to tell that the wheel had been repaired. Perfect. So if someone is charging you $400 to repair curb rash on the outer lip they are ripping you off bigtime.
04-15-2008, 09:04 AM
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Used these guys recently and was impressed: http://www.mobilewheelrepair.com/usa..._delaware.html
They came to my house with a little trailer in tow which turned out to be a mobile alloy wheel shop. Small but full of tools and machinery that he said fixes everything except badly bent rims.
They came to my house with a little trailer in tow which turned out to be a mobile alloy wheel shop. Small but full of tools and machinery that he said fixes everything except badly bent rims.
04-15-2008, 09:05 AM
#23
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Dont know whether you just curbed it or actually bent the wheel but these are very hard to have fixed correctly. Only thing you really can have done is send it to have the outer lip replaced, ballpark around $400 as long as only outer lip, any more and it's toast. Best thing is to just bite the bullet and buy a new one and put the other one in the house for some automotive art. You should be able to find a replacment for around $1000-$1100 for a new one.
04-15-2008, 09:09 AM
#24
Although I do not know these guys, this is the type of place to use . . . one tip is to ask your dealer who they use. The really good wheel repairers serve dealers first. How do you think all of the rims on the used cars they have look so good?
04-15-2008, 09:31 AM
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don't even think about separating the rim. no need whatsoever. Plenty of places that can easily repair curb rash.
Although I do not know these guys, this is the type of place to use . . . one tip is to ask your dealer who they use. The really good wheel repairers serve dealers first. How do you think all of the rims on the used cars they have look so good?
Although I do not know these guys, this is the type of place to use . . . one tip is to ask your dealer who they use. The really good wheel repairers serve dealers first. How do you think all of the rims on the used cars they have look so good?
04-15-2008, 09:54 AM
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I would use the mobile guys for superficial touchups, but not for a bent rim. When I was into racing, I was often damaging my wheels, and I would always take them to the "Ole Wheel Shop" in MD." They advertise in AutoWeek. It's been a few years since I took a wheel there for repair, but my recollection is that they use to charge around $125 for a wheel repair which included repainting the entire wheel as well as balancing the wheel.
04-15-2008, 01:17 PM
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...some old man in a Chrysler Concord needed two lanes (His and mine) to make a left hand turn where I was making a right (No stop sign for me). Well, I notice he's a bit in my lane as I start to turn and realize that he's coming ALL the way into my lane (I guess he wanted to hit the apex) and I was forced to either lose a mirror (Or my rear quarter panel) or jerk my car into the curb...
04-15-2008, 01:21 PM
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It was defensive driving. In fact, if I had not raced cars, I probably would have been hit full on.
In my case, this has happened when I was in traffic circles that have three lanes side by side. In both instances, I was in the outside lane, which has about a 5" stone curb. The idiot in the middle lane enters the outside lane at the exit of the circle, despite the painted lane indicators. I can't brake in time to avoid a hit, so I hit the horn and then accelerate (with sport exhaust -- loud pipes save lives) so they can see you, get scared, and jerk the wheel back into their lane. Once someone enters your lane by 1 1/2', you thank your stars that you get out of the situation with only a minor curb rash that costs about $120 to repair. I would think my driving should be commended under the circumstances.
P.S. In two cases the drivers were elderly. Maybe they should no longer be driving. In the third case it was a younger guy who practically road raged on me for "scaring" him. I told him he would have been a lot more scared had he hit me and received the bill for reparing the side of my Porsche. I also said that if he didn't shut his fat trap now I would send him a bill for repairing my $2,000 rims. He shut up and drove off rather quickly.
04-15-2008, 01:22 PM
#29
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Gawd .... the exact same thing happened to me. A few years ago in my 86-911 an only man hit me, I was on the outside of a 2 right turn lane and he just plowed into me, I was so pissed...
04-15-2008, 01:53 PM
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