Curbed wheel replacement
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Went to the doctor today and was looking for "the perfect spot" and BANG ! I put a 1" rash on my rear passenger stock rim
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I would scour ebay or if you must, a dealer can probably source one albeit at a high price.
In Southern California we have a wheel repair guy who is absolutely magical (Son Tran Wheel Repair) and he does amazing work. I would go this route first before buying a replacement wheel.
In Southern California we have a wheel repair guy who is absolutely magical (Son Tran Wheel Repair) and he does amazing work. I would go this route first before buying a replacement wheel.
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Just call up your local powder costing shop.When I bought my car used the previous owner had ruined the stock rims.I took the tires and rims off put my car on jacks and took the rims in. The powder coaters I used buffed out the scratches and colour matched them to the gtr. I was pretty happy with the results don't spend $800-$1000 I spent about $300 getting the repaired
the problem isn't so much fixing the scrapes as it is matching the paint colour. not sure what's on your 2011, but i have a 2009 sport with hypersilver rims and i curbed one last month. called around to the local wheel refinishers and the best price i could find was "around $400". ouch!
apparently the hypersilver painting process involves several steps and is not easy to match. i also read somewhere that it uses a lead based translucent final coat that isn't readily available in north america (not sure how true that is).
since the scrape on my rim is at the very outer lip where it meets the tire and doesn't look TOO bad, i decided to just sand down the damaged spot myself and touch it up with a colour that's close.
do a search on the forum and you'll pull up a bunch of threads with advice on fixing it.
good luck!
apparently the hypersilver painting process involves several steps and is not easy to match. i also read somewhere that it uses a lead based translucent final coat that isn't readily available in north america (not sure how true that is).
since the scrape on my rim is at the very outer lip where it meets the tire and doesn't look TOO bad, i decided to just sand down the damaged spot myself and touch it up with a colour that's close.
do a search on the forum and you'll pull up a bunch of threads with advice on fixing it.
good luck!
You can repair it for $125 I believe... The name of the company escapes me, I haven't been on these boards for a few years... Don't buy a new rim, waste of money. Do a forum search, it will look as good as new, if not better.
Not sure where you are located, but up in the Boston, MA area there is a shop called Rimpro, they will sand the wheel down to bare metal, fill any spots that need it and repaint to match stock and it will cost less than the price of a replacement wheel.
I'm sure there must be something like this near most major cities.
I'm sure there must be something like this near most major cities.
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Repair it or Craigslist to get it a set for cheap. They usually sell 2008-2011 older rims for $800-1500 with tires and get them refinished and painted or powder coated for $300-$500. It be better than paying dealer $900+ per rim.Good luck and update us.
I have had mine done on my IPL and they came out amazing. I have a deal with the dealership where I can get my rims done up to 4 times a year for the first 3 years/36,000 miles. It has already paid for it's self. If you have a good company redo your rims, they will look like brand new.
