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MRKNJ · 01-26-2010, 09:20 PM

Anyone have the unfortunate luck of f'ing up their rims yet? Took the car to an automatic / touchless carwash (thinking I would be saving the paint and stripes) and ended up lightly scraping two rims on a guard rail within the bay... lightly scraped the rims but of course enough to be "eating me alive." Anyone have success with repair and/or suggestions? They are polished aluminum... in central/southern NJ... Thanks!

OUR72GTO · 01-26-2010, 10:00 PM

Ebay........replacements.

Inferno2SSRS · 01-27-2010, 02:44 AM

I scraped one, but I took out the insurance and the dealership has the new rim on order.

MRKNJ · 01-27-2010, 03:03 PM

(Jim) Inferno2SSRS What kind of insurance did your dealer offer? I purchased the wheel and tire insurance, from my Chevy dealer, but it does not cover "cosmetic damage." Did you simply scrape the rim or actually damage it to where it needed to be replaced?

Inferno2SSRS · 01-28-2010, 03:04 AM

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Originally Posted by MRKNJ

(Jim) Inferno2SSRS What kind of insurance did your dealer offer? I purchased the wheel and tire insurance, from my Chevy dealer, but it does not cover "cosmetic damage." Did you simply scrape the rim or actually damage it to where it needed to be replaced?

I got the full insurance package on it, it covers any type of damage as long as it comes from road hazards like pot holes and such. As long as you can say it was from a pothole your good. So I scraped one went in and told them it was from a pothole and they took a picture and said it would be in a few days. Its been a week and I'm still waiting, but I'm in no rush as long as it gets done.

eddie SS · 02-03-2010, 02:21 PM

(Jim) Inferno2SSRS, How have you been..?? Have you seen the IOM blurr zooming down Parkside Ave....???? lmao.

Iwantone2 · 02-03-2010, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by MRKNJ

Anyone have the unfortunate luck of f'ing up their rims yet? Took the car to an automatic / touchless carwash (thinking I would be saving the paint and stripes) and ended up lightly scraping two rims on a guard rail within the bay... lightly scraped the rims but of course enough to be "eating me alive." Anyone have success with repair and/or suggestions? They are polished aluminum... in central/southern NJ... Thanks!

try typing in "mobile wheel repair in____" into yahoo or something. that's what i did.

i'm in CA and i was unfortunate enough to have f'ed up my rims and found a place that came to my work and did the job. see before and after shots below:

MRKNJ · 02-03-2010, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Iwantone2

try typing in "mobile wheel repair in____" into yahoo or something. that's what i did.

i'm in CA and i was unfortunate enough to have f'ed up my rims and found a place that came to my work and did the job. see before and after shots below:

Thanks for the info. How much did you pay?

Iwantone2 · 02-03-2010, 03:25 PM

If I remember correctly, they would charge $60 per rim, but I had some damage on my rear rim as well, so he fixed both of them for $75.

Spaceballone · 02-03-2010, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by MRKNJ

Anyone have the unfortunate luck of f'ing up their rims yet? Took the car to an automatic / touchless carwash (thinking I would be saving the paint and stripes) and ended up lightly scraping two rims on a guard rail within the bay... lightly scraped the rims but of course enough to be "eating me alive." Anyone have success with repair and/or suggestions? They are polished aluminum... in central/southern NJ... Thanks!

Theres a guy in burlington that does great work. wheel works, right on rt 130. The guy there is a pro.

MRKNJ · 02-04-2010, 08:02 AM

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Theres a guy in burlington that does great work. wheel works, right on rt 130. The guy there is a pro.

Thanks spaceball... I've been to see him already... Going to be costly but everyone seems to swear by him.

Jenifers bee · 07-01-2010, 02:00 PM

Was he able to repair the polished aluminum?

camaro4mybday · 07-01-2010, 07:27 PM

wheelsamerica is the best route, there are a few of them around ive used them before and they make the wheel perfect 129 + tax if you send them the rim it self like 150 if the tire is on it with a remount and ballance

01-26-2010, 09:20 PM	#1
MRKNJ Drives: 45th Anniversary Convertible 2SS/RS Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Burlington Twsp, NJ Posts: 14 View My Garage	Wheel/Rim Damage Repair Anyone have the unfortunate luck of f'ing up their rims yet? Took the car to an automatic / touchless carwash (thinking I would be saving the paint and stripes) and ended up lightly scraping two rims on a guard rail within the bay... lightly scraped the rims but of course enough to be "eating me alive." Anyone have success with repair and/or suggestions? They are polished aluminum... in central/southern NJ... Thanks! Last edited by MRKNJ; 01-26-2010 at 09:22 PM. Reason: typo and added content

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02-03-2010, 03:25 PM	#9
Iwantone2 Voice Of The Voiceless Drives: CGM 1SS RS Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: OC Cali Posts: 9,617 View My Garage	If I remember correctly, they would charge $60 per rim, but I had some damage on my rear rim as well, so he fixed both of them for $75. __________________

07-01-2010, 02:00 PM	#12
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01-27-2010, 02:44 AM	#3
Inferno2SSRS Jim Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Orange Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New York, Staten Island Posts: 362 View My Garage	I scraped one, but I took out the insurance and the dealership has the new rim on order.

01-27-2010, 03:03 PM	#4
MRKNJ Drives: 45th Anniversary Convertible 2SS/RS Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Burlington Twsp, NJ Posts: 14 View My Garage	(Jim) Inferno2SSRS What kind of insurance did your dealer offer? I purchased the wheel and tire insurance, from my Chevy dealer, but it does not cover "cosmetic damage." Did you simply scrape the rim or actually damage it to where it needed to be replaced?

07-01-2010, 07:27 PM	#13
camaro4mybday "Camaro Joe" Drives: 2010 SILVER ICE 2LT/RS CAMARO Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: long island ny Posts: 2,366	wheelsamerica is the best route, there are a few of them around ive used them before and they make the wheel perfect 129 + tax if you send them the rim it self like 150 if the tire is on it with a remount and ballance

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