Damage to Rims

arden · 11-09-2004, 02:30 PM

well it had to happen sometime.
got a new mod to boast about.
kerb rash. :evil:
went to park car in city and whuska, left rim scrapes kerb.
the sound was awful.......im still devastated.
its not bad.....should take some photos later.
its right on the edge.,
anyone got suggestions in a D.I.Y
fine sandpaper, then putty,and find some matching touch up paint???

arden · 11-09-2004, 02:49 PM

twilightprotege · 11-09-2004, 03:13 PM

damn!

i remember when i had a close encounter of the kurb kind with my civic i just painted over the rash and it looked ok. couldnt tell any damage from a distance

arden · 11-09-2004, 03:16 PM

yeh damn indeed.
went shoppin b4, and from afar u cant really tell.....

lamby1986 · 11-09-2004, 08:58 PM

pfft. unnoticeable, esp at speed [speed not speeding]
a rub and paint sounds like the plan if you want to do it

Zed · 13-09-2004, 11:11 AM

Man that sucks!

OT - but what lug nuts are you using there?

arden · 13-09-2004, 12:52 PM

lugs nuts.
VERY hard to get decent ones in oz.
im lookin at o/s at the moment for good ones.
I got a set of 4 locknuts from bob jane I think.
And the other ones which need a hex key to remove, $40 for box of 25.

twilightprotege · 13-09-2004, 01:07 PM

i was thinking of eventually getting the light weight ones from corksport. they look alright

arden · 13-09-2004, 01:11 PM

ah sweet, didnt know they had them, could come in handy since im goin to get the bezel from them!

twilightprotege · 13-09-2004, 01:42 PM

yeah you might as well get a few things at once from them...

platypus · 13-09-2004, 05:50 PM

oh i see you have decided to join club AHB11M!!!!

Red Frog · 13-09-2004, 09:35 PM

hehehe now all he needs is a jeep up his front and a 4wd up his bum, a retaining wall in the drivers side, and his housemate to nick his no. plates and get caught! did i miss out nething, or is that everything you need to join jynxed club AHB11M? :roll:

platypus · 13-09-2004, 09:45 PM

naaa he has a thing for taxis

Red Frog · 13-09-2004, 09:55 PM

oh okay. so you've got a thing for 4wds, sabrelli has a thing for taxis AND buses, rite?

arden · 13-09-2004, 11:06 PM

and u cant forget TRUCKS!!!!!!!!

GrimReaper · 15-09-2004, 02:48 AM

Quote:

painted over the rash and it looked ok. couldnt tell any damage from a distance

i would take the rim to a dealer.... some of they have the tools to to a proper job with fixing the rim.
they fill the scraches with metal, and sands it down, and make the rim as good as new.

grim

jcywong · 15-09-2004, 11:42 AM

just for ur information, i got those set of light weight lugs from corksport
but key has been cracked so easily and it toke me for an hour to remake the key to get those nuts out.

twilightprotege · 15-09-2004, 12:19 PM

damn! just a poor key or were you a bit angry with it?

jcywong · 15-09-2004, 10:03 PM

i think it's the problem with the key
also please don't be misleaded by the claim that it's so much lighter, 60g down to 25g
mazda nuts weight only 30g so will only be 5g lighter

arden · 15-09-2004, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jcywong

i think it's the problem with the key
also please don't be misleaded by the claim that it's so much lighter, 60g down to 25g
mazda nuts weight only 30g so will only be 5g lighter

u know of any decent locknuts?

11-09-2004, 02:30 PM	#1
arden Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sydney Car: Suby Posts: 1,280 View Photos By: arden	Damage to Rims well it had to happen sometime. got a new mod to boast about. kerb rash. :evil: went to park car in city and whuska, left rim scrapes kerb. the sound was awful.......im still devastated. its not bad.....should take some photos later. its right on the edge., anyone got suggestions in a D.I.Y fine sandpaper, then putty,and find some matching touch up paint???

11-09-2004, 03:16 PM	#4
arden Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sydney Car: Suby Posts: 1,280 View Photos By: arden	yeh damn indeed. went shoppin b4, and from afar u cant really tell..... __________________

11-09-2004, 08:58 PM	#5
lamby1986 AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Glenbrook NSW Car: wrx Posts: 484	pfft. unnoticeable, esp at speed [speed not speeding] a rub and paint sounds like the plan if you want to do it __________________ #25 most posts! Mod list: painted black calipers, 14' alloys, dash mat!

13-09-2004, 11:11 AM	#6
Zed SQL SP20 Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sydney, NSW Car: 2003 323 Astina SP20 Posts: 190 View Photos By: Zed	Man that sucks! OT - but what lug nuts are you using there? __________________ Alpine - AVI - JL Audio - Image Dynamics - Coustic - Audiocontrol Dynamat - Focal - Streetwires David Navone Engineering

13-09-2004, 12:52 PM	#7
arden Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sydney Car: Suby Posts: 1,280 View Photos By: arden	lugs nuts. VERY hard to get decent ones in oz. im lookin at o/s at the moment for good ones. I got a set of 4 locknuts from bob jane I think. And the other ones which need a hex key to remove, $40 for box of 25. __________________

11-09-2004, 02:49 PM	#2
arden Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sydney Car: Suby Posts: 1,280 View Photos By: arden

11-09-2004, 03:13 PM	#3
twilightprotege Driving a faster car now! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Work, always at bloody work... Car: Lotus ....... . Posts: 5,217 View Photos By: twilightprotege	damn! i remember when i had a close encounter of the kurb kind with my civic i just painted over the rash and it looked ok. couldnt tell any damage from a distance

13-09-2004, 01:07 PM	#8
twilightprotege Driving a faster car now! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Work, always at bloody work... Car: Lotus ....... . Posts: 5,217 View Photos By: twilightprotege	i was thinking of eventually getting the light weight ones from corksport. they look alright

13-09-2004, 01:11 PM	#9
arden Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sydney Car: Suby Posts: 1,280 View Photos By: arden	ah sweet, didnt know they had them, could come in handy since im goin to get the bezel from them! __________________

13-09-2004, 01:42 PM	#10
twilightprotege Driving a faster car now! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Work, always at bloody work... Car: Lotus ....... . Posts: 5,217 View Photos By: twilightprotege	yeah you might as well get a few things at once from them...

13-09-2004, 05:50 PM	#11
platypus living in the past man Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Newcastle, NSW Car: Subaru Outback 2.0 turbo Posts: 4,707	oh i see you have decided to join club AHB11M!!!! __________________ 1997 BG5 Subaru Outback - Now with STI boost...

13-09-2004, 09:35 PM	#12
Red Frog Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Shepherds Bush, London BABY Car: My feet :p Posts: 1,292	hehehe now all he needs is a jeep up his front and a 4wd up his bum, a retaining wall in the drivers side, and his housemate to nick his no. plates and get caught! did i miss out nething, or is that everything you need to join jynxed club AHB11M? :roll: __________________ I don't need drugs. I'm just high on twisties

13-09-2004, 09:45 PM	#13
platypus living in the past man Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Newcastle, NSW Car: Subaru Outback 2.0 turbo Posts: 4,707	naaa he has a thing for taxis __________________ 1997 BG5 Subaru Outback - Now with STI boost...

13-09-2004, 09:55 PM	#14
Red Frog Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Shepherds Bush, London BABY Car: My feet :p Posts: 1,292	oh okay. so you've got a thing for 4wds, sabrelli has a thing for taxis AND buses, rite? __________________ I don't need drugs. I'm just high on twisties

13-09-2004, 11:06 PM	#15
arden Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sydney Car: Suby Posts: 1,280 View Photos By: arden	and u cant forget TRUCKS!!!!!!!! __________________

15-09-2004, 11:42 AM	#17
jcywong AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sydney Car: saf Posts: 333 View Photos By: jcywong	just for ur information, i got those set of light weight lugs from corksport but key has been cracked so easily and it toke me for an hour to remake the key to get those nuts out. __________________ mY rIdE

15-09-2004, 12:19 PM	#18
twilightprotege Driving a faster car now! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Work, always at bloody work... Car: Lotus ....... . Posts: 5,217 View Photos By: twilightprotege	damn! just a poor key or were you a bit angry with it?

15-09-2004, 10:03 PM	#19
jcywong AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sydney Car: saf Posts: 333 View Photos By: jcywong	i think it's the problem with the key also please don't be misleaded by the claim that it's so much lighter, 60g down to 25g mazda nuts weight only 30g so will only be 5g lighter __________________ mY rIdE

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