Thanks to the wonder full streets of Atlanta I just bent my freaking rims!!!! So I have questions. 1. Should I put the OEM's back on or can I drive around on em for a few days? 2. Should I get them fixed or new wheels and tires? 3. If I opt to get them fixed where should I go? 4. If I opt to by where or who has a good deal on wheels & tires. I thinking Edgeracing.com :dunno or if someone is looking to rid of a set? 5. Finally should I call Ga's DOT for reimbursement or should I not even bother?
1) depends on how bad they are bent and how much you travel. 2) depends on how bad they are bent and how much you travel. 3) http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=wheel+repair+shops+in+atlanta 4) see if they can be repaired and get a price on repair first. 5) :rofl: gl with that one.
1. if they aren't leaking air and aren't cracked they should be ok to use 2. get it fixed if they're fixable 3. Metro Wheels on S Cobb Dr, heard good things, but haven't used them myself 4. Buy off the boards 1st! 5. lol, the best you can do is call a dot# for reporting pot holes
What about this? http://images.google.com/images?q=R...US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi available in gold also
SOrry hear that bro. what kind of rims do you have currently? my 18" rota tarmac IIs are holding up pretty good in downtown driving so far. (Fingers crossed...)
http://www.bsa-wheels.co.uk/product...37&PHPSESSID=cf5a97d17ac9ef91a7ea338feadcaa64 Bsa Warriors 17's. The funny thing is that i don't even live down there I rarely even go down town. I just went to take the Saabaru for scheduled maintenance. One other reason to hate the Saab service dept.
Positive: Its still drivable Negative: looks like a$$ I blame it completely on you took all the good luck with you when you got out of the car last night :rofl:
Yeah I cracked a rim on Marietta St. one day on the way to a Thrashers game sucks to hear about that man +1 for Metro on S. Cobb Dr.
dang dude...that sux...sorry to hear. i know how you feel...last week i hit a big ass rock on the road and blew my tire out. no other damage besides the tire...i would have shat if one of my bbs wheels sustained any damage.
http://www.wrxatlanta.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7339&highlight=metro+wheels Metro wheels had resonable prices and did a good job on my wife's wheel. See the link for info , number, directions etc.
So I took everyones advice and im getting the wheel fixed, they said that there gonna heat the wheel up and reshape it. Im getting it done at metro wheels in Marietta. Its gonna be $149 :eek3: but.. there re-polishing the lip and cleaning the wheel. So lets see how it comes out :sx: . Before and after pics coming soon.... Thanks for the help guys!!!
Soo... I just got my wheel back and boy am I disapointed! 1st. They "lost" my number so when I didn't hear from them I called them this morning the guy was like oh "yeah its ready" ok... Strike 1 2nd. Drove almost an hour 1/2 to get to them with a headache (I love work) not there fault but when I get there it takes them like 10 min to find my invoice mean while im thinking ok this is strange? Then one of the counter people comes to me and says so the wheel looks great (sucking up) then he tells me that one of his techs accidentally cut my tire (keep in mind this wasn't the greatest tire not stick enugh) but it had only about 3000 miles on them max then he tells me that I there going to replace it for free (in my mind) DUH!! 3rd. After 15 min I go back to the counter then hes like oh the tire i pulled was a bad one (?) but I got a brand new one for you (in my mind) uh DUH!!! 4. I finally get the wheel tire after 20 min of waiting Im soo pissed I grab it and leave I look at it briefly it looks ok no more bends they cleaned the rim and the tire is a Kuhmo Estac AST $72 on tirerack.com sweet!!! sick thread pattern decent tire!! Temporary win right? KEEP READING! 5.On my almost 2hr drive back I get to thinking about different tire diameters and all the differential problems happening due to size differences ok but I was planing to sell them anyways so who cares! But.. who the hell is going to want to buy a set of 3 different types of tires! 6. THIS IS THE ONE THAT PISSED ME OFF!!! I get home and pull the tire out of the trunk guess what I notice hmmm looks dirty? I rub my fingers on them and it feels rough (deep sigh...) ok.. ill try to clean it no luck the wheel still looks like a$$ So I ask you my fellow WRXATLANTA brothers and sisters what the hell do I do now? Sure I can bitch them out but I prob end up driving back down there and then they clean it oh Hell no gas waste! I ask for some or all my money back I mean they don't know that I am buying new tires so when I explain to them why they are useless to me its true. I mean I going to catch hell to sell them now but... theres still Importatlanta they will buy anything!!! 1.So should I call or not 2. Ask for some all my money back? 3. Who need tires really cheap and or where can I sell them? Ok finger typing time out know!
damn. sorry you had a bad experience there. I would defnitely call them up and see what they are gonna do... Let them know that the work is not up to par with what you have heard about there shop etc...
Why would you spend $150 to fix a single wheel when you can get a whole set on ebay for less than $350? You should of just ordered a new wheel.