Curb Rashed My Wheel

[Bald Guy]

It's not as bad as it sounds but it's there slightly. Wheels are dirty and you probably can't see it as good. I must have gotten too close to a curb of course despite being as careful as possible with these fancy cars.

I'll see if I can post up a picture or two later on when I come back to the car. Just thought I'd vent out for now.

I understand there are options to fix it up but it's really not too bad. Just a heads up to be very careful, everyone. There's only so much you can do and it's just part of the game. ; )

 

[CSX]

There are few worse feelings I've had than the few times I was backing into a spot against a curb and felt (or heard) that sudden resistance that indicates "yeah buddy, you cut in way too close this time" - most times there's just the right angle or enough sidewall to prevent wheel damage but I'm sure it's happened to us all.

Any competent wheel repair shop should be able to fix it right up with minimal, if any, noticeable difference. I personally have had great luck with Allow Wheel Repair Specialists which is made up of company and franchised-owned locations nationwide. They fixed the graphite wheel on my previous CTS-V after discount tire scraped them up for me and you'd never know the difference.

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[RDATLTE]

Ironically, it's happened to me when I was trying to hug the curb to avoid a door ding.

 

[Bald Guy]

Thanks for the feedback guys. Opening post updated with a couple of pictures.

 

[rubberduck]

 

[leres]

It's been a long time since I parallel parked without lowering and using the passenger side mirror. You can't hit a curb if you can see it.

The 360-vision camera is interesting to look at when parking but my brain hasn't been calibrated yet to deal with the distortion introduced by it...