So last night while driving on the great roads of FL I suddenly came upon this pothole and bent BOTH pass side rims to the point where they wont' hold air! I tried fixing them to hold to get home but would not work...so now it's time to order 2 new rims tomorrow! So she's in the lot for a few days till i get that damn wheels(gotta order tomorrow)

Pothole and flatbed below!

 

oh btw that hole in the pic does not look that bad but it's damn near a foot deep! 2am pitch black last night hid it and never saw it!

 

thats why i laugh at all the ricers with low profile tires on the rx-8. You all need to get a lift kit and 26" tires like me. Never had to worry about curbs or potholes.

 

damn! im sorry man. you may not have to order new rims. there are shops that can fix rims that are bent. however it may just be easier to replace them. i dont know how much they were.

 

yeah I know there is a few arund that fix them but one DEFINATELY has to be replaced because it's starting to crack..the other is not bad but will give a real nice vibration so prob just replace them both they were 200 a piece when i bought them but now they are 130 for the silver,black,gunmetal and chrome are not on the website where I got them from so i'm pretty sure they are special order(they were when i orderd them last march) so they might b more but wont know till tomorrow...if they happen to be discontined I'll have to try and figure what different wheels I want? But I'll worry about that then!

 

That pot hole looks like a huge foot print. Are you going to get new wheels altogether or get replacements for what you have?

 

srupid borrowing owls!

 

Eeeewwwwwwww......that blows!

Possible sinkhole in the making?

 

can't you file a claim to have the county / city pay for the wheels? Even here in California you can do that if it's a pothole in the road that caused damage to your vehicle.

sorry to hear about the car.

 

that sucks!!! nice chromers btw.

 

that sucks man, GL.

 

damn that sucks!

 

i would explore that option, jedi may be on to something. i know that if you jump thru all the hoops here in my town, they will pay to have your tire replaced if you get a nail from their highway construction

 

If going to try to make the city pay for the repairs, i would go take a picture of the pothole, like you have done, but with a ruler in the hole to show how deep it is.

 

^ sweet avatar

 

definatly make a couple calls to find out if the state or county or city will be able to pay for all or some of the cost of damage toy our car. sorry to hear about your loss though. makes for a tough day.

 

You may not have bent rims.

Just broke the seal on the tire.

Good Luck

 

well I have filed a complaint with the city they are sending me a claims form to start the paperwork...they def are bent I've had them both off they are bent so bad that i can't get them to hold air and can t get them back to where they will.....

For the bad news those wheels I have now are discontinued(still checking to make sure there are none anywhere) so it looks like I will have to pay for a whole new set(except they state/city may pay for 2 of them!)

Now what do you all think I should go with if I get a whole new set...I like those wheels alot what a bout the same wheels with a glossy black and chrome lip??? Good bad too common open to any comments.

 

Very sorry to hear that 04', bent a few rims on potholes myself over the years. Some just can't be seen or avoided.

I tried to legally contest one and even tho' in a habitually recurring area, the city's attorney basically gave me the 'act of god' defense.

So I guess the thread title would be the polar opposite of the song "On the Road Again?"