magixpuma

and very angry at my self. and that truck

I curbed my back right wheel when i made a right turn cuz a truck was in the middle of the street i was turning on and it was dark and i was all noooooo
I Curbed my back right wheel i am shamed.

zoom44

congratulations. the first step in dealing with any problem is admitting you have one in the first place. you are now on the road to recovery

magixpuma

HAsnt anyone else every scraped a curb?

mazdaexe

yes.. and I actually scrapped my TE37s, so sad.
I always have been very careful about curbing my rims, dont know why that time, I just wasnt paying attention. ::::::::::::::::::[

magixpuma

just the stock wheels but it makes me sad to see that that happened. Isnt it also terrible allignment wise? and no i m not a women driver
I blame it on trucks who think the middle of the road is there lane WTF

Cattywampus

Nope^^^^ I am not a female......I say that because the only 2 people I knew that curbed a rim were girls. Sorry. I feel your pain. Was the rim chrome or aftermarket? :D :D

Cattywampus

I am a dork. I keep screwing up my posts. Don't mind me

StewC625

I managed to not ding the wheels on my Acura TL-S for four years and I'm not about to start now!!!

G8rboy

or blame it on the 17y/o behind the wheel...

magixpuma

you can do that all you want. But, its a semi busy backroadunusally small backroad.
That people although not illegal to park on the people who live on the corner's park there cars right around the turn. so 3 feet into the road its a firebird and a neon that you need to swerve and avoid as you make that turn so its not really the trucks fault its in the middle, its that ppl just park there cars in the street where (they can) but really shouldnt not.
But seriously G8rboy thanks for genaralizing me I appreciate it.

magixpuma

and by the way couldnt i have just made a simple mistake. Very harsh ppl on this board; you guys rarley let me forget that.

G8rboy

Sorry, but I say it because most of us made similar mistakes during the first couple years of driving. At your age I drove a RWD car with way to much power for me and did something very similar when I took a corner not expecting a parked car... but unfortunately the part of the curb I hit was a sewer drain opening, cracking the rim, tearing the tire, and slightly bending the frame. I eventually learned to slow down a bit and become much more aware of everything around me. The good thing as you get older and you get more miles under your belt you start anticipating instead of reacting.

shelleys_man_06

Haha. I curbed my rear left wheel and now it's permanently scratched. **** happens, and I prefer to add these blemishes to my list of battle scars, bird poop not included.

Johnnyma45

I hit a low curb that I completely did not see...took chunks out of both right tires, and scarred the rims slightly. It hit so hard I thought the front end came off...however I bought the tire/wheel extra warranty from dealer for about $500 so they replaced the tires for free. Already made the money back, in 2 months of ownership! No excuse for idiot driving though...

penman

Same - hit a low curb with my back right wheel - was going very slow though, just didn't see it. Doesn't appear to be any harm luckily heh. And i'm 37 and male. Sh*t happens...

swoope

iTrader: (5)

been there done that, got the driver side rear. sunlight silver touch up paint is your friend.

beers

magixpuma

Sorry for snapping at you, And let it be clear it was raining and at night and i was going well below the speed limit.

magixpuma

I also opted for the tire and wheel warranty. its only a 4 inch scratch on the rim should i act on it or wait for something bit more drastic

Johnnyma45

They actually wouldn't replace the rim, even though I expressed concern about them. What they go by, and how they pointed out to me in the brochure, is that if "loss of tire pressure occurs do to inability to seal" between either the tire or the rim, that's what's covered. (Actually, they were about to let me drive out of there with the gouges in my tire, claiming no air was leaking. I could put my finger through the gouged out portion, even though it hadn't breached the inside wall, so air was good. I threw a fit and they finally replaced both tires.) I knew the rim was ok, just scarred slightly.

magixpuma

Thanks for teh reply i appreciate it. But now im, having more probs check out my other thread