watch those curbs!
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watch those curbs!
This is the first car I've owned where the tire sidewalls do not extend wider than the width of the rim. Thus, a contact with a curb which might ordinarily only result in a bit of tire rub, on the RX-8 stock the rim bead will contact the curb instead of the tire.
"Noticed" this maneuvering in a parking lot. Not a catastrophe but did scrape the rim bead a little on the rear.
Note - I've got the Dunlops; don't know if the same exists for the Bridgestones...
"Noticed" this maneuvering in a parking lot. Not a catastrophe but did scrape the rim bead a little on the rear.
Note - I've got the Dunlops; don't know if the same exists for the Bridgestones...
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i did the same thing a couple of days ago, cut the turn in a bit too much and scraped it in a parking lot. Very hard to notice, but still bothers me. I'm extremely careful now when parrallel parking also. what would be a good size tire for the stock rim so that this wouldn't happen?
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yea on a side not to thread jack but watch the front air dam when parking in a spot with the concrete slab at the end. i drove right over one the other day and scraped the bottom of the spoiler. i backed off it right away. cant see it unless you look underneath but if you hit one hard enough you could crack it.
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Yea...I just noticed a nice long scrape on my rim...argh! Makes me nuts but what can you do.....I don't recall scraping anything and wonder if it happened when they put my winter tires on....it was so cold out (4 below) that I just did a quick glance and did not check thoroughly. I'll touch it up with some paint come spring. I noticed alot of tiny chips in paint on front end too....Mazda has crummy paint! I can't afford the $800 3M stuff yet! Oh well....just take care of her the best I can. Stay tuned took some more pics and will download them this weekend.
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Well, with the exception of Wendy it seems these probs are only with the guy drivers! I have a scratched rim from my husband backing out of a parking spot. Otherwise, my rims & air dam are fine.
Ahhhhh, that felt good.
No offense guys!
If it were the other way around you couldn't resist either!
"Hey Wendy, you did say you don't know how that happened... has your hubby driven it??"
:D
Ahhhhh, that felt good.
No offense guys!
If it were the other way around you couldn't resist either!
"Hey Wendy, you did say you don't know how that happened... has your hubby driven it??"
:D
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I've taken to backing into most parking places or simply pulling in far enough to get the tail clear of the traffic lane.
My air dam gets installed next week so there will be even less clearance than on the stock front end. So far I've only touched those concrete wheel stops once. That will hopefully be enough.
My air dam gets installed next week so there will be even less clearance than on the stock front end. So far I've only touched those concrete wheel stops once. That will hopefully be enough.
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I'm kinda glad I put the 245/40WR18's on mine. It gives me just enough sidewall for the rim protectors on the tire to do their job without giving it the fat tire look!
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on my brigdestone potenzas, the outerlip meant to protect rim did in one case save me. I rubbed curb when parallel parking, and the rim protector saved it from scraping. Depending on curb, I'm not sure how many times that protection will save me. i'd imagine one of these days, depending on how I hit it, the rim may still come in contact with curb.
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Monique...my hubby drives it once a week and when we are together!! I think he did do it......he put several dinks in my last car (5 to be exact) and is not careful at all like I am!!! I get on him when he's not careful(makes for a nice relationship) hee, hee.
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Man I sure am glad to see that I wasn't the only one to do this!
I took a right turn a little tight and scrape... About two inches long on the edge of the right rear rim.
A friend (who is very mechanically inclined) says it can be sanded & then polished out. I'll post some before/after pictures to this thread when I actually get around to doing it. I've driven much more carefully around curbs now!
I took a right turn a little tight and scrape... About two inches long on the edge of the right rear rim.
A friend (who is very mechanically inclined) says it can be sanded & then polished out. I'll post some before/after pictures to this thread when I actually get around to doing it. I've driven much more carefully around curbs now!
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GUYS don't worry ..... rims can be polished out ... they will be as good as new and it is not that $ less than 100$ or so.i don't have that prob and i have AP pak but my friend just polished his for 75 $
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Originally posted by flatso
if you do damage the wheels where is the best place to get the rim job done?
if you do damage the wheels where is the best place to get the rim job done?
anyone?
maybe I just have a sick twisted mind
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Originally posted by pmacwill
roflmao.
anyone?
maybe I just have a sick twisted mind
roflmao.
anyone?
maybe I just have a sick twisted mind
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AHH! Was driving into a Wendy's tonight, and curved around toward the ordering menu and caught the left rear tire on the curb. I have about a 3 inch scratch on the very outer part of the rim. Haven't seen it in daylight yet, but I will tomorrow.
*smacks self*
*smacks self*
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Originally posted by flatso
if you do damage the wheels where is the best place to get the rim job done?
if you do damage the wheels where is the best place to get the rim job done?
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Scuffs on the rims are gonna happen just a matter of time. I scuffed both rear rims (which are now in the front) but you really have to inspect to notice them. The scuffs don't seem to show in my sig pics.
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Originally posted by winter
I forget the name, but I've heard there's a pretty good place on Castro street in San Francisco. Then again, the guy giving the recommendation was kind of weird... he was obsessed with the back doors on the car, insisting they've be good for taking back roads. I didn't really understand, but he complimented my differential so I suppose he can't be too bad.
I forget the name, but I've heard there's a pretty good place on Castro street in San Francisco. Then again, the guy giving the recommendation was kind of weird... he was obsessed with the back doors on the car, insisting they've be good for taking back roads. I didn't really understand, but he complimented my differential so I suppose he can't be too bad.
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boy im glad im not the only one who has scraped rims. i did mine in the drive through at he bank.when i got out and looked i felt my car was ruined. you reallyhave to look to see the damage but i know its there. sucks. if anyone knows how to polish out please post.
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Rim
I scraped one of mine a couple of weeks ago. I am too **** so I had to go buy a new one from the dealer. It cost me $286. Although for me it is piece of mind that there is nothing wrong with the rim.