Rim damage / Curb rash

[1twojay]

I know alot of people have aftermarket wheels on. My question is if you guys find it possible to keep your rims damage free.

I've had my 18's for less than week, and I already have slight curb rashes along the very sides ( where the tire touches the rim itself ) , on each of the 4 wheels. You have to be close to see it but its there.

The roads are really bad here, but I've been driving very carefully. Same thing when parking I keep it pretty far from the sidewalk. I just have no idea how rims can be scratched so easily.

[motorthings]

i keep my mirror switch set to the right, and tilt the mirror down whenever i am parallel parking. i am anal about my hfp wheels, and so far so good.

[PeterC.]

Originally Posted by 1twojay

I know alot of people have aftermarket wheels on. My question is if you guys find it possible to keep your rims damage free.

I've had my 18's for less than week, and I already have slight curb rashes along the very sides ( where the tire touches the rim itself ) , on each of the 4 wheels. You have to be close to see it but its there.

The roads are really bad here, but I've been driving very carefully. Same thing when parking I keep it pretty far from the sidewalk. I just have no idea how rims can be scratched so easily.

Sounds like the tire mounting machine scratched your wheels.

[1twojay]

Originally Posted by PeterC.

Sounds like the tire mounting machine scratched your wheels.

Anyway to tell if the damage is from the mounting machine or otherwise?

[Civic$peed]

hey i work at a tireshop and if all the rims are scrached excatly the same, with small not deep srcapes from a curb the the tire man who mounted those scrached tire the bar across the tops of all of them when mounting the low pros

[honda06si]

if they are bad try this

http://bmwtips.com/tipsntricks/wheel...uff-repair.htm

[1twojay]

Originally Posted by Civic$peed

hey i work at a tireshop and if all the rims are scrached excatly the same, with small not deep srcapes from a curb the the tire man who mounted those scrached tire the bar across the tops of all of them when mounting the low pros

Thanks, I believe thats what happened. Because the scratches aren't deep but run a couple inches long around the top of each rim.

I'm gonna go back and see what they say.