[Zippster]

Originally Posted by richinla

It is HARD to match the tint... my wheel and tire warranty paid for itself when after two repairs to fix the same issue, they finally authorized a replacement rear wheel on my M2. I was not going to settle with one that was not fixed properly.

Really, I thought the warranty that you purchased was for pot hole damage, so it covers curb damage as well?

[CosmosMpower]

Originally Posted by richinla

It is HARD to match the tint... my wheel and tire warranty paid for itself when after two repairs to fix the same issue, they finally authorized a replacement rear wheel on my M2. I was not going to settle with one that was not fixed properly.

Would you happen to have some pics of the repair before and after especially showing the bad color match?

[J.M]

happened the same to me yesterday... SHEEEEEIT!

[WheelsBoutique]

For those looking for a great alternative to repairing your OEM wheels these HRE FF01's start at $625 per wheel for the M2. PM me for more info.

[J.M]

Originally Posted by WheelsBoutique

For those looking for a great alternative to repairing your OEM wheels these HRE FF01's start at $625 per wheel for the M2. PM me for more info.

[CosmosMpower]

LOL 625 a wheel to replace an oem wheel?

[MR.]

Originally Posted by WheelsBoutique

For those looking for a great alternative to repairing your OEM wheels these HRE FF01's start at $625 per wheel for the M2. PM me for more info.

Uh.....

MR

[Artemis]

Joined the Rim Rash Club...

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Top comments:

Originally Posted by Hello World

So I caught a curb on a traffic circle on day 2 of ownership.

Originally Posted by Nex

I don't think anyone can beat my record. I curbed my rim pulling out of the Welt parking garage with less than 2 km on the car

Originally Posted by Nine Lives

Update for anybody in the future:
It turns out that the 437 is a combination of a painted and diamond cut/finished wheel.
What looks like the Grey portion is actually the diamond polished part which has been coated with a tinted lacquer.The black is obviously painted.
I've been fortunate enough to find somebody who knows what they're doing.The whole process took a couple of hours and the finish is flawless.

[MrKepan]

will going with 255/275 tires help with the situation?

[ags28]

After a month of M2 ownership, I managed to get some road rash. After the obligatory profanity laced tirade, I smoothed it out with a Scotchbrite pad and it really does look a lot better. Not a professional repair job, but pretty good. If you aren't looking for it, you probably would never notice it.

[lamh]

my heart is still aching after curbing mine today...only 2 weeks out
the reverse tilting mirror was actually what gave me more confidence than I should have had, nobody's fault but mine.

asked around for some quotes for repair and I'm getting costs between CAD$200-$375 because of the tinted clear. It hurts.

[M2LA]

[QUOTE=lamh;22433868]my heart is still aching after curbing mine today...only 2 weeks out
the reverse tilting mirror was actually what gave me more confidence than I should have had, nobody's fault but mine.

asked around for some quotes for repair and I'm getting costs between CAD$200-$375 because of the tinted clear. It hurts.

I just paid $ 100 and there is no way to tell a repair has been done. but LA is a long way to drive for a wheel repair.

[Bazgab]

It really does sucks. I need to get both of my right side wheels repaired. I curbed the front right wheel the 2nd day I had my car, tears were shed. Back right wheel happened within the first 3 weeks. I got used to the width of the car now so no more close calls. I have a wheel repair place the I have used in the past that does good work so just need to drop by there sometime. I was trying to decide if I wanted to wait until I get some slightly wider Michelin P4S tires to replace my Contis as a little extra insurance.