Rim damage from curb

[DevilDog]

Personally, I'd order a new rim. Stuff like that drives me crazy. I wouldn't be able to sleep at night knowing I had a scratched rim.

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[Zig]

Your curb feeler subscription is about to expire.

Just need to relocate and aim the cross traffic sensors, could even potentially cause a mirror camera to activate.

 

[Mac462]

I scuffed both front rims on my DH. Had a 2012 and never curbed it of course.
Local shop charged me $260 to repair both (including R&R). I can’t tell where they were repaired. Looks like new. I’d find a good shop to repair before I’d buy new rims.

 

[glenng6]

Cauf E. Bean,
I also use convex mirrors. I install them on all my cars and have done so since my 1964 Chevy Impala SS . The ones I installed on my Stang are actually frameless. In the attached picture, it appears there is a frame, but it is just the edge of the mirror. As you can see, there is plenty of usable space for normal viewing, and if mounted as I have, the blind spot indicator is not an issue. If you haven't used them before, you can't imagine how useful they can be. It really gives you a great view, including the lane next to you. I will say you have to train yourself; in my case, I look at the convex mirror first and then the normal view. But then again, I trained myself 61 years ago. If parallel parking is a concern, I set my #2 driver profile to lower my mirrors, and the convex mirrors help with that as well. Glenn

 

[glenng6]

Personally, I'd order a new rim. Stuff like that drives me crazy. I wouldn't be able to sleep at night knowing I had a scratched rim.

I marred the very outside edge of one of my rims. I thought I might need to see a shrink but after a couple of weeks I got over it. I will get it repaired in the Spring. Glenn

 

[Paul's stable]

Between knowing how to drive with mirrors and blind spot indicators on the mirrors I find there is no need for these. If they help you then use them.

 

[smurfslayer]

A neighbor was painting his nice chrome rims Black. I asked him why. He said they looked cool. I said to myself, Where's ICE when you need them? Go natural.

Black rims matter

 

[Cucurú]

Black rims matter

Maybe I should've asked him if he likes those fake bullet stickers. I could've told him I could give him real ones in the calber of his choice. He could use them to grate cheese for his .

 

[Will2]

Ford used to include a convex mirror portion on Mustangs standard.

They also had driver-facing LED turn signals in the hood vents of 2016 Mustang GTs standard. And LED lighting in the auto transmission stalk to show D R N etc. And paddle shifters on Ecoboosts standard until 2021.

As someone who has been following Mustangs over the past decade, just feels like they're stripping away and cutting corners

 

[Wiley Marmot]

Depends on how bad the scuff/scrape is. I had a minor one on one of the Sparcos on my RS, and used a wide tipped black Sharpie twice a year to keep it covered up. Two coats.

 

[LouG]

My Toyota 86 had silver alloy rims with black spokes, I could tidy up kerbing marks with a dremel and it looked OK. The next car had copper faced spokes and rims, really hard to match. So I was super careful and never kerbed them. I then sold that car to a mate and when we next visited he'd
seriously gouged both front wheels. I nearly cried.

 

[glenng6]

Depends on how bad the scuff/scrape is. I had a minor one on one of the Sparcos on my RS, and used a wide tipped black Sharpie twice a year to keep it covered up. Two coats.

I need silver but will give it a try. Thanks for the suggestion! Glenn

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