Slid my prized Celi into a curb... :(

[IRL]

And now the damn front right rim is scratched about 5-6inches wide! :(

Damn snow, and I was only travelling at 30km/h! I tried to turn, it wouldnt...I tried everything possible as I was sliding for a good 15-20feet...end result, scratched rim.

Is there anything I can do to fix this? Any products, or shops around that deal with this?

Thanks!

[BRAK]

at least its only the rim ..... especialy if its stock rims, you can get a replacement real cheap. I would be jumpin for joy if i hit somethin and it only touched the rim :-)

[2kgtx]

I would use this as a way to justify buying new rims

[djm221]

If you want to buy a new stock rim, don't go to the Toyota dealership, because then you'd be paying over $300. Try finding some for sale on these sites, or a junkyard, plenty of dumb ****s are crashing these Celicas.
Or you could use equip these rims with winter tires, and get a new set of rims. Seeing as you are in Canada, that would be a good idea. This car is great with the stock summer tires, but obviously they suck extreme ass in the snow, and the rain for that matter.

[IcedOut]

wow, thats weird, almost the same thing happened to me, but i slid straight onto and over the curb... the only thing that happened though is that there is a scratch mark on the bottom in the front, rite where there is that metal piece in the middle of the car, other than that, i had to inflate the tires again, i dont know if me hitting the curb made the tires go down or if it was the cold weather

[mickey513]

Originally posted by IRL
And now the damn front right rim is scratched about 5-6inches wide! :(

Damn snow, and I was only travelling at 30km/h! I tried to turn, it wouldnt...I tried everything possible as I was sliding for a good 15-20feet...end result, scratched rim.

Is there anything I can do to fix this? Any products, or shops around that deal with this?

Thanks!

I know how you feel, I slid my Celica once in rain and it hit the curb pretty hard too. Round up with a scratched almost as wide as yours. Aftering hitting the curve, I thought my suspension might be messed up or worst because the steering wheel felt wobbly, alignment was messed up and so forth.

Luckily for me, only thing happen was that I needed to get the wheel that hit the curve rebalance and retorque. No damage to the car.

[roaf85]

Look at this crap! This crap from a dip in the parking lot at school. 100 bucks to get it fixed.

[FriedRice]

roaf... what part of the celica is that? im trying to figure out and its really bugging me that i dunno what it is.. haha... im a shameful ignorant board wh0re.

[Youngen]

Its the back right corner, I don't even have mine yet and I know this... scary eh?? if I saw you do that I would have slapped you upside your head. Ya don't buy them from Dealer... way too overpriced. Ebay is easy to get stuff off of.