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Just after one week after receiving my new Tig, I've hit a curb while navigating a very tight car park, initially thought I just hit the tyres but somehow it did quite rash on it
Need your guys thoughts if this can be repaired easily or if I need to replace the rim? Am curious to find out how much the Suzuka rim costs.
Just after one week after receiving my new Tig, I've hit a curb while navigating a very tight car park, initially thought I just hit the tyres but somehow it did quite rash on it
Need your guys thoughts if this can be repaired easily or if I need to replace the rim? Am curious to find out how much the Suzuka rim costs.
P.S. heart still aching
That should be repairable. Need to take it somewhere to get the tyre stripped, machine the face, re-apply clear coat and refit and balance the tyre.
It’s not a cheap exercise but a lot less than a new rim. Generally only have to replace rims when they are buckled or have taken a big hit and created a flat spot/gone out of shape.
It won't be cheap. To fix this properly will be ~$400 due to all the processes involved. That's the problem with machined face wheels. They are very expensive to repair. It's not like painted wheels that can just be sanded back, filled and repainted.
You may find it's just about the same $ to get all 4 wheels painted - if you wanted to go black like the Wolfy.... personal choice of course.
Otherwise you can look to see if you can find a single rim being sold. I have seen the odd set come up but not many people would be willing to split a set unless there's one with significant damage.
Take advantage and hide those Suzukas in black, or better yet - a much nicer set from something in this thread.
As tigger said, look for single rims being sold, they seem to come up pretty often via wreckers or people making wise choices and ridding themselves of these wheels.. the dealer price will hurt a lot more than that rash did!
--- FS: 2016 Golf GTI 40 years, white, DSG, 18,xxxkm ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 Audi SQ5 | 2016 Golf GTI CS + OZ UL HLTs | Retired: 2018 Audi RS3 sportback + OZ Leggera HLTs
2017 Golf R Wolfsburg Sportwagen | 2016 BMW 340i + M-Performance tune/exhaust | 2015 Audi S3 sedan
2014 Golf GTI + OZ Leggera HLTs | 2012 Polo 77TSI (hers) | 2010 Golf GTI Stage 2 + OZ ST LMs
I'm typically not a fan of all black, but damn that's a good looking setup.
Also, i'm a massive sucker for concave rims.
Agreed, and agreed.
I don't mind concave for some aggressiveness, it can be achieved on the Tig without needing to be to extreme fitment wise because of the extra width and lower offsets the stock car can take compared to the Golfers. The flipside is it looks ridiculous unless you're willing to also drop a reasonable amount. If not I'd stick with something flatter.
--- FS: 2016 Golf GTI 40 years, white, DSG, 18,xxxkm ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 Audi SQ5 | 2016 Golf GTI CS + OZ UL HLTs | Retired: 2018 Audi RS3 sportback + OZ Leggera HLTs
2017 Golf R Wolfsburg Sportwagen | 2016 BMW 340i + M-Performance tune/exhaust | 2015 Audi S3 sedan
2014 Golf GTI + OZ Leggera HLTs | 2012 Polo 77TSI (hers) | 2010 Golf GTI Stage 2 + OZ ST LMs
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