Rim Problem Help
11-24-2015, 09:37 PM
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Rim Problem Help
Hi,
I own a 2013 c300 w204. I randomly woke up one morning and saw these tiny scratches all around my two front rims. There not deep and don't know how they got there and look terrible. What do I do, please help.
I own a 2013 c300 w204. I randomly woke up one morning and saw these tiny scratches all around my two front rims. There not deep and don't know how they got there and look terrible. What do I do, please help.
11-25-2015, 07:32 AM
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Looks like curb rash to me. Not much to do other than replacing rims.
11-25-2015, 09:48 AM
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Replacing the rims might be a bit over-zealous. Check around with body shops and dealers - there are shops that specialize in refinishing alloy wheels. As long as the wheels are not cracked (and even sometimes if they are) the shop can refinish your wheels to look like new, at a fraction of the cost of most new wheels.
My dealer charges about $200 (in Chicago) to refinish a wheel, but there are shops in the area that will do them for around $150.
My dealer charges about $200 (in Chicago) to refinish a wheel, but there are shops in the area that will do them for around $150.
11-25-2015, 09:57 AM
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Replacing the rims might be a bit over-zealous. Check around with body shops and dealers - there are shops that specialize in refinishing alloy wheels. As long as the wheels are not cracked (and even sometimes if they are) the shop can refinish your wheels to look like new, at a fraction of the cost of most new wheels.
My dealer charges about $200 (in Chicago) to refinish a wheel, but there are shops in the area that will do them for around $150.
My dealer charges about $200 (in Chicago) to refinish a wheel, but there are shops in the area that will do them for around $150.
12-02-2015, 02:52 AM
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or, if you don't want to spend the money on hiring someone, you can always refurbish them yourself. If the scratches aren't too deep, you can use different grit sandpaper to smooth them down, from medium to fine grit until you feel the surface smooth and flush, then clean off the residue thoroughly and use polish to shine. then, (option) spray clear coat. that's what i did with mine, the previous owner scraped them up pretty bad, now they look flawless. Also, there are a handful of videos on youtube for tutorials on repairing alloy rims. hope this helps.
