Ding on lip of Wheel
07-13-2010, 02:07 AM
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2008 Sport C-300, 2003 Accord Coupe V6
Ding on lip of Wheel
Is it possible to have pebbles leaving little dings on the lip of your rims? My rear wheels (CL63 Monarch) have about 3.5" lip, and I found a few ding/dents the size of small pebbles. I'm not sure how it got there.
07-13-2010, 12:03 PM
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Mercedes C300 Sport, BMW 745Li, VW Mk6 Golf TDI
When you say ding...do you mean chip or is there an actual dent in your rims? Quality wheels should not dent, but finish (such as chrome) can chip off.
07-13-2010, 12:20 PM
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2012 C250 Coupe
On my stock c300 sport rims I have tons of scratches and chrome coming off at only 13k miles... I am pretty pissed, my infiniti never had any of these symptoms. And to make matters worse, I also have some "dings" but I would call them instead pitting in the wheels.
07-13-2010, 11:58 PM
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'08 C300 Lux Barolo Red Beige Leather P2 MM 18" wheels '84 944
Thrown back by the front wheels. My 18" rears have a few small nicks on the spokes from this.
07-14-2010, 01:21 AM
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07-14-2010, 01:45 AM
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Do you use mudflaps in Northern America ?.
They deflect a lot of stones from bodywork & rear wheels.
They deflect a lot of stones from bodywork & rear wheels.
07-14-2010, 02:42 PM
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It's a quality issue. Lips are susceptible to damage in the first place.
IMO, when it comes to wheels over 16" nothing but forged makes sense from perspective of: safety, appearance, longevity, performance.
IMO, when it comes to wheels over 16" nothing but forged makes sense from perspective of: safety, appearance, longevity, performance.
