Had a small run in with the curb for the first time ever,
Had to order two new rims today.
Was ON MY WAY to the indy shop for a mirror mod LOL......
pretty obvious the front got DESTROYED, and the one in the rear enough
to be annoying as hell for eternity......but still usable...but will be replaced....the Mandrus that are
on there are only 250 a piece....
wanted to share the pix....haha....
this was the first time I have ever done that in ANY car......

live and learn eh?

Hyp, most of that should buff out

Sorry man, I know how it is to do that... SUX

Read the title and though..OH NO- HIs BRand New VOssens!!!.


I'm pretty sure for 100 bux, they can fix that..

small indeed....

LOL.....sooo glad it wasn't the others.....
I'm thinking I need to check some alignment huh

OUCH, hyp, have to wonder, is it a quality issue with the Mandrus wheel (i had considered getting them in the past as they were hubcentric etc) or did you hit that curb really hard...

Definitely check the alignment.

seems like a perfect excuse for 4 new wheels on this one doesn't it?

well, I did really nail that curb....guessing at about 15 or 20 mph....that's plenty fast....I still like the wheels...they have been great thus far.....and only 250 each......def getting the same one......for now.....

LOL, yes, it is.....but there are not even 20K on these yet,
but I have considered getting new ones all around.....the dealer would like that......which is where I'd go for an alignment anyway, might as well do it there......they put them on to begin with too, almost one year ago.....
been rotated every 5K too...
still toying with the idea of painting the OEM's black or something...
I'm having the OEM grill wrapped (I think) in some kind of CF wrap....the indy shop I like said he 'knows a guy' LOL.....if that turns out.....
would CF wrapped wheels be dumb?

OUCH ... so sorry to see that the curb won that round. Next time, make the curb pay :-)

"Was ON MY WAY to the indy shop for a mirror mod" - What mirror mods are you doing?

So sorry to hear about this... Are those low profile tires?

thanx, I actually considered taking a picture of the curb too......which got it's marks too.....

the mirror mod is siiiick..planning on taking some pictures tonight when the sun sets......it's really an amazing 'very minor' mod, but I have never seen any with this

20k miles is practically ancient for you !

you changed the 63's with only about 2k ( if that )right?
( just joking with ya ! )

Lets see those mirror mods !

Ouch! Before I entered your post the first thing I thought were the Vossens.

had just over 3K....
now they're collecting dust

i hope you're joking about the CF wrapped wheels

Wow...how big was that curb?

What tire brand, sizes were you running and at what psi?

I've jumped 6 inch curbs with my aftermarket wheels on my Lexus...and luckily no damage. This was due to having Dunlop Direzza DZ101 245/275 low profile tires and pumped up to 40 psi. These tires are made for drifting...so the sidewalls are tough as hell!!

well, I was serious,but now you have changed my mind........
I was just trying to think if something besides black you know?

conti, 245/40 with front psi at 34 and rear at 36....
didn't realize that about drifting tires, good advice thanx