theres a pretty nice chunk missing out of my rims...last time i let anybody in my family drive my damn car ... its down to the aluminum, i was wondering if it can be fixed, or patched... it looks like if i dont take care of it, it might start peeling or radiating...so i want to at least patch it up... any help or recomendations of what to use, or who to see...id appreciate it guys
thanks

 

if the aluminum is gouged it would have to be filled in then have the wheel painted

there was a single 18" wheel on ebay , atleast i think it was a single

 

I would try taking it to a wheel repair place to have it refinished. I know there are a few placing in the DFW area that do this type of work, so hopefully there will be some where you live in NY.

BTW your car and mine look like twins lol.

 

any idea how much that might cost...i guess i have no other options. ill look around for places and make some calls

lol sweet, well.. now urs looks a little better...unless your missing a chunk out of one of your rims as well

 

the dealership gouged one of my rims during a tire rotation. They chose to pay to have it fixed so it has to be cheaper than buying a new one. But be carefull they did not get the shading right and now they are trying again.

 

Sorry I dont know exactly what it costs but it will be cheaper than buying a new wheel.

 

Thats what I was thinking, how do they get the paint to match? Do they offer paint codes for rim colors?

 

are there any do-it-yourself kits available, im only smart buying the car, so im def not gona buy a new rim, just to give it back after 4 years ya know?... i want it to look good, yet not kill myself with time and money to get a brand new one...this sucks.

 

ouch, who drove the car when it got messed up? i guess all things considered you're lucky it was only the wheel.

 

yeah i know right...it was my brother...and it happened in the driveway !! on the belgain block sides...i just looked at it one last time...and its not one chunk missing, theres 2...both about half inch wide...ill get pictures if i can..its probly gona start raining soon

 

the owner of the refinishing company says that they only have one product available to use where as wheel makers have many more. So for them it is a hit or miss color match.
This is what it looked like and tomorrow I hope all 4 will look the same.

 

my father did the same to one of my rims

I never new that you could get them filled and repared

 

one of mine came gouged off the truck, the dealership covered both the wheel and the tire, the wheel alone was $500, the tire was another $200, thank god we own the dealership, id hate to have to pay those prices, for something i didnt do anyway, def. try ebay though, i have seen the single wheel on there, i waited almost 2 months for the new one to come from the factory, and we had the new tire in 3 days........ everythings on backorder

 

im not about to pay that kindof money for 1 rim...thats why i want to be cheap and do it myself
probably not possible i guess