My wife ran into a curb and took a piece out of my tire and wheel. Can anyone confirm if this wheel is toast. I think it is. If so, where is the best place to get a replacement? Thank you in advance.
really, can you drive around on a rim like that? I know the tire is toast, likely need to replace both front ones as they are about 1/2 way gone.
Sillarow- actually I would own up to it if I had done it, god knows that I have done similar, but this time it was the wife, and the cute boots, slipped off the brake onto the gas apparently. Such is life, no bitterness here just need to get it dealt with so we are back on the road.
I would not drive on that tire. the sidewall could be weakened and you could have a catastrophic blowout. the rim is probably ok and you could be repaired so that it doesn't look bad cosmetic wise by someone who knows what they are doing. but it may be easier to buy a decent rim on ebay if you don't have someone local who could do it.
schumicat thanks. Yes, the car is being driven directly to the tire shop. Sounds like people think the rim is ok, that surprises me a bit, but that would be great if I could have it cosmetically fixed or just run it for a while. thanks again.
yeah it looks like shit, but I can live with it for now. At some point I will replace it or get it fixed. Oh and thanks for reminding me how bad it looks.
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