Curb rash on 166 rim = new rims

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Jul 12, 2006 | 03:37 PM

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jiio.. you got PM

Jul 12, 2006 | 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by eurotechnik' post='309988' date='Jul 12 2006, 04:37 PM

jiio.. you got PM

You selling rims to him cheap? I'm all ears!

Jul 12, 2006 | 04:47 PM

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I had two rims done about 2 weeks ago for $80.00. Unfortunately I have two more to do now. At some point I may need to buy new rims as well.

The guy that fixes my rims says it is the paint on the 166 rims that makes it difficult. Have you noticed the unusual sheen to this paint. Evidently it is hard to blend, though I cannot visually tell where he fixed mine. It is also a difficult paint to clean, in my opinion.

Jul 12, 2006 | 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by darkside' post='310032' date='Jul 12 2006, 05:47 PM

I had two rims done about 2 weeks ago for $80.00. Unfortunately I have two more to do now. At some point I may need to buy new rims as well.

The guy that fixes my rims says it is the paint on the 166 rims that makes it difficult. Have you noticed the unusual sheen to this paint. Evidently it is hard to blend, though I cannot visually tell where he fixed mine. It is also a difficult paint to clean, in my opinion.

EXACTLY. The paint is the primary problem here. I'm getting my car back tomorrow so I'll take some pictures and post it here. I'm hoping that it's not noticeable. I really don't want to buy a new rim.

Jul 12, 2006 | 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by jiio' post='309923' date='Jul 12 2006, 02:37 PM

This is for everyone that has 166 rims. As some of you might have already known, I got a curb rash on my rear right rim over the 4th of July holiday. I took it to Baron of Baron's BMW in San Diego that is doing some mods on my car and asked them if they could fix it. They told me they would outsource the work to a rim shop.

I dropped my car off exactly one week ago today. My mods were completed in one day. The rim is still being worked on today. The rim shop is having a hard time color matching. That is the primary reason for the delay. So, I called West Coast Specialties (WCS) where I got my 166s and M-Tech Aero Kit done. I spoke with the manager if he can get me a new rim. I told him why I needed a new rim and he replied he saw my car over at Baron's and saw the curb rash. He mentioned that a new rim will be my best course of action. He told me that no matter what the rim shop does it will not look as good as original. I forgot the specifics, but the jist of it was that due to government regulations about how lead is mixed into the rim there cannot be an exact match to the original color. Well, there goes $400 for a new rim. The curbed rim will now be a spare rim.

So, everyone that hasn't had a curb rash be really carefully or else you will end up with a new 166 rim.

Jiio, let's put some new wheels on your ride