I was sitting at work today looking outside, and this guy in a 745i is trying to parallel park and can't worth shit. His rear right tire hits the curb 3 times then he backs up again and is so close that his wheels scrape (and they were scraped even before he backed up). So I made a comment to a co-worker about how stupid the guy was not caring about his car.

Cut to me, an 2 hours later coming back from my lunch break. My friend was leaving so I was going to take her parking spot on the street and there was a car behind me so I was rushing and as I pulled forward I scraped my rim. My heart sank. I've had this car 6 months and didn't have one scrape before this because I was always so careful. Karma's a bitch.

I can post a picture of this so you can get a more accurate look (I'd say it's a 4 inch long scratch on the lip of the wheel. Has anyone gotten their wheel repaired, and if so how much? Thanks

 

find a local guy thats recommended in your area.. the first one hurts the most.. ive had my 172 repaired once and i didnt like it, then i had it done again by a guy i found and it came out amazing.. cant remember exactly what i cost but one wheel shouldnt be more then 100- 125 bucks.. you can sometimes even wait for it to be fixed or throw a spare on and suck it up and let him do his work. if hes good it will come back looking brand new.. good luck.. cheer up

 

karma came quick, eh?
you could call a local tire shop and see if they have any recommended wheel repair shops. they usually can touch it up to look like new.

 

+1. I had 2 of my 172s repaired recently. Both had bends (the damn FDR drive potholes) and one had rash as well. For $125 each, Wheel Fix It in Freeport, LI made them look like new. I am sure that there are similar wheel repair shops in your area.