Curb Damage

[MovingShadow]

I've cursed & hexed myself for this but I've made some nasty scars on my alloys.

The ones were it gives you a shiver across your spine as you hear it grinding the curb (*#$ing $%µhole Range Rover Sports tool I had to avoid).

have any of you fixed this yourself? Is it easy to do or is it better to bring them to a shop to patch em up?

 

[weebob]

bollocks.

all four of mine now have damage,, only car I have ever curbed a wheel on

 

[MovingShadow]

I drove my parents car for 4 years. Never hit the curb or anything and that was a car with steel alloys and a plastic lit on. That wouldn't have been a problem. I get my own car and this happens.. I'm telling you it's murphy's law!

 

[gordiniseb]

So easy to do though, tyres are so small and wheels stick out! :evil:

twingo-renaultsport-gordini/dam-all-t1470.html

 

[MovingShadow]

Yes it looks similiar, not that this is something to brag about but I made mine worse than that one (and I don't want to take a picture of it because it hurts too much)

 

[waitey]

I curbed mine today for the first time ever!! , suppose thats now an excuse to save up and refurb them in black even though it wasnt that bad! muahahahaha

 

[jra3d]

I fixed mine will my dad did with some wet and dry and gently rubbing back and then re- laquere it

 

[Alex_225]

I've aid on here before, Twingo Cup rims combined with tyres are retarded in how easy they are to kerb.

If they're black rims, you could use a black touch up stick to take the edge off any marks. My other half's Twingo had a couple of marks right on the very edge of the rim so I went over them with a black touch up pen. Certainly means the marks aren't really noticeable to the untrained eye.

Only alternative is a proper refurb which is about £50-60 per wheel.

 

[MovingShadow]

the chrome got scratched, not the black. maybe I can refurb them in black

 

[jra3d]

The Chrome was what I damaged when I curbed mine

 

[Alex_225]

Plop. that would be a lot harder to DIY fix. Would imagine it'd need you to sand it back and re-lacquer as I'm guessing it's simply polished then lacquered metal!

 

[jra3d]

Plop. that would be a lot harder to DIY fix. Would imagine it'd need you to sand it back and re-lacquer as I'm guessing it's simply polished then lacquered metal!

That's all I did with mine, and can't see the mark anymore!

 

[Moomin_Man]

Can you use curb feelers on a twingo? How would it look? I like them on vintage rides, don't see many moder day cars with them though.