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Nice, you forgot to black out your plates tho, unless you don’t mind.I enjoy my sukeban vented guards in both look and function.
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katch922
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Heck, one tire change… any suggestions? Do I purchase a socket that doesn’t damage my own rims and bring it to the dealership for tire change?
Kind of upset, I didn’t even use them for 2 months and already all tires have that. Each hole…
Kind of upset, I didn’t even use them for 2 months and already all tires have that. Each hole…
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Heck, one tire change… any suggestions? Do I purchase a socket that doesn’t damage my own rims and bring it to the dealership for tire change?
Kind of upset, I didn’t even use them for 2 months and already all tires have that. Each hole…
That sucks. I usually give this to my shop to use whenever I need them to rotate the tires...
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008XN7SM4/
katch922
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What would you guys do about this? I just inspected only one OEM rim and one hole does have some damage. I’m guessing they used a gun and not a torque wrench and well kind of used it carelessly…
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What damage? That tiny area of missing paint above the hole? The light scratches below the hole to the left?
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BLUF: I don't think it's a big deal. The damage, if you want to call it that, is very minor and not worth worrying about. Focus on path forward and how you will prevent further damage to the wheels going forward when you need work done.
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I agree with @Clark_Kent on this. Unfortunately it’s now there, only way now is to prevent it. I had worse, all had been damaged when they changed my tires from Summer to Winter.
Anyways, no matter how careful you are wheels are one of the first to contact with road dust, stone debris etc. If it’s your daily, it is bound to happen.
Shichi
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Unfortunately this is the case! I drove into a construction zone with some debris from the work and left with a bunch of scratch marks/gunk on the sides of my wheels. Thankfully these rims are fairly dark in colour so one can spray paint and hide the wear if wanted.
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On the topic of wheels, I got some enkei TS-Vs recently but slightly put some dmg on them while transporting. Just did a DIY sand down and respray today. Not exactly a perfect fix but it should do for now. Will be posting a pic of them on the car soon.
katch922
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Hope it looks decent! Any tips on how to find proper colour touch up paint for Enkei storm gray wheels?On the topic of wheels, I got some enkei TS-Vs recently but slightly put some dmg on them while transporting. Just did a DIY sand down and respray today. Not exactly a perfect fix but it should do for now. Will be posting a pic of them on the car soon.
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Thanks! I think for Enkei wheels, sometimes mixing layers of paint/primer might be the better option. Storm gray is silver so I think going to home depot and trying to find the right shade of silver spray (or at least a very similar colour) should be a good go. I read elsewhere that dark gray gloss Behr spray should work.
For my wheels personally I sprayed dark primer first and put on my silver layer to sort of try and mimic how hyper silver is mixed. I've yet to gloss the finish however.
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