Bent my Rim :(

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Bent my Rim :(

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I was at Coquitlam center last night and it was raining.. lost control and hit the curb at 60 KM/PH bent the rim..... :D <P>---------------------------------------------------------<BR>94 teal Mazda MX3 RS<P>Wings West OEM style spoiler<BR>(C-Spec) Precidia Sticker <P>"A four banger in the right hands is a good thing in the wrong hands it's a Honda beating 4 cylinder demon on wheels" :D
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Re: Bent my Rim :(

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Look in your phone book for a Rim repair shop, a proper place should be able to fix it for you assuming the damage isn't too bad.<P>If the repair cost is too close to the actual rim price then don't bother but it is still worth it to find out the price first.
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Oh the damage was pretty bad the rim took the full shock of the impact against the curb... but i got it replaced on tuesday so it's all better now. :D
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Re: Bent my Rim :(

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Did you blow the tire when it happened?
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:D Surprizing enough it did not. although my friend when i dropped them off they said my tire was wobbliing like a drunk :eek: but it everything is fine now took Canadian tire less than 30 mins to replace the ****ed rim and put in a nice new one i was really lucky i didn't **** anything else.
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Re: Bent my Rim :(

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yeah, sorry to hear that man. I bent mine too, but its not causing a problem, so im not messing with it.
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Re: Bent my Rim :(

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i see thats sucks to hear but i really had to change mine or risked losing the tire :eek:
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