Oh the pain!

Portland Dave · 03-17-2008, 05:42 PM

Damn, not even two month old and one of rims (standard) got dinged. Look likes curb rash but for the life of me can't figure out when it happened. I've been careful but somewhere I caught the edge of the rim. I wonder if there is anyone in Portland who could clean it up.

USNSTI · 03-17-2008, 05:44 PM

Mi_Black_Pearl · 03-17-2008, 05:45 PM

yeah if they're silver then it shouldnt be too noticeable...gold and that's another story

**tyler_sti** · 03-17-2008, 05:46 PM

I know how you feel man. I dented my wheel the other day

. Phucking roads in l.a. are rediciouls! Still rolls smooth though. So just be glad it was cosmetic

AnchorPilot · 04-09-2008, 10:02 PM

i know how you feel my BBS gold got dinged

vovik05 · 04-09-2008, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by tyler_sti

I know how you feel man. I dented my wheel the other day

. Phucking roads in l.a. are rediciouls! Still rolls smooth though. So just be glad it was cosmetic

I can't figure out how you manage to not scrape the hell out of the front bumpers in LA? It seems every entrance to a gas station or a store has a dip to specifically filter out low cars.

Yeah, I scraped mine a little bit too few months back on a curb near the mall...stupid curb came out of nowhere!

JuggernautTCW · 04-10-2008, 05:00 AM

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Originally Posted by vovik05

I can't figure out how you manage to not scrape the hell out of the front bumpers in LA? It seems every entrance to a gas station or a store has a dip to specifically filter out low cars.

Yeah, I scraped mine a little bit too few months back on a curb near the mall...stupid curb came out of nowhere!

at least you didnt take out ur whole bumper.... a friend of mine parked at a space with a little curb in the front and he forgot that its there and drove forward when he tried to pull out of the parking lot... the bumper just broke and came off.

IceAgeTLC · 04-10-2008, 05:00 AM

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Originally Posted by JuggernautTCW

at least you didnt take out ur whole bumper.... a friend of mine parked at a space with a little curb in the front and he forgot that its there and drove forward when he tried to pull out of the parking lot... the bumper just broke and came off.

What kind of car?

RPI-STi · 04-10-2008, 05:05 AM

I know how you feel. I was going to pull into a parking spot on the side of the street when this biker came out of nowhere and I had to swerve towards the curb to avoid him. SSSCCCRRRAAAPPPEE, ouch. Not noticable really, but will cost to fix properly. Sigh, I guess these are now my winter rims.

tshrey · 04-10-2008, 05:06 AM

Was it the rear wheel? On day TWO of owning my car I was leaving a parking space with belgian block lining it and scraped the rear wheel turning out of it - the new longer wheel base is definitely noticeable.

IceAgeTLC · 04-10-2008, 05:08 AM

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Originally Posted by tshrey

Was it the rear wheel? On day TWO of owning my car I was leaving a parking space with belgian block lining it and scraped the rear wheel turning out of it - the new longer wheel base is definitely noticeable.

I thought it was 6 inches shorter, or is that overall length?

RPI-STi · 04-10-2008, 05:11 AM

maybe talking about wider track?

fourseasonsandles · 04-10-2008, 05:28 AM

The first time always sucks. My BBS are torn to isht from the winter so I dont really care anymore.

What I did learn after switching from snow tires back to summer tires is my turn in is a lot sharper and I have to be careful because I almost curbed one of my summer tires the other day. Im just not used to the grip and turn in yet.

tshrey · 04-10-2008, 05:33 AM

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Originally Posted by RPI-STi

maybe talking about wider track?

The wheelbase is longer, the car is shorter. Compared to my 02 wagon the distance from the driver to the rear wheel is a lot longer so I can't cut corners as sharp as I could in the old car.

IceAgeTLC · 04-10-2008, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by tshrey

The wheelbase is longer, the car is shorter. Compared to my 02 wagon the distance from the driver to the rear wheel is a lot longer so I can't cut corners as sharp as I could in the old car.

Alright, thank you for clarifying. I knew I read 6 inches shorter, I just didn't know in which department.

03-17-2008, 05:42 PM	#1
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RPI-STi Junior STI Driver Car: Black 2008 STi Fav Mod: Coming Soon Location: Seattle Posts: 65 Join Date: Feb 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Oh the pain! I know how you feel. I was going to pull into a parking spot on the side of the street when this biker came out of nowhere and I had to swerve towards the curb to avoid him. SSSCCCRRRAAAPPPEE, ouch. Not noticable really, but will cost to fix properly. Sigh, I guess these are now my winter rims.

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tshrey Junior STI Driver Car: 08 STI Fav Mod: Removing the window sticker Location: Underground Atom Smasher Posts: 186 Join Date: Feb 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Oh the pain! Was it the rear wheel? On day TWO of owning my car I was leaving a parking space with belgian block lining it and scraped the rear wheel turning out of it - the new longer wheel base is definitely noticeable.

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RPI-STi Junior STI Driver Car: Black 2008 STi Fav Mod: Coming Soon Location: Seattle Posts: 65 Join Date: Feb 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Oh the pain! maybe talking about wider track?

04-10-2008, 05:28 AM	#13
fourseasonsandles Silver Member Car: 06 CGM Wingless Fav Mod: The Newest One! Location: Ra cha cha NY Posts: 2,909 Join Date: Sep 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Oh the pain! The first time always sucks. My BBS are torn to isht from the winter so I dont really care anymore. What I did learn after switching from snow tires back to summer tires is my turn in is a lot sharper and I have to be careful because I almost curbed one of my summer tires the other day. Im just not used to the grip and turn in yet.