After keeping the wheels in pristine condition for 14 months, I finally had an "oops" moment last evening. Long story short - had to take a 150 degree right turn from a street at a signal into a parking lot, somehow ended up taking the front right wheel up a curb fast enough to hear a loud thud and see this (attached).

The kerb protector is still in tact, but, it is not part of the tire. If I pull it, it will show a gap between itself and the tire side wall. Small enough, but still visible. From what I can tell, the sidewall is still thick enough and wide enough that it wont easily cause further damage to leak air.

The rims took a major punch and just got pressed in. The original outer line of the rim no longer exists.

So, what are my options here. My very last resort is to swap out the single tire and rim (~ $1300 including mounting). But in the meantime, I'm looking for creative solutions from experience before I take it to a tire shop.

Is there some glue that can hold the kerb protector in its place so that in future events or in long hard drives (like tracking) it does not fall off?

What can be done to the rims? would some scrubbing to bring back original finish do? The outer shape cannot still be restored, but will that cause any air leakage?

My current idea for rim is to have it cleaned up and add a red / grey / black pin stripe around all wheels that would hopefully cover the malformed shape.

I can share more pics if needed.

Thoughts and ideas are welcome!

 

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I had a similar rash my wife incurred on her Volvo repaired by these guys. They did not come to the house, but I met them at an auto dealer and they fixed it there. Very thorough repair. Her rim had no leakage, just cosmetic.


Larry

 

You can get refinished for ~$100 a wheel

 

I had rims refinished with much worse damage. Just don't go with the cheapest service in town.

 

+1

Unless there is a crack propagating from the damaged area, it looks fairly minor. Wheel repair companies can fix minor warping and virtually any type of cosmetic damage, so that you'd never know it. If there is a crack, they'll find it.

 

+1. In Maryland, a good repair will cost $125 to $150. They will also assess whether a crack exists (which might be safely TIG welded at additional cost). Ask your Jag dealer who they use for wheel repair. There are a lot of half-assed repair operations around. Also, a good high performance tire shop should be able refer you to a good restorer as well. I've had a couple of occasions to get work done (one of the wheels with much more damage than yours from an angle iron dancing around the interstate).

 

IMO, don't fix rim cracks if car ever goes above 80 mph or does hard cornering. Cosmetic damage - sure. Structural - no way, not worth the risk.

 

I would buy new wheel and tire if i were you.

You are overestimating cost, call Jaguar of Columbia. They charge less: front wheel is $564 and the rear is $611 shipped to your door. That's for black/diamond turned gyrodyne.

Tires around $300-350. Mounting is $25.

I think you should redo alignment and have them check your wheel bearings too since it sounds nasty.