Kerbed Wheel

[purplemadboy]

Hi guys

Just came home from a hard day and the stupied wife has kerbed a wheel on my motor (alloy) can this be fixed?

[mumof4]

stupid????...happens to us all :o ..sorry...cant abide the word stupid.....no offense meant!!..nicer to put.."the daft wife"....or..."she with all the brains".....

[purplemadboy]

I cant abide people who post messages that are pointless,like yours.

[mumof4]

i do appologise...but in my post i did say no offence meant....we like to have a laugh on this forum aswell as help people...have you tried doing a search on alloy wheels.

and as for you tone.....well...glad i dont know you.please convey me condolences to your wife.

[purplemadboy]

I used the same tone as you(cheeky),as I pasted from your message thus the tone is the same.NO OFFENCE

[mumof4]

Ok....i appologise once again!! :o ..helps to use smilies tho so peeps know!!!!had a bad day so prob feeling sensitive. :) ...(peeps meaning me i guess)

[purplemadboy]

:) Ok I had a bad day also... got home and it got worse....

[_dg]

Theres a drive in near me, where the kerb below the pay window is further out that at my other haunt (McDonalds) and I am always hitting it.

 

I may consider parking and walking in, but that defeats the point of a drive in.

Not going there is out of the question. I'd rather buy new wheels :o

 

Anyway, certain damage can be fixed, but it depends on the extent. But is it really worth it? Is it cosmetic or dangerous

 

Perhaps just swap the spare wheel

[Guest pantsonfire]

Hi

 

saw this number on a van who repairs alloys, 0781086487 cant remember exact area but somewhere in Kent

 

Cheers

[chromedome]

Try here, I think they charge about

[purplemadboy]

Thanks everyone,my problem is I am in Glasgow,not many places up here to contact.I am sure I will get it fixed,blood cooled down to boiling point.

[Denis]

Mine were repaired a few months ago by the dealer (free of charge 'cos they damaged them) and instead of attempting to redo the original Ford lacquer over polished alloy finish, they just sprayed them with silver paint.

 

To my eye the finish is very good and is probably tougher and longer lasting than the original so I'm happy. Only thing is, you'd have to have all four wheels done at the same time because the colour is different.

 

I thinks there's a lot of firms about that do this, maybe ask at your local tyre depot?

[Guest vr6galaxy]

I cant abide people who post messages that are pointless,like yours.

mmmm pot calling the kettle black? cant be asked to look for yourself?

[my_other_wife_has_a_galaxy]

purplemadboy - it could be worse - this is the present my wife presented to me when I got back one day.....

 

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b201/944pi/scraped_galaxy.jpg

 

This is the reason she no longer parks in multi-storey car parks....... :blink:

 

Plus she's done the rear bumper in as well now! And scraped both front alloys!

 

So if anyone knows where I can get a replacement rear bumper and some alloys refurbed (preferably in Nottingham) then let me know.

 

Wimmin eh! :angry: ;) :(

[bigdaddy]

purplemadboy,,,,if you live in Glasgow pick up the yellow pages there are lots of alloy repairers,,,,,,,

 

Hamilton ,,, :blink:

 

Bellshill,,,,, :angry:

 

Motherwell ;)

 

South st, Whiteinch are recommended :(

 

or even try the motor weekly

[_dg]

So if anyone knows where I can get a replacement rear bumper ....

 

I would be more inclined to consider a replacement wife

:angry:

[mumof4]

:angry: ;) ..i considered a replacement hubby after mine wedged the car onto a post 2 weeks after getting a new bumper...damage estimated at

[marinabrid]

most good shops and them robbers at alfords sell a alloy wheel repair kit which can sometimes give very good results if done right.

[purplemadboy]

Thanks eveyone ,went to 2 places to get the wheel repaired and both said it cannt be done because the wheel is shiny.Contacted Ford and I can get a wheel for