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Old 08-21-12, 11:41 PM
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Earlier tonight, I had dinner with a few friends. After that ended and were driving home, I needed to make a left turn. Unfortunately, there was a curb that I didn't see, and resulted in hitting my two left rims. What happened? Well, the two pictures attached explained it all. I'm not asking for anything, but wanted to remind everyone to be VERY CAREFUL when driving in So Cal (we all know how depressing the roads in So Cal, especially in San Gabriel Valley, are).

First picture is the front rim, second is the rear rim.

Note: I also posted this in the So Cal regional forum, but wanted to post here also, since my car is an IS350.
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Old 08-21-12, 11:46 PM
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ouch that hurts, sorry bout that man.. hopefully insurance can take care of that
Old 08-21-12, 11:48 PM
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ouch what an eye sore! I'm sure theres a wheel doctor in your area that'll fix that up. Good luck bud Drive safe!
Old 08-21-12, 11:50 PM
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if its a city pot hole, you can go after the city for the damage
Old 08-21-12, 11:56 PM
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Damn that sucks bro... hopefully it doesnt affect the drive and you can get them fixed...
Old 08-22-12, 12:02 AM
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Well, I can officially say alignment is way off. I'm just glad the tires didn't pop on the spot. But will need to get the tires repaired, or get new tires. May need to get new rims, since I doubt the rims can be repaired. Just debating whether to get Linea Corse LC818 19-inchers or Lexus F-Sport Full-Face Forged 19-inchers.
Old 08-22-12, 12:28 AM
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Damn! Always keep your eyes on the road! Sorry to hear though =( If it makes you feel better I got clocked at 88MPH Sunday night.
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Originally Posted by Authorize
Well, I can officially say alignment is way off. I'm just glad the tires didn't pop on the spot. But will need to get the tires repaired, or get new tires. May need to get new rims, since I doubt the rims can be repaired. Just debating whether to get Linea Corse LC818 19-inchers or Lexus F-Sport Full-Face Forged 19-inchers.
Linea Corse LC818 played out everyone and their moms here have them

Lexus F-Sport Full-Face Forged Dead sexy
Old 08-22-12, 12:59 AM
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Ouch! Definitely not a good way to end the night. But there's a silver lining...new rims perhaps. Between the two you listed,the LC818's do look good IMO. Anyway, best of luck!
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Originally Posted by 2slixx
Damn! Always keep your eyes on the road! Sorry to hear though =( If it makes you feel better I got clocked at 88MPH Sunday night.
If it makes you feel any better...I got clocked at 92 mph tonight :/
Old 08-22-12, 05:26 AM
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That hurts to see but roads are bad in Cali? LOL wait till you come up north where it is a constant battle to fix roads due to snow and rain...and for the most part is done quite well but I still bet we have it 100X worse. Plus you rubbed a curb didn't you? That has nothing to do with how bad roads are. I've been rolling on 19's for the whole summer and haven't had a problem here.
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I needed to make a left turn. Unfortunately, there was a curb that I didn't see
why blame SoCal for this???? I don't understand.
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