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Old 02-16-15, 10:10 PM
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I wasn't paying attention while parking and curb rashes the wheels! I was so upset because i keep my car clean and try to protect it as much as possible. Lucky I found a shop that fixed it! The owner was skeptical about the paint matching but it came out pretty well. Have to really stare at it to tell! Not to bad for a $55 mistake!





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Old 02-16-15, 11:56 PM
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Where did you get it fixed? How does it look now if you really stare at it
Old 02-17-15, 12:05 AM
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I got it fixed at American Factory Wheel in San Diego. All they do is repair wheels so they're pretty good at it. If you really stare at it close, you can see a different shade. The only bad part about gunmetal rims! I guess it's different coatings of paint.
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Im going to look them up im in San Diego county and my wife did a number to one of my wheels whe she borrowed the car.
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If it's really bad they might have to refinish the entire wheel. They're in the mission gorge area.


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Im going to look them up im in San Diego county and my wife did a number to one of my wheels whe she borrowed the car.
Old 02-17-15, 07:21 PM
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Same thing happen to me, still trying to find someone in the Houston area to fix it. Its not bad but the guy told me 100 on craigs lol
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Must be pretty limited! As long as he does good work. It's probably just some guy or a shop?
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Looks good!
Old 02-18-15, 01:44 PM
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Glad you were able to get that fixed. I can't even tell where the repair was made.
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the repair work looks pretty good.
also if you werent sure where it was curbed before, its by the JIL logo.
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