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Old 04-09-11, 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by simple
Nice 250, any future plans with it?
its actually a 350

but as future plans goes, thinking about getting full vertex kit and drop it on coils, but that's on hold for awhile, trying to get a house atm.

Simple how is youre ksport coils as DD? My is350 is an all year around car and I want it to ride smooth and comfortably
Old 04-09-11, 07:20 PM
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Ksport are actually pretty good, I don't track my car or anything of that nature so they'd been great. My 350 is my DD but I'd just purchased a brand spankin' new 2011 Honda Pilot Touring with Navi/RES so that's my new DD now.
Oh and my apologies for mistaking it for a 250, usually 350 owners don't debadge
Old 04-09-11, 08:35 PM
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Well, my stock rims are back on for summer as well. I have purchased a set of BC coils from FIGS but am still deliberating if I am goin to put them on this summer.

Glad to see fellow IS owners in this thread.

Anybody golf here?
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^^^Why not?
Old 04-10-11, 06:43 PM
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<-------------------- crappy golfer. but love it!


btw, I destroyed a wheel driving home from lutsen this weekend. boo
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So many F'ing potholes out there!
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^ This is precisely why I bought a new set of coilovers thinking these would somewhat offset the potholes and uneven pavement around the cities. With my winter set-up, blizzaks LM 25s and five axis wheels, the jarring effect of these road imperfections were severely magnified.
But after mounting my stock wheels with the stock bridgestones, the ride became very very acceptable. I might sell the brand new coils or just return them.
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Originally Posted by simple
So many F'ing potholes out there!
This is what my GS looked like before hitting a pothole. This is what a pothole did to 2 of my rims last summer. I’m looking for a place to fix them, anyone know of a good place?
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Old 04-11-11, 07:21 PM
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^^^^ OUCH

Heres mine.

The wheel is cracked where the spoke meets the outer part... IMO its not fixable.

Wheel shopping has started!

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Wow!! those must be some big pot holes you guys ran into. hope you find a place that can fix them and if you do, please post it on here so we'll know where to go also, if needed.
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Put the wheels back on last weekend and took a couple iPhone pics.



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Yeah i got a small dent in my wheel also from last summer

Keystone in mpls quoted me like $400 or $500 and twincitywheel in white bear wanted $200 or $300 quoted, and thats just one wheel!
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just finished with my insurance company. They think they can find a replacement wheel. Which is funny considering the wheels are discontinued. They also pointed out the rear wheel is bent as well.

I'm about to tell them to take a flying leap if they want to fix that one. Something about repaired rims make me nervous.

Problem though, need help.

They did not give me a rental car even though I have rental car coverage. The manager said he doesn't want a rental out for up to 2 weeks in case it takes a while to find a new wheel. which in the mean time I'll be on my spare with out another. So if I get a flat, Im screwed. (he also offered to go to the junk yard down the street and pick me up a spare. in my opinion thats a joke)

Anyone else have some experience with this/progressive insurance?

I told my wife and she flew off the handle and are on the phone with them right now.

Don't know if it matters, but we've been customers for 11 years and have never had a claim.

all I want to do is drive my damn car!
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When did you get a quote from twincitywheel? i talked to someone there about a month ago he said they can straighten a rim for $100 And to clear coat or anodize will be extra.
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tonyM,
you can do a claim for a bent rim?


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