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Aug 2, 2013 | 09:23 AM

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ISF4life

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Tough luck , never the less, photoshoot came out good

Aug 2, 2013 | 09:29 AM

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damn, what crummy luck man. did the fronts need changing, too? i know some people say not to run different brand tires but i've been running hankooks in front and the oem potenzas in the rear w/ no issues. gl w/ repairs on the damaged rim.

Aug 2, 2013 | 09:49 AM

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I decided to get all 4 tires so I wouldn't have to worry about constantly switching the front and rear at different times.

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Aug 2, 2013 | 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by joshhleee

I decided to get all 4 tires so I wouldn't have to worry about constantly switching the front and rear at different times.

you're going to switch the f/r at different times anyways.. the rear tires will always wear out faster than front tires on a RWD car lol.

but yeah your car is still missing the herro kittay stickers

Aug 2, 2013 | 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by 2URGSE

1450 for 4 tires is actually not bad, don't forget there are all these additional costs around like shipping, CA Tax, mounting, alignment if needed be.

I discovered my rear left tire was flat one day when the car was in the garage. Long story short, a screw got into it.

I do recommend keeping one of those fix-a-tire can in your trunk. Most tire shops don't like cleaning up the goo that it puts inside the tire, but you can inflate the tire and be back in action very quickly. In my case the Lexus dealership was able to clean it and fix the tire. They did however manage to put a small scrape on the inside lip, which made me very upset.

http://www.fixaflat.com/

I would HIGHLY discourage anyone from using this product unless you want to pay for a new TPMS as well. You may have got lucky but generally if you put this in a tire it will kill your monitor, further adding to the cost of replacement

Aug 2, 2013 | 12:08 PM

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1480 ouch.. It's okay to rock stocks, and get the $700 deal online, but that's just me

Aug 2, 2013 | 12:27 PM

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Crazy story, but great ending! To have all of that happen within such a short amount of time is insane. I didn't think $1400 was too bad for a new set of tires, but given the timeframe, it was just good that they had them on hand at the shop. Great shots! The wheels really came out nicely.