You're in NM....too far

 

Thanks for the replies. But I'm really only looking for something similar to what I had. I prefer a full-face design over spokes or mesh. I also prefer brushed aluminum or silver over chrome. Hopefully, I'll be able to repair my old wheels. We'll see.

 

Oh man, that sucks dude. I love those wheels also. I'm glad you're ok.

 

Feeling your pain man... Bummer.

 

Some of the nicest wheel on CL. Even pie plates don't deserve to die that way. When I moved from Florida to seattle I traded in a mustang gt that I loved because of black ice. Drove a subaru for until I got back to the sunbelt. Did you have all season tires on?

 

Thanks guys. They were summer tires. I bought them when I lived in Vegas, so all season didn't seem important at the time.

They can't be repaired because the face is welded to the barrel. Some designs are bolted. Got unlucky I guess.

A little update from the insurance company. They'll only cover the wheels that were damaged, but they'll cover the full original retail. They haven't had a chance to check if it was two or three wheels yet. I'm hoping it got 3. The one other thing is their value is in Yen. If they go by the exchange rate when they were purchased, it's about $700 per wheel. But if they use today's exchange rate, it's $900 per wheel. I'm betting they pick $700 per wheel.

 

Finally got my car back after two months and just over $12,000 paid by my insurance.

Once they replaced the suspension, they realized the rear axle also broke. After they fixed that, they found something else was damaged. But in the end, it drives like new again.

A couple good things did come from it. The exhaust was damaged going over the curb, so they replaced that for free. There was something wrong with it before the accident, so I was going to replace it anyway.

The insurance paid out $1,900 on two wheel and another $400 for two tires. Discount Tire said they'll also pay a prorated portion on the two damaged tires. That will work out to more than I paid for all four wheel.

The body shop also waived my deductible since the repairs took twice as long as they said.

I have a set of 20" AME Shallen AX on the way. They should be on a boat from Japan. Found a great deal on them – $2,600 shipped. Assuming everything works out, I'll give the vendor a plug when they get here.

 

Glad you were ok.

 

thanks. it really wasn't much of an accident. at least it didn't feel like it. but apparently a curb can do a lot more damage that you'd think.