My wheels!

[Ian]

For those of you that remember the threads about the inside and outside of our vans, I'm very particular about keeping the outside of my van clean and polished. I bought some fairly expensive wheels aout 10 months ago and was quite proud of the fact that I'd not kerbed them, however, tonight as I was backing into the drive I scrubbed the drivers side front wheel down the wall! This is a before picture. I'll add an after in the morning. Some will say its wear and tear, I'm furious with myself!:mad2:

 

[White Room]

Posh wheels, I'd never put anything like on my van

 

[hillhead]

They would look well on my van..:drool5:
You might be able to get the rim fixed?
If not i'll give u £100 for the 4 ! :smilewinkgrin:
Nothing as bad as rubbing fancy rims, done it a few times myself.
I even bumped into a wall 2 weeks ago in the TDI Golf (oops)

 

[Ian]

They would look well on my van..:drool5:
You might be able to get the rim fixed?
If not i'll give u £100 for the 4 ! :smilewinkgrin:
Nothing as bad as rubbing fancy rims, done it a few times myself.
I even bumped into a wall 2 weeks ago in the TDI Golf (oops)

I know loads of people will say 'so what' but I've always been a bit of a car geek and stuff like this really annoys me! I'm going to have to get it fixed or it will drive me mad!! It's just really annoying cos I know it could have been avoided!

 

[Deleted member 9966]

Brian, Mr GRR has a lovely set of alloys on his Volvo. 18" Atreus Diamond cut dark grey ones... the first set started to peel their lacquer off after about 3 months and Volvo ended up replacing the whole set just before Christmas.

Mr GRR was less than impressed when I scuffed one of them on a kerb just before Christmas

 

[CJ CERAMICS]

every time i buy a car/van that has alloys i scrape them within weeks...

 

[Ian]

Brian, Mr GRR has a lovely set of alloys on his Volvo. 18" Atreus Diamond cut dark grey ones... the first set started to peel their lacquer off after about 3 months and Volvo ended up replacing the whole set just before Christmas.

Mr GRR was less than impressed when I scuffed one of them on a kerb just before Christmas

Thats why I won't let Charlotte drive the van!!! I'm so pathetic!

 

[Deleted member 9966]

I haven't kerbed any of the alloys on my corsa yet. I have however hit a couple of stonewall stones that are in the country lane I use to get to work... one stone I mistook for a pile of manure :yikes:

 

[CJ CERAMICS]

i once while on holiday in the south of france (camping nothing posh) drove ny wife and daughter to a horse riding centre for the day, i parked the car in the carpark when my wife said "why dont you park it over there its much closer" pointing to the other end of the car park, so being a dutiful husband i preceded to unpark the car and while muttering under my breath preceded to park the car where she had suggested........straight into a white painted wall which i could not see due to the glare from the sun, oh and we had only had the car 2 weeks lol

 

[doug boardley]

hmmm, my L200 had nice alloys on it, apart from one, luckily that was one the side that the DD smashed up, so willl post pics when *I evenyually get it back...5 weeks now and counting!

 

[Ian]

hmmm, my L200 had nice alloys on it, apart from one, luckily that was one the side that the DD smashed up, so willl post pics when *I evenyually get it back...5 weeks now and counting!

Compared to you Doug, my little scuff is probably quite minor!!!

 

[DHTiling]

After pics then.??

 

[Rob Z]

Hi there Brian, I have never been much into cars, and all four of our work trucks are white, with white toppers, strictly commercial work trucks. We do so much work in the city environment where we get scraped and bumped by others, that I would go nuts on a weekly basis if I worried about that stuff. I do know one guy that has fully pimped his work van-totally covered inside with diamond plate stainless, outside heavy on the chrome and all painted surfaces waxed so much that dirt won't stick to the van.:smilewinkgrin:

I hope you get this squared away so you can get your mind back on work.

 

[Ian]

After pics then.??

I'll have to get one tomorrow, I've been nursing a nasty hangover today and haven't left the house! The beer could possibly be responsible for the rediculous threads I started last night!

 

[Rob Z]

Brian! Don't EVER blame beer for any thing!:lol: