New member and my first post.

I recently got to close to the curbing at the drive up window (should teach me a lesson for eating fast food!) now I have a nice scrap on my new alloy left front rim. Is there anyone out there from Chicagoland MINI that might be abkle to tell me where I can get this touched up without spending an arm or a leg?

Thanks,
EW

 

Hi & welcome to the curbed club. I am a charter member myself. I have managed to curb 2 wheels in 3 different places . I want a new set of wheels but I will not let myself buy them til I can quit curbing the ones that I have

Good luck getting them fixed. I have seen this article posted here on NAM of how to sand a repaint them yourself.
http://www.bmwtips.com/tipsntricks/w...uff-repair.htm

 

Thanks, I appreciate your response. Just spoke to the dealer and they will the same thing for $55.00, I think I'll leave it up to the pros!

 

^^ sounds like a deal to me. hope they can match the color. keep us posted.

 

Bringing it by in the AM (Patrick MINI), will let everyone know how it turns out.

 

yeah, on my SA's desk, they have a little flyer about this service. I wonder if all dealerships charge the same amount? Please let us know how it went, and also, post pics if possible. thanks!

 

i'd like to know if they can do polished lips too.

 

as long as it's a factory rim, i dont see why not. maybe even aftermarket rims?

 

This company ain't cheap, but they do great work if you dont want to DIY. Started in Mass, and now they have a shop in Phoenix and somewhere around Detroit (I think)

http://www.rimpro.com

(no affiliation, but they are nice enough to sponsor some regional SCCA autocoss events here in New England)

 

how did it turn out? share the wealth, please.

 

guess it turned out like crap.