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Old 01-21-2010, 06:23 PM   #6 (permalink)
Jason
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good luck man, those wheels are crazy expensive. you're probably better off keeping an eye on private sales - but even then i doubt someone will part one out (theyre usually sold as sets).

if i were you i'd either live with it or try to repair just that small section yourself. how bad is the curb damage? pic? the reason i say to just do that section (it wont be perfect though, but better than it is now) is because if you take it somewhere to get professionally repaired, they'll probably repaint the whole wheel.

after my accident, my driver side front wheel had to be repaired (nothing serious, slight curb damage probably 3 inches in length - no dents) and they did a great job removing the curb damage but the paint wasnt matched exactly. it cost the insurance $150 to repair and paint. i was pissed because you can clearly tell the new silver didnt match the stock silver/gunmetalish. i went back and the bodyshop said they can't get it exact so i had the insurance buy me a new one from nissan (think it was $700-ish, the rear i imagine is more expensive).

it was funny, first they offered to paint the rear wheel silver so you cant tell. then i said it's retarded to have 2 wheels one color and 2 wheels another. their response was "well you're never going to see both sides of the car at the same time". allstate - good hands?...
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