Hi all -

In order to save $4.00 this morning, I parked on the street along the curb and managed to hit it with my like-new front passenger wheel and put a big scratch on it .

If anyone has a 2006-2008 OEM front passenger wheel to sell that's in like-new condition, I'd be interested in buying it from you. Just PM me with a price. I'd much prefer to pick it up, anywhere from Blaine to Portland.

If I don't have any luck going this route, I might bite the bullet and get some OZ wheels.

Thanks everyone -

- Zakmartin (Craig)

 

Damn those curbs.

I almost always end up having to parallel park at school.
People walk past my car thinking, someone sucks at parking
I purposely park six inches away from the curb to avoid this. Haters need to hop off.

Good luck with your search broski.
There was a few threads down with someone selling the rims.
I'm not sure if OP will part them out though.

 

Hey man, depending how bad the scratch is, you can get them refinished. If the shop is good- they'll be like new.

 

Thanks guys. I got in touch with a place near Gasworks Park called Seattle Wheel Service and they quoted me over the phone at $185 for a full repair and re-paint on the wheel. Sounded reasonable to me, so I made an appointment to have the wheel fixed on Saturday the 17th. The guy on the phone said they get quite a few 350Zs because the hood is so long and the beltline is too high to see where you're going when parallel parking. He even knew the exact name of the wheel's paint color and guessed which wheel was damaged before I told him

I guess the lesson learned here is to avoid curbs whenever possible and only parallel park when I can get my wife outside the car to guide me in. Oh well, such is life. Thanks again amigos

EDIT:

Oh, by the way, I couldn't believe that a brand new OEM replacement wheel is $700. That's a pretty good reason to have locking lugs.

 

You could find a whole new set here in the classifieds for that price.