how to avoid kerbing wheels?
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Hi, I have a brand new car, have had it for 6 weeks now and I've just kerbed the 4th wheel. This is getting really annoying now! Reversing into tight parking spots at work and I just keep kerbing them. Im getting worried about how much I'll have to end up paying in 3 years time at the end of the lease due to them being damaged. I am just not used to reversing into parking spaces. Can anyone give me any advice how to stop doing this?
Also is it likely I will be recharged by my lease company at the end of the lease? does anyone know how much it costs to fix a kerbed alloy? thanks
Also is it likely I will be recharged by my lease company at the end of the lease? does anyone know how much it costs to fix a kerbed alloy? thanks
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Practice, lots of it.
If you're worried about costs later, it might be worth buying some cheaper wheels and putting the good ones on before you return the car.0 -
How do you avoid it, learn how to park, or park somewhere else?0
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As above, or try these - https://www.alloygator.com/0
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Hi, I have a brand new car, have had it for 6 weeks now and I've just kerbed the 4th wheel. This is getting really annoying now! Reversing into tight parking spots at work and I just keep kerbing them. Im getting worried about how much I'll have to end up paying in 3 years time at the end of the lease due to them being damaged. I am just not used to reversing into parking spaces. Can anyone give me any advice how to stop doing this?
Also is it likely I will be recharged by my lease company at the end of the lease? does anyone know how much it costs to fix a kerbed alloy? thanks
Its down to not parking so close to the kerb really. I either park out a little or avoid parking spaces beside kerbs.0 -
Practice, lots of it.
If you're worried about costs later, it might be worth buying some cheaper wheels and putting the good ones on before you return the car.ssparks2003 wrote: »How do you avoid it, learn how to park, or park somewhere else?0 -
Wheels with tyres having a minimum 65 profile, rather than silly rubber band tyres they now fit.0
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That's not a half bad idea. I'll try to find out how much it costs to repair them and weigh it up, but if I've kerbed them badly already then in 35 months time I will probably have done it much more
Speak to someone like The Wheel Specialist or google "alloy wheel refurbishment" to find somewhere in your local area who will quote you for fixing them. You can do one at a time as and when you've got the spare cash between now and the lease ending.
Then buy alloygators and have them fitted as they are refurbed to keep them nice.0 -
*~Zephyr~* wrote: »Speak to someone like The Wheel Specialist or google "alloy wheel refurbishment" to find somewhere in your local area who will quote you for fixing them. You can do one at a time as and when you've got the spare cash between now and the lease ending.
Then buy alloygators and have them fitted as they are refurbed to keep them nice.
WHat if I did it the other way around? If I fitted alloygators to the wheels with them still have kerb scuffs/damage and then in 3 years time when I return the car, I only need to pay for what needs fixing (avoids me getting something repaired if it isn't required)
or is it bad to leave a alloy kerbed for 3 years before fixing it?0 -
i'd be handing the keys back and getting the bus if you've kerbed it 4 times already - or maybe some parking lesson
there will be a guide for the company you've leased it from as to acceptable damage -but its about 40-50mm long for the company we use and any marks on the alloy itselfThe futures bright the future is Ginger0
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