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Old 04-27-22, 09:11 AM
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I lent the GS to a neighbor as her daughter needed to use her Bolt for a few days. She drove it to one place; maybe 5 miles each way. Yep, you guessed it. It came home with curb rash.
There are great wheel repair places around here, and I may end up there anyways. Lexus does not sell touch up paint for wheels; I picked up a dark gray pearl Dupli-Color Pen from OReilly.
By the way, that's brand new Pilot Sport 4S rubber... I could have done a little better but my Dremel Tool is at our other home in Petaluma, 90 miles away. I wanted to lightly smooth the scratch.

After my chump change repair:

From 5 feet away:
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Get it repaired and she should pay for it. You must be really good neighbors to have lent her your car. I wouldn't trust any of my neighbors even if they paid me to borrow my car.
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Old 04-27-22, 09:54 AM
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It doesn't look too bad - you should see mine lol...NYC curbs are some of the worst! Nice gesture to lend your ride to the neighbor but I think a decent wheel shop will charge you at least $75 bucks to refinish/repair the curb damage.
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Old 04-27-22, 10:25 AM
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I can't see the pics Jeff. This is why nobody drives my car but me and I would gladly get them an Uber or Lyft if needed instead of having to deal with headaches like this.
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Originally Posted by dezymond
Get it repaired and she should pay for it. You must be really good neighbors to have lent her your car. I wouldn't trust any of my neighbors even if they paid me to borrow my car.
They are not car people like car nuts like us. She probably didn't even know she did it. AmI happy about this? Of course not. But it is what it is.
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Please let me know if you can or cannot see the pics. I am not sure what the problem is.
Old 04-27-22, 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by JeffKeryk
Please let me know if you can or cannot see the pics. I am not sure what the problem is.
No, all I see is a bunch of these.

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The photos worked for me this morning, but not now.

I have a little curb rash on one of my wheels that I need to have fixed. I have the wheel/tire package so I can get it repaired or replaced at anytime, I just need to call and schedule the appointment.
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I don't have rashes but have some rock chips on the wheels.
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Anybody looked into the wheel rim curb protectors? Some that are not noticeable?
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My wheels came pre-trashed by the previous owner. I am used to it.
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Originally Posted by gs350noob
My wheels came pre-trashed by the previous owner. I am used to it.
I see u got the Curb Rash package GS.
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Originally Posted by ItzFilyO
I see u got the Curb Rash package GS.
indeed.

Along with the Pre Worn Rear Tire package. A rare find.

it’s all good, I love this car.
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Old 04-27-22, 04:45 PM
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I can’t see OP’s pics, but you and I both have rim repair on the horizon (the clearcoat is flaking off of my 18’ factory 2016 rims):



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Originally Posted by gs350noob
indeed.

Along with the Pre Worn Rear Tire package. A rare find.

it’s all good, I love this car.
Still can go triple digit no problem though.


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