just curbed my golf gti monza shadows

[denyason]

i'm gutted. the mark 6 gti was only 3 weeks old.  just curbed it today, one alloy but still mad.  they're the monza shadows, 18 inch upgrade from the basic standard 17 inch alloys.   any ideas on what to do.  should i go to the vw dealer or some alloy repair co?   the finish is what bothers me, diamond cut look.  the thing is usually when i curb alloys, the alloy is the same , ie no finish on surface.  however these scratches on the edge of the alloy are white, like plastic. 

[p3asa]

http://www.lepsons.com/home.phtml do them but I think they are dear.

You think you have problems, a dog ran out on me on Friday, only had the car 5 days and I swerved while doing about 30mph and mounted a traffic island. Fecked my Vancouver alloy to a point I wouldn't trust it with a repair and took a big chunk out the sidewall tyre. Dealer wants £318 for the alloy and that's with 25% off. Plus I'll be over £100 for a new tyre.

My wife had to hide sharp objects and the paracetamol from me on Friday!!

[Rolfe]

I don't think it's possible to avoid doing this.  I did in one of my 17" wheels yesterday.  It seemed to damage very very easily - much more easily than the alloys on my last car.

I'm just glad I didn't upgrade to the 18s.  I can take a relaxed attitude to some dents on the standard wheels.

Rolfe.

[mac7]

There seem to be an awful lot of people mangling their nice new Monzas in a very short period of time...

[p3asa]

There seem to be an awful lot of people mangling their nice new Monzas in a very short period of time...

Does it depend on the tyres they are fitted with?
I know I haven't got Monza Shadows on my GT but my Bridgestone tyres actually overhang the alloy so I could in effect rub up against the kerb and it would only be the tyre that was rubbing.

Most shadows I've seen seem to stick out more than the tyre.

[mac7]

Does it depend on the tyres they are fitted with?

I think mostly it depends on the driver 

However, the 18 monza design does leave the face exposed. Even tyres with rim protection are going to have a hard time preventing damage if you rub these up against a kerb, which is one of the reasons I don't like them.

[FroGTI]

Most shadows I've seen seem to stick out more than the tyre.

I agree and that's one of the reasons I don't care for them much: they look as if they've been fitted with the wrong tyres.

[avalon]

That's bad news for both of you guys; hope you get sorted soon.

Interesting points though in relation to wheel / tyre sizes; never thought about that before in relation to cars. I know in motorcycle land it would be one of the first things I'd think of.


Ava

[FamilyDub]

Accidents and canine advertures aside, I've never kerbed an alloy in about ten years of driving...

Unlucky though, guys.

[VWKev]

Accidents and having to swerve to avoid accidents, i can understand. Curbing the alloys because you simply can't drive or judge what your doing properly has no excuse.