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Mrfomoco
05-19-2006, 06:42 AM
Ok so i have 18 x 9 black chrome mach 1 rims and *had* 265/35 gsd3's on her, just replaced them today. But anyhow i have two bent rims. Houston roads suck horribly, and I'm attributing this to potholes. Anyone else have similar experiences? I'll post some pics later today of it.
STG
05-20-2006, 01:44 AM
Low side walls and dubious quality wheels + potholes = Enough money spent to have purchased quality wheels in the first place Those chrome Mach1 look-a-likes aren't exactly BBS quality.

you have to take road conditions into consideration when selecting tires and wheels. Or have deep pockets. I'm sticking with my 17" wheels.

http://stg.home.bresnan.net/DSC_1706_filtered.jpg
Mrfomoco
05-20-2006, 09:21 PM
Very true, although I expected more from AFS.
mhazelwd
05-21-2006, 03:08 AM
Very true, although I expected more from AFS.


sorry to hear about the wheels... what road were you on?
Mrfomoco
05-21-2006, 09:38 AM
Kirby
mhazelwd
05-21-2006, 04:21 PM
Kirby


yep
Mrfomoco
05-21-2006, 05:03 PM
Haha its a nightmare of a road, but I work in Rice Village now, and I have to go down it.
1WICKEDmach
05-21-2006, 10:07 PM
I bent one of my 18X10 FR500s. It sucked bigtime
Mrfomoco
05-23-2006, 06:00 PM
Oh man that had to suck, what did you do to fix it?
Mach03InFront
11-12-2006, 07:10 PM
nice pic stg
Mrfomoco
11-12-2006, 07:21 PM
this is an old post haha, but my fiance has a 2006 rsx type s, and was driving on 288 and hit something in the road and dented her rim...acura wanted 575 for 1 new rim!!
mach1gsxr
11-13-2006, 08:47 AM
That sucks. Shortly after I got the mach I hit something on the highway doing 70 and bent two rims. Local dealer wanted 469 for one rim. ahhaah I got 18x9 chrome rims from AFS instead. Had them now for 3 years and they still look great.

On a side note, I shipped two rims out via UPS and they managed to damage one and I called the same dealer to get a price quote and they still want 469 for them. lol
Mrfomoco
11-13-2006, 09:52 AM
yeah thats ridiculous, Acura claims they're amazing rims and can fetch that price because they are Enkei's ha ha ha.
DTMach1
11-13-2006, 10:05 AM
this is an old post haha, but my fiance has a 2006 rsx type s, and was driving on 288 and hit something in the road and dented her rim...acura wanted 575 for 1 new rim!!

That just means its time to upgrade the wheels and tires :)

$575 is way to much for a stock wheel IMHO!
STG
11-13-2006, 10:08 AM
That sucks. Shortly after I got the mach I hit something on the highway doing 70 and bent two rims. Local dealer wanted 469 for one rim. ahhaah I got 18x9 chrome rims from AFS instead. Had them now for 3 years and they still look great.

On a side note, I shipped two rims out via UPS and they managed to damage one and I called the same dealer to get a price quote and they still want 469 for them. lol


Original Mach1 OEM wheel $119 from Diversified Products Marketing (Ford Racing Distributor) http://www.buyfordracing.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=271

They also have pimp'n chrome OEM Mach 1 wheels for $159.
Mrfomoco
11-13-2006, 10:28 AM
Yeah we went with 18" TSW Mondello's in hyperblack for her car (its dark grey) and they look great, and are only $199 a rim!
mach1gsxr
11-13-2006, 10:46 AM
Original Mach1 OEM wheel $119 from Diversified Products Marketing (Ford Racing Distributor) http://www.buyfordracing.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=271

They also have pimp'n chrome OEM Mach 1 wheels for $159.

Eh. I don't need them no more. My chromies are still pimpin though after 3 years with nothing wrong with them.
Mach03InFront
11-13-2006, 01:06 PM
They also have pimp'n chrome OEM Mach 1 wheels for $159.


no way ?! 17s?? i got robbed for mine than.... hold on a min... how much is shipping??
Mrfomoco
11-13-2006, 01:15 PM
Yeah and my black chromies are doing well...minus a few lil pothole dents haha.
Berzerk
11-13-2006, 02:17 PM
Yeah and my black chromies are doing well...minus a few lil pothole dents haha.
Damn, your roads sound like they are worse than PA roads...lol
Mach03InFront
11-13-2006, 02:25 PM
i thought my highway was crap
Mrfomoco
11-13-2006, 08:59 PM
Haha yeah...Houston has some rough spots, mainly Kirby, I think thats the bumpy road that leads to hell :rant: