Damaged my beautiful wheel

[islandboy47]

Today did something really dumb and squeezed between a curb and a stopped car in front me at a stoplight so I could turn right and I scraped up my 20" six spoke wheel. It probably wouldn't have been an issue if there wasn't a storm drain there (which I couldn't see until I was already most of the way past the other car) and the sharper corner at the top of that sticks out more than the curb. Anyway, it's super painful to see so I'm going to just replace the wheel. I found an almost new one on Ebay, but I just want to make sure I'm getting the right one. I think there's only one 20" dark alloy six spoke wheel out there, right? There shouldn't be any other dimensions or colors I need to match before buying the new wheel, can someone please confirm?

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[Ford4Ever]

As far as I know, there is no difference in the wheels over the 3 years. I have seen a few at dealerships and on the street and haven't noticed any changes compared to mine. The only thing I would be concerned about is refurbished wheels that may not color match.

 

[powerboatr]

look for a wheel refurbish place near you
i had my rear one redone after a guy hit me in expedition and it looked waaaay worse than what you have


or
https://www.texastrucktire.com/store/c22/20"_6x135_Ford.html

 

[Nasto]

Today did something really dumb and squeezed between a curb and a stopped car in front me at a stoplight so I could turn right and I scraped up my 20" six spoke wheel. It probably wouldn't have been an issue if there wasn't a storm drain there (which I couldn't see until I was already most of the way past the other car) and the sharper corner at the top of that sticks out more than the curb. Anyway, it's super painful to see so I'm going to just replace the wheel. I found an almost new one on Ebay, but I just want to make sure I'm getting the right one. I think there's only one 20" dark alloy six spoke wheel out there, right? There shouldn't be any other dimensions or colors I need to match before buying the new wheel, can someone please confirm?

curb rash is a bitch!

 

[eharri3]

I badly Gouged a black painted wheel on my 2016 Challenger RT blacktop edition a few years ago in the same scenario. The body shop I use farmed it out to a wheel refinisher they use who repaired the metal and refinished it all. Looked like new and was impossible to tell. Looked perfect over 2 years later when I sold it. What I did was way, way worse than the scratches I see here. I wouldn't think twice about having the wheel in the photo refinished. But just me. I think mine cost about 250 to fix.

 

[bfastr]

I feel your pain... did this to mine less than a month in.
I will be looking for a wheel re-finisher myself too.
Also looked at used wheels online, but I am reluctant to buy a wheel I cant inspect myself as they all say " some minor scuffs" which could be as bad as I already have.

 

[FORDTEXAS]

discount tire repairs wheels for like $150 last time i checked. they’ll make sure your completely satisfied before you accept the finished product.

 

[Pedaldude]

It happens and I’ve bent, curbed or even taco’d more wheels than I care to remember.

If it were me and I was planning to keep the truck a few years; I’d check the local used market for an entire take-off wheelset. I see those 20” wheels in the $600-900 range for a full set. Then I’d polish out the stress risers in the rashed wheel and use some touch up paint myself before rotating it to the spare tire position and if the take-offs match the tires on your current set, you could rotate them all out. I wound up with a set of 6 matching wheels/tires on my last truck and got 50% more miles out of them than had it only been a regular 4 tire rotation.

First, check out your spare. You might be one of those lucky people that got a full size matching spare wheel/tire!

Good luck!

 

[bfastr]

It happens and I’ve bent, curbed or even taco’d more wheels than I care to remember.

If it were me and I was planning to keep the truck a few years; I’d check the local used market for an entire take-off wheelset. I see those 20” wheels in the $600-900 range for a full set. Then I’d polish out the stress risers in the rashed wheel and use some touch up paint myself before rotating it to the spare tire position and if the take-offs match the tires on your current set, you could rotate them all out. I wound up with a set of 6 matching wheels/tires on my last truck and got 50% more miles out of them than had it only been a regular 4 tire rotation.

First, check out your spare. You might be one of those lucky people that got a full size matching spare wheel/tire!

Good luck!

you and I think alike !! I am watching the local adds. F-150 wheels pop up all the time. I may use the opportunity to grab a completely different design, then throw on some more agressive tires and have two sets to play around with. meanwhile a quicky shot of "chrome" paint makes my scratch invisible from 10 feet away. well maybe 20 if you know where you are looking !!!

 

[diambo4life]

It's a stock wheel and they are relatively inexpensive to replace. Exercise caution because you don't want to do something like that if you had a set of $3000 wheels lol. Use it as a lesson learned.

 

[RuggedGoods]

I feel like I can hear the noise in my head when looking at those pics. SCCRRRRRTCCHH.... on the curb. then the odor of shame.

Front wheel was unscathed?

 

[nezff]

get them powdercoated black!

 

[islandboy47]

I feel like I can hear the noise in my head when looking at those pics. SCCRRRRRTCCHH.... on the curb. then the odor of shame.

Front wheel was unscathed?

It haunts me in my dreams. But yeah only that wheel hit anything.

 

[nezff]

It haunts me in my dreams. But yeah only that wheel hit anything.

 

[islandboy47]

Is that the powdercoating?! Looks great!

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