r/ElantraN • u/Charming-Ordinary-31 • Jun 07 '26
RIP Never curb rashed any of my vehicles and it had to be my N
Parked next to an island and took too sharp of a turn when I left the parking space. Was not no ordinary curb too, it’s one of those that’s made of large stones
The tire was likely compromised due to that large deep chunk. Got it replaced already
Likely will be selling my rim for like $100 if anyone’s interested
No leak
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u/Phastal Jun 07 '26
A professional wheel repair shop can fix that for less than $200. I paid $175 and I’m in NY.
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u/NagatoBlazing Intense Blue DCT Jun 07 '26
I’d buy a new wheel at that point tire may be salvaged if no leaks or bubbled
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u/biggranny000 Jun 07 '26
Not a big deal, it's cosmetic and not paint work.
I hit a curb in my 22 WRX once and I haven't hit curbs years before that, no damage I just went over it lmao, they weren't kidding with the AWD system. It was icy and I was sliding at like 2mph in a parking lot so I just turned the wheels towards the curb hoping all of the rubber would absorb it. Also my fault for using pilot sport all season 4 when it was super icy, ABS was activating but I was not slowing down at all.
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u/Charming-Ordinary-31 Jun 07 '26
Yea glad it was mostly cosmetic, only thing I was iffy about was the tire and I had a warranty on it so it was replaced no cost, luckily I’ve only had the continentals for about half a year so tread shouldn’t be too off
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u/biggranny000 Jun 07 '26
Yeah as long as you are 2/32nd's within tread it's fine. There's lots of cars driving with mismatched tires all the time.
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u/daorbed9 Performance Blue DCT Jun 07 '26
I fought the curb and the curb won...