7
What did you do to your mk7 today?
- Thread starter GTA5
- Start date
CaptainRatty
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Winston-Salem, NC
- Car(s)
- MK7 GTI
Do you know what brand of powder and color name?
JC_451
Autocross Champion
- Location
- NJ, one of the nice parts.
- Car(s)
- 2017 GTI Sport
Teach her that the mirrors can be moved to see the curb.
Jeffapotamus
Ready to race!
- Location
- NW Indiana
- Car(s)
- 2019 GTI
Good point. Maybe I should upgrade to the auto dip mirrors.
Or...now I have a reason to buy a new set of wheels!
why not both - auto dip AND new wheels
snobrdrdan
former GTI owner
- Location
- Southeast Michigan
How do you scrape a rim when you park in the back of the parking lot and far away from everyone else?
(rule #1 for car guy parking -- hell, even my little little kids know that lol)
just sayin'
look at it like this, she was getting really close to a curb so that if someone opened their door they wouldn't damage your body panel.
now would you rather repair a door ding or a wheel? personally, I choose a wheel.
(I know this still sucks im just trying to make you feel better)
That's barely a scuff. I'm 52 and curbed a wheel for the first time last year. I f'd that wheel up.
JC_451
Autocross Champion
- Location
- NJ, one of the nice parts.
- Car(s)
- 2017 GTI Sport
The key is never be in a hurry.
My wheels were pristine til one day I had to come home quickly and then bust it to the doctor. Instead of parking in the lot I decided to just pull a u-turn and park by the curb since I was gonna be in and out.
So...I go to pull off said u-turn and it was at this exact moment I knew I fucked up. I just flat out misjudged the turn around and absolutely blasted the curb.
Too embarrassed to post a picture, new wheel was $335 tho, exciting.
My wheels were pristine til one day I had to come home quickly and then bust it to the doctor. Instead of parking in the lot I decided to just pull a u-turn and park by the curb since I was gonna be in and out.
So...I go to pull off said u-turn and it was at this exact moment I knew I fucked up. I just flat out misjudged the turn around and absolutely blasted the curb.
Too embarrassed to post a picture, new wheel was $335 tho, exciting.
bobloblawGTI
Autocross Champion
- Location
- DC
- Car(s)
- 19 GTI SE 6MT
Mirror dip for sure helps but as full-time city street parallel parker, all four of my wheels are absolutely curbed to shit. Bought a silver sharpie marker and called it a day ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Subliminal
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Vegas
- Car(s)
- Slow FWD VW Hatch
My wheels are already plasti-dipped black (because racecar) so the couple times I curbed them I just blast it with a couple more layers of plastidip and it's basically as good as new 
Nineeightyone
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Pennsylvania
- Car(s)
- 20 CX5 19 GTI 10 MZ3
Additionally, at least she felt bad about it, and it's a learning experience. Once you make a mistake, you're (typically) a lot more cautious to not do it again. And she offered to cover the damage. Sounds like not only a learning/teaching moment, but also one that shows somebody who was raised damn well.
sterkrazzy
Autocross Champion
- Location
- United States
- Car(s)
- Turbo. Blue.
My sister would have blamed the curb.
toothofwar
Autocross Champion
- Location
- KY
- Car(s)
- 2018 Golf R
My son just got his permit. I dread the day I get this text. Hopefully His bmw will be up and going soon. I will most definitely forgive him, just my wheels are now discontinued.