Scuffed an alloy, options?

[Johnny42]

Kicking myself. Stupid road furniture to intentionally limit the width of the road, with a damaged curbstone sticking out. Traffic around so couldn't turn around. Car didn't fit.

Wheels are V spoke diamond cut with graphite.

I have wheel and tyre cover, but the small print says that for this wheel type, the wheels will be sent for remanufacture and it will take up to 10 days. This is my only car so I'd need to be in a hire car for a week.

I'm considering my options before I pull the trigger on the insurance.

- Buy a used wheel and have it switched while mine is repaired, then I'll have a spare should this happen again. Can't find any on eBay or Astonmartinbits - they do have a complete set but not a single.
- Revive do repairs on the driveway. Waiting for a quote, due to the finish I doubt this could be done well enough?

Any other suggestions would be very much appreciated!

[bogie]

I don't know of anyone who can do diamond cut at the side of the road...I have them on my Range rover. At best the roadside places do a patch up paint job, ideal if you are selling the car next month....but 12-18 months later its usually coming off (in my experience)

I had my vantage wheels refurbed a few years ago, it was off the road Monday to Friday whilst they were sent away, just regular 7 spokes, not diamond cut. They came back like new

I think your best option is to buy a spare wheel of same size (perhaps not same style) and use that whilst yours is fixed

[jonby]

it only needs to be off the car for a few days but if you have it done roadside, you simply won't be happy with the result

[divetheworld]

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[burnout3]

These ones?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aston-Martin-V8-Vantage-...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aston-Martin-V8-Vantage-...

Bought myself a spare front one of these a few weeks ago, just in case....

[DocW]

I had the same wheel insurance with my vantage. The insurers referred my repair to a Peugeot dealer in Leeds! I found the solution was to speak to the service manager at my Aston dealership who dealt with the insurer and organised everything from spare wheel to organising the repair.

[steveatesh]

I did one if mine a while back. I was gutted at first then realized it was just a wheel.

My option was to live with it.

[Johnny42]

Thanks all for the comments. Yes it's just a wheel, but the car is new so I really should get it sorted. It's the potential faffing about that's the problem, and I really don't want the car up on axle stands behind a Peugeot dealership for a week, followed by being taken for spirited 'road tests'... I'll report back what happens.

[hygt2]

What's the problem with being in a hire car for a couple of weeks? I assume your insurance will give you something equivalent so you'll probably be in something high end anyway.

I had a cayman when my car was in for some work some years ago.

[Johnny42]

The wheel and tyre cover only covers repairs to the wheel. I'd have to sort the hire car myself. Although I'd fancy a go in a Cayman, last time I hired a car the insurance excess was a grand, and it was a Peugeot 109. I only want an easy life... And as Steve pointed out, it's just a wheel.

I scuffed the underside for the first time today too, caught the heads of the bolts attaching the splitter and the bottom splash guard / aero smoothing sheet of aluminium just behind it. Very minor. Cherry well and truly popped now.

On another note, washed the car, came up nice (the bugs just wash right off, thankyou Gtechniq), and had a bit of a blast on some quiet roads this evening.

Edited by Johnny42 on Sunday 10th May 20:44

[AMDBSNick]

Where are you based?

[Johnny42]

South Cambridgeshire. I wasn't speeding, honest!

[AMDBSNick]

Johnny42 said:

South Cambridgeshire. I wasn't speeding, honest!

Check out Pristine in Milton Keynes. They may be able to supply a slave wheel for you. I'm told this is who "works" use

[Jockman]

Live with it and get it done at your next service

That's what I did on the DB9. They were DT and the process just added one day on to the service at JCT600. £80 charge IIRC.

I've already scuffed 2 of my wheels on the DBS - driving too fast