Wheels damaged, but what to do?!

duchozen · 05-20-2015, 12:23 AM

Hey everyone,
Hope everyone is driving safely and enjoying their M power.

I recently got into a minor accident (ran over the lane divider with the left side), and both my wheels on my left (driver's side) have beeen bent.
They are aftermarket Vorsteiner VSE-003 wheels I purchased from WB.

My body shop and the insurance company tried to repare the damaged LEFT side wheels at a wheel repair shop, but rejected. They have to be thrown out now. My first question is, really? I have to just throw these valuable pieces of metal that costed me $2k/piece? Anyone have any idea as to what I can do with these? Maybe sell them for scrap?

The real dilemma is as follows:
1. Accept cash from insurance company for the replacement of wheels (~$3.6k)
2. Take that cash and order LEFT set of wheels to match? (lead time at least 1 month)

Taking cash is convenient since I can just slap on the stock OEM wheels but then what do I do with the remaining RIGHT side wheels that have no LEFT side wheels to match?

Re-ordering the LEFT side is good since it'll make me whole again but, the wait time is really bugging me...

I'm just wondering what you all would do in this situation...
Thanks in advance!!

HoustonRider · 05-20-2015, 06:35 AM

That's all you CAN do is take the $ and use your OEM wheels while you get two others. Or use your OEM wheels forever and keep the cash.

Not too many options outside of OEM or AFtermarket.

gds52 · 06-05-2015, 07:05 PM

Wait time is just 1 month, which will pass then u ll have nice wheels again.
Falling back to stock wheels will last forever.
I would wait n get the replacement wheels. Good luck.

05-20-2015, 12:23 AM	#1
duchozen Private 8 Rep 55 Posts Drives: '11 X6M / '13 M6 Conv. Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fullerton CA iTrader: (0)	Wheels damaged, but what to do?! Hey everyone, Hope everyone is driving safely and enjoying their M power. I recently got into a minor accident (ran over the lane divider with the left side), and both my wheels on my left (driver's side) have beeen bent. They are aftermarket Vorsteiner VSE-003 wheels I purchased from WB. My body shop and the insurance company tried to repare the damaged LEFT side wheels at a wheel repair shop, but rejected. They have to be thrown out now. My first question is, really? I have to just throw these valuable pieces of metal that costed me $2k/piece? Anyone have any idea as to what I can do with these? Maybe sell them for scrap? The real dilemma is as follows: 1. Accept cash from insurance company for the replacement of wheels (~$3.6k) 2. Take that cash and order LEFT set of wheels to match? (lead time at least 1 month) Taking cash is convenient since I can just slap on the stock OEM wheels but then what do I do with the remaining RIGHT side wheels that have no LEFT side wheels to match? Re-ordering the LEFT side is good since it'll make me whole again but, the wait time is really bugging me... I'm just wondering what you all would do in this situation... Thanks in advance!!
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05-20-2015, 06:35 AM	#2
HoustonRider big pimpin 38 Rep 327 Posts Drives: 2014 M6 GC and 2015 4 GC Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Houston iTrader: (0)	That's all you CAN do is take the $ and use your OEM wheels while you get two others. Or use your OEM wheels forever and keep the cash. Not too many options outside of OEM or AFtermarket.
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06-05-2015, 07:05 PM	#3
gds52 Colonel 886 Rep 2,720 Posts Drives: BMW Z4M Coupe, BMW 328i E93 Co Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	Wait time is just 1 month, which will pass then u ll have nice wheels again. Falling back to stock wheels will last forever. I would wait n get the replacement wheels. Good luck.
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