Author Topic: Double Crappy Day (Read 5516 times)

Allen · « **on:** March 14, 2008, 04:21:31 pm »

driving to hockey on Monday night hit a pot hole and had noticed a vibration.. went to the tire shop today and the wheel is bent, but the tire and everything else is OK.. a new TL rim is $372

.... driving home along the 401 a stone flies up and cracks my windshield $200 deductible

my wife always says that bad things always happen in 3's .... so what's next

airbalancer · « **Reply #1 on:** March 14, 2008, 04:24:07 pm »

Have you looked around for place that can fix the rim? Could be an less expensive route

Squishy · « **Reply #2 on:** March 14, 2008, 04:36:11 pm »

Or if the rim cannot be fixed, try a junkyard, eBay, or Acura TL forums.

Maybe the windshield crack can be fixed too?

airbalancer · « **Reply #3 on:** March 14, 2008, 04:47:26 pm »

wheel repair http://www.carcone.com/index.htm

Allen · « **Reply #4 on:** March 14, 2008, 05:10:30 pm »

Quote from: Squishy on March 14, 2008, 04:36:11 pm

Or if the rim cannot be fixed, try a junkyard, eBay, or Acura TL forums.

Maybe the windshield crack can be fixed too?

Windshield's poched, its not just a stone chip.. its a big chip with two 6 inches cracks .. my tire guy phoned a few local scrapyards, one guy had one but wanted 325$, might as well go new for the difference

safristi · « **Reply #5 on:** March 14, 2008, 05:14:54 pm »

..Hmmm comes in threes

.............wifey discovers yer EMPERORS CLUB get one FREE coupon........

Allen · « **Reply #6 on:** March 14, 2008, 05:23:48 pm »

not a chance ... I keep those coupons at the office

rrocket · « **Reply #7 on:** March 14, 2008, 06:16:22 pm »

^^^^If you want to E-bay one in the US, you can send it to my US mailbox..I'll pick it up and mail it to you..Likely get it for half....Anyways, let me know...

runwhatyabrung · « **Reply #8 on:** March 14, 2008, 07:19:13 pm »

search engine for used car parts for Canadian auto recyclers http://www.car-part.com/index.htm

rrocket · « **Reply #9 on:** March 14, 2008, 07:31:29 pm »

Check this out! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Acura-TL-Factory-Wheel-Rim-17-x-8-OEM-2004-2005-Tire_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ43957QQihZ003QQitemZ130204466211QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

And if you can live with an exact aftermarket duplicate: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/17-2004-2005-Acura-TL-Wheel-Rim-Brand-New_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ43957QQihZ010QQitemZ200206663203QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

Let me know. I have to go to my mailbox next week anyways. Will cost me roughly $22 to mail it to you, and any duty...which I doubt....You can save a bunch of cheddar here!!!

inco · « **Reply #10 on:** March 14, 2008, 08:14:52 pm »

The city of Toronto insurance will pay for your rim assuming it was in the city. You file a claim and show them pix or something and if that hole you hit is on their list it's covered. If it was in Durham check with them.

safristi · « **Reply #11 on:** March 15, 2008, 09:06:57 am »

Buy a Timmies and "roll up tha RIM"....................

lampskin · « **Reply #12 on:** March 15, 2008, 06:39:37 pm »

If you can track down the truck or something that threw the rock, you should be able to report him to the police and his liability insurance should pay for it. I friggin hate trucks that don't secure their loads properly.

At least....that's how it SHOULD work.

Squishy · « **Reply #13 on:** March 15, 2008, 07:01:46 pm »

What does a truck's load have to do with a rock being thrown up?

Allen · « **Reply #14 on:** March 15, 2008, 08:50:11 pm »

Quote from: Squishy on March 15, 2008, 07:01:46 pm

What does a truck's load have to do with a rock being thrown up?

also I never said it was a truck, actually not sure what threw up the stone

dr_spock · « **Reply #15 on:** March 15, 2008, 11:15:02 pm »

Did anything else bad happen yet? Groups of three.

Congrats on your 1000th post.

Allen · « **Reply #16 on:** March 15, 2008, 11:28:49 pm »

Quote from: dr_spock on March 15, 2008, 11:15:02 pm

Did anything else bad happen yet? Groups of three.

Congrats on your 1000th post.

Thanks dr_spock.. no nothing else yet, will have to check with the wife if theres a time limit on the 3rd one

Squishy · « **Reply #17 on:** March 16, 2008, 12:28:48 am »

Probably 72 hours. Curl up in bed and ride it out.

Allen · « **Reply #18 on:** March 18, 2008, 11:46:30 am »

Quote from: Squishy on March 16, 2008, 12:28:48 am

Probably 72 hours. Curl up in bed and ride it out.

didn't make it ... last night I get home and the hot water heater is leaking from the bottom, nothing to do with the pipes.. its 15 years old.. its being replaced today, the kicker is that Direct Energy showed us a new code for the venting of the high efficiency uints and they have to install new venting which is not covered for $150..

Oh well that makes 3 so we should be done now for a while I hope

mmret · « **Reply #19 on:** March 18, 2008, 09:48:52 pm »

Quote from: Allen on March 18, 2008, 11:46:30 am

Oh well that makes 3 so we should be done now for a while I hope

Nah, bad luck is a poisson process.