Took a bullet in the tire Saturday night
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Edwin C Aldredge
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$1600 for a new stock tire / wheel and TPMS???????
I just picked up FOUR Method MR301 20" wheels with TPMS and 34" tires for $2700 drive out.
Not sure what I'm going to ask fort the brand new factory 22" Stealth wheels / tires, but I bet I end up under your single wheel / tire price point.
That's INSANE!
I just picked up FOUR Method MR301 20" wheels with TPMS and 34" tires for $2700 drive out.
Not sure what I'm going to ask fort the brand new factory 22" Stealth wheels / tires, but I bet I end up under your single wheel / tire price point.
That's INSANE!
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Page W Sutton
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Did not find the bullet but it was a strange feeling when it hit. Took the rim to wheeltek here in Memphis and they looked to make sure it was straight on the computer. They said that a good number of bullet strikes in on rims require them to be straightened. It was straight so they are going to weld the rim and guarantee it for 120.00.
Filed with insurance and they classes the incident as comprehensive so 500 deduct on the replacement. That's why I opted OEM new on the parts. Else wise I could ebay the repair/replacement for about 800.00 with a 10/32 tire and reconditioned wheel.
As far as selling the rim I was thinking of mounting a tire on it and using it as a spare but that's probably a bad idea.
I just replaced a wheel on my camaro from hitting a pothole so I am thinking with the road and ballistic damage threats in Memphis perhaps I will keep it for another day.
Filed with insurance and they classes the incident as comprehensive so 500 deduct on the replacement. That's why I opted OEM new on the parts. Else wise I could ebay the repair/replacement for about 800.00 with a 10/32 tire and reconditioned wheel.
As far as selling the rim I was thinking of mounting a tire on it and using it as a spare but that's probably a bad idea.
I just replaced a wheel on my camaro from hitting a pothole so I am thinking with the road and ballistic damage threats in Memphis perhaps I will keep it for another day.
Looks like 2 holes in the tire and one hole in the rim
This could be the start of a conspiracy theory!
Was there a grassy knoll nearby?
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Page W Sutton
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I noticed that too. I know bullets do strange stuff when they hit.....perhaps exit wound?
When your neighborhood wheel guys have extensive expertise with bullet damage .... it MIGHT just be time to look for a new neighborhood.
Trainmaster
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Flashy new cars in bad areas is always a poor combination. Nothing good comes out of it but class envy and anger.
Hope you don't live in that hellhole. If you do, that's not the car to be driving around in. If you don't, why be there with you car or your wife no less?
Hope you don't live in that hellhole. If you do, that's not the car to be driving around in. If you don't, why be there with you car or your wife no less?
Grey ghost
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Sure you weren't in Trenton or chicago? Looks like it hit the rim first,you are lucky. Hope you filed a police report. What did your insurance company say? Or didn't you bother?
powerboatr
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there are simply zero bad areas in memphis.....are you sure you didnt shoot your own tire 
good it was only a tire
good it was only a tire
Whit, I'm glad to hear you got home safely...no injury to you or your wife. I mean that.
That said, before/during/after you called 'Ford roadside' and 'a friend' for assistance, when did you decide to call the Memphis Police Department to report this crime? They might have rendered assistance to you much sooner than Ford's roadside assistance. And, like the perps who shot your tire/rim out, they're armed.
The gentleman said it was much later when he found out about the gunshot...
"It was not till I took the tire/wheel to get it repaired till I learned about the bullet hole in the rim"
just sayin
Sticker, he also said the following:
Considering where he was (a combat zone in Memphis), when he was there (0200 local with his wife, on a weekend), and what transpired ("BAM"), a 911 call to Memphis' finest may have been the first order of business.
Also, just sayin'
Considering where he was (a combat zone in Memphis), when he was there (0200 local with his wife, on a weekend), and what transpired ("BAM"), a 911 call to Memphis' finest may have been the first order of business.
Also, just sayin'
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No time to call the cavalry, gotta be ready to do battle with the locals an protect the loved one.
Keep one of these at the ready and train with it so you can call into action in a heartbeat.
just kiddin
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Page W Sutton
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I was concerned but not worried about our personal safety We were secure defensively. Anyone will the balls to approach a blacked out SUV in Memphis @ 2:00 am is asking for it.
Sticker, I totally agree with your last post. Except for the ‘just kiddin’ part.
From 2018 figures, Memphis has the sixth highest homicide rate in the country.
https://www.thetrace.org/2018/04/highest-murder-rates-us-cities-list/
If I were in the same situation as Whit, I would actually want the AK firepower in your photo to protect my wife and me from the ‘citizens’ that just shot out my tire & rim. Lord knows, they have that firepower…illegally.
While waiting for a tow though, I would still call in the cavalry. A legally-concealed 40 S&W may keep the perps at bay until the cavalry arrives.
From 2018 figures, Memphis has the sixth highest homicide rate in the country.
https://www.thetrace.org/2018/04/highest-murder-rates-us-cities-list/
If I were in the same situation as Whit, I would actually want the AK firepower in your photo to protect my wife and me from the ‘citizens’ that just shot out my tire & rim. Lord knows, they have that firepower…illegally.
While waiting for a tow though, I would still call in the cavalry. A legally-concealed 40 S&W may keep the perps at bay until the cavalry arrives.
JExpedition07
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Maybe if it was a Tahoe they’d be more scared
That's not niceeeeeeeeeeeeeee lol
Glad to hear no one was hurt. Sucks that it's a reality for some places today.
Looks like a rifle shot,
if it was indeed a bullet that did that. Hard to believe a handgun caliber could penetrate a steel belted tire in the tread and go through an aluminum rim. Also rebar from a bridge deck could do that....
if it was indeed a bullet that did that. Hard to believe a handgun caliber could penetrate a steel belted tire in the tread and go through an aluminum rim. Also rebar from a bridge deck could do that....
Rebar? Think about it, long enough piece to gouge the inside of the rim would leave a long gash not a hole
