View Full Version : Need Help, Allignment Centre Gouged my Rims!
seelsy
11-11-2010, 09:39 AM
I had my car allignment the other day and had the guy remove the tires. He called me later and told me that his machine wasnt capable to removing the tires since they were too tight. So I had the tires removed at another tire shop and noticed the gouge in the outside of the rim. Called him this morning and he admitted he did gouge it and thats why he stopped, however he failed to mention this to me before. Ive included some pics, its right in the chrome lip of the wheel. Do you guys think this can be resurfaced or do i just have to sell it with the rash?
http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy5/seelsy/IMG00043-20101110-2205.jpg
http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy5/seelsy/IMG00046-20101110-2217.jpg
Make him replace it.... Nothing pisses me off more then jackasses not been care full.
When ever I get tires demounted or installed on rims I'm alway specific with them not to put one mark on my rims
seelsy
11-11-2010, 10:16 AM
Make him replace it.... Nothing pisses me off more then jackasses not been care full.
When ever I get tires demounted or installed on rims I'm alway specific with them not to put one mark on my rims
i would but u cant get these rims apparently
seelsy
11-11-2010, 10:27 AM
nevermind i located a set, do u think it would cost more than 200 to have them resurfaced?
S.F.W.
11-11-2010, 10:32 AM
nevermind i located a set, do u think it would cost more than 200 to have them resurfaced?
I recall Carcone quoting $150 per rim, for rim repair and refinish.
seelsy
11-11-2010, 01:32 PM
was quoted 90 to refinish the lip from precision rim repair, sound like a good deal?
bman13
11-11-2010, 01:38 PM
was quoted 90 to refinish the lip from precision rim repair, sound like a good deal?
Sounds good...if you pull the trigger, let us know where it is and your experience with em.
seelsy
11-11-2010, 02:06 PM
Sounds good...if you pull the trigger, let us know where it is and your experience with em.
well the allignment shop is paying for the refinishing so i think im gunna do it
hit26k
11-11-2010, 02:38 PM
Sounds good...if you pull the trigger, let us know where it is and your experience with em.
i've been to Precision Rim Repair. They're located near Weston Road and Sheppard. I had my rx-8's refinished by them, same prices as Carcone's.
to Seesly, hope everything works out for ya! keep us updated.
seelsy
11-12-2010, 02:28 AM
well turns out my spokes are too tight to the lip to get a proper repair so im SOL as far as getting the rash repaired, any other ideas?
bluemazda3
11-12-2010, 03:51 AM
tell the alignment shop to replace them with a new one?
seelsy
11-12-2010, 08:06 AM
tell the alignment shop to replace them with a new one?
i would hwever, the gt6 has been discountinued and noone has one
Since you can't replace it then they have to replace all 4 rims for you
seelsy
11-12-2010, 10:02 AM
Since you can't replace it then they have to replace all 4 rims for you
you think i could actually get away with that?
you think i could actually get away with that?
Sure... Why not... They damaged it.... It's not your fault they discounted them
midnightfxgt
11-12-2010, 10:23 AM
Call Carcone's Craig... The spoke being too close to the lip is BS I think. Lots of wheels dont have lips to begin with :)
-John
seelsy
11-12-2010, 10:26 AM
Call Carcone's Craig... The spoke being too close to the lip is BS I think. Lots of wheels dont have lips to begin with :)
-John
i went down to carcones yesterday actually, he told me its too tight to do a polished lip. So he would need to do a cut lip which will look different than the polished lips on the rest of the rims
condor888000
11-12-2010, 04:49 PM
Get them to pay to have the damaged one fixed, then all 4 refinished so they match.
taz4432
11-12-2010, 06:23 PM
Get them to pay to have the damaged one fixed, then all 4 refinished so they match.
He's still not getting the wheels he wants, though (unless he prefers it that way).
zakman
11-12-2010, 06:37 PM
carcones just did one of my rims and what an amazing job they did. the rims looks awsome. if carcones took a week to do mine and fill in the chunk taken out of it etc and they say they cant do this rim then i trust that.. well no one can. they have such a great reputation for this and i completely see why with my rim.
condor888000
11-12-2010, 06:42 PM
He's still not getting the wheels he wants, though (unless he prefers it that way).
Odds of getting 4 new wheels outta this is pretty damn low. If he can't find one to replace the damaged one, and they can't match the finish on them originally he's not left with all that many options.
zakman
11-12-2010, 06:55 PM
Odds of getting 4 new wheels outta this is pretty damn low. If he can't find one to replace the damaged one, and they can't match the finish on them originally he's not left with all that many options.
true but if this guy has a reputation he wants to keep then he mite try everything. especially seeing as he did it and admitted to trying to ignore it and hope he didnt come back. thats pretty low
Odds of getting 4 new wheels outta this is pretty damn low. If he can't find one to replace the damaged one, and they can't match the finish on them originally he's not left with all that many options.
The place that did it can also pay seesly what he paid for that rim ??
zakman
11-12-2010, 09:59 PM
The place that did it can also pay seesly what he paid for that rim ??
true... but i think we can all agree that unless he got a new rim, the set of rims and his experience with the place will never be the same. even if they fix the rim its not the original and its not the same.
zakman
11-12-2010, 10:18 PM
i say all that from experience... i had my rim ruined by a shop and it needed to be fixed and i no they were fantastic about it and figuring it out and such and they told me rite away but it did change the fact that my rim is never the same. just my :.02
seelsy
12-06-2010, 12:49 PM
ok update for you all. The rim shop sent my rim out for repair and it came back with a cut lip!! very noticable different from the other 3 rims. Now i dont know what to do, the rims are discountinued so i cant have the rim replaced, and ever rim repair shop seems to say they cant replicated the polished lip on the rim du to space from the lip to the spokes is too small. Any ideas? ive included pics of the repaired rim. BTW the rim repair shop is not returning his calls so he cant send it back to them to be fixed he says
repaired rim
http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy5/seelsy/IMG00104-20101129-1056.jpg
how it should look
http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy5/seelsy/IMG00105-20101129-1056.jpg
TheMAN
12-06-2010, 12:57 PM
either they replace all 4 rims to make you happy or change the other 3 to "match"
seelsy
12-06-2010, 01:03 PM
either they replace all 4 rims to make you happy or change the other 3 to "match"
but i personally think the cut lip degrades the look of the rims a lot, they look cheap with the cut compared to the polished dont u think
Dave_The_BMXER
12-06-2010, 01:14 PM
That looks terrible. :(
Are those rims not available anywhere? No new old stock around?
seelsy
12-06-2010, 01:27 PM
That looks terrible. :(
Are those rims not available anywhere? No new old stock around?
they are listed all over the place but every where i call has zero stock and tenzo is no longer making them
Dave_The_BMXER
12-06-2010, 02:25 PM
That sucks man... I'm sure that lip could be polished out but would not be cost effective for a shop. You could try yourself but I would consider that LAST resort.
zakman
12-06-2010, 11:11 PM
seelsy i never saw the pictures but ur rite... that does look terrable. not trying to make it worse by saying that. and i agree the polished looks way better. frig man what a piss off.
peterm15
12-06-2010, 11:37 PM
id personally get the shop to send out the other 3 and get them to match. sell them and buy yourself some new(er) rims you like as much.
Seeing side by side is one thing, but not being a big rim person ( i somewhat like my cars looking stock, had my cars broken into ALOT) a set of 4 polished or cut looks nice. youd definatly be able to sell thoes for a price, espically since theve just been refinished. Great thing about craigslist is words like "custom" or "one of a kind" are easily used.
seelsy
12-08-2010, 02:26 PM
id personally get the shop to send out the other 3 and get them to match. sell them and buy yourself some new(er) rims you like as much.
Seeing side by side is one thing, but not being a big rim person ( i somewhat like my cars looking stock, had my cars broken into ALOT) a set of 4 polished or cut looks nice. youd definatly be able to sell thoes for a price, espically since theve just been refinished. Great thing about craigslist is words like "custom" or "one of a kind" are easily used.
that would cost him nearly as much as replacing the set, and i strongly dislike the cut lip look, it makes the rim look cheap
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