Can anyone tell if this rim was welded rather than COMPLETELY replaced- its looking to me like it could be a "factory defect"...but honestly- I don't think it was replaced- I think they welded it, and I am being charged for a $656 rim.

6/17/2007 3:17:13 PM

looks bent to me.

[Edited on June 17, 2007 at 4:06 PM. Reason : it's also definitely not welded anywhere there....]

6/17/2007 4:04:16 PM

definitely bent, and new wheels arent bent.

6/17/2007 4:18:20 PM

Well..I definitely had a tire blow out- I drove on the rim, and then I took it to this place on Capital Blvd. It took 3 weeks- they TOLD ME they ordered a new rim- I paid for a new rim- I got home and it looked like this- it also FEELS raised, and feels like their are two different metals used on it..its shady.

6/17/2007 4:23:43 PM

they couldn't have welded it. they could have repaired it (sanded/polished the damage).

either way, you've got a bent rim. if you haven't hit anything, then they should

why in the hell did you pay $656 in the first place?? what kind of vehicle is this? that's more than dealer pricing for most stuff.

[Edited on June 17, 2007 at 4:38 PM. Reason : .]

6/17/2007 4:38:22 PM

dude, thats not a new wheel. you need to take that shit back.

6/17/2007 4:38:55 PM

2007 Chevy Tahoe
And SUPPOSEDLY- there are 6 different wheel options and mine "was the hardest one to find".
There was an ACTUAL GASH in the rim...but it was bent JUST LIKE THAT BEFORE.
I didn't notice it until I got home.

6/17/2007 4:40:52 PM

you got bent over. take that wheel back and make them give you a new one. and 656 is wayyy too much to pay for that rim

6/17/2007 4:43:15 PM

The total invoice was $974. I'm so mad right now I could spit NAILS!

6/17/2007 4:44:09 PM

well it is the 20in polished alloy or is it chrome from the looks of it...

6/17/2007 4:49:57 PM

They are alloy, the sun was reflecting- made it hard to get a clear picture.
I'm pissed.

6/17/2007 4:53:55 PM

dealer should run around $300-350 you got ripped off

[Edited on June 17, 2007 at 6:33 PM. Reason : and you have a fucked up rim]

6/17/2007 6:33:35 PM

ding ding ding dadadingding

[Edited on June 17, 2007 at 7:53 PM. Reason : Ice Ice baby]

6/17/2007 7:53:23 PM

someone dropped that bitch before they mounted the tire on it.

6/17/2007 7:57:30 PM

you think dropin it would bend it that much>?

6/17/2007 7:59:59 PM

troubleshooter@wtvd.com

E-mail them your story if the people that replaced it give you any shit.

You should also get a dealer quote on an OEM rim plus labor to install the wheel and ask for a refund of the difference.

6/17/2007 8:00:46 PM

Thank You.
I have been back by the place once- they said "we'll check with the company and see if they will take it back, and call you"...that was like Wed. I haven't heard anything. Hmm..

6/17/2007 8:08:33 PM

Just go ahead an e-mail her.

6/17/2007 8:14:44 PM

you got took.take that shit back

6/17/2007 8:30:46 PM

did they use lube first? They probably had it fixed for $75, and then pocketed the rest.

6/17/2007 8:36:49 PM

Quote :

"I took it to this place on Capital Blvd"

uhhh....That is your first mistake

6/17/2007 8:43:03 PM

next time go to the wheel exchange in garner

6/17/2007 10:34:41 PM

Quote :

"you think dropin it would bend it that much>?"

20 in alloy rim, right on the lip, 4 or 5 foot drop, of course. But between that or factory defect I dunno.

6/17/2007 10:41:56 PM

damn, $656 for 1 rim? I'll sell you a whole set of 20 inch chrome rims for that price. Pic in my gallery.

6/17/2007 11:42:11 PM

^ whats the bolt pattern?

6/17/2007 11:53:00 PM

5x120.

6/18/2007 12:07:14 AM

Quote :

"damn, $656 for 1 rim?"

I can believe it. MSRP for one factory wheel for my Marauder (18 x 8 chrome) is about $650.

Quote :

"And SUPPOSEDLY- there are 6 different wheel options and mine "was the hardest one to find"."

"Hardest one to find" should, I think, be a non-issue for a vehicle that is still in production!!! Maybe it was backordered or something...but that would be "hard to get quickly" and not "hard to find".

6/18/2007 1:00:16 AM

[Edited on June 19, 2007 at 6:16 PM. Reason : I can't read]

6/19/2007 6:01:29 PM

if they are in fact the 20's, i can see the price being that high. especially if it had to be sourced oem. it still doesn't exscuse the obvious bent lip though, or the possibility that it's not even a new rim since you previously had a bent lip.

6/19/2007 6:10:38 PM

even my mom knows that when you get something on the car fixed, you ask to see/keep the part that was replaced.

6/19/2007 6:25:26 PM