ug45cwb Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Front drivers side tyre was going flat overnight. Took it to kwik fit, revealed there to be a pretty substantial crack in the rim. Anyone got any advice on what to do? Will it be covered under warranty? If not, am I better off getting it repaired or replaced? its a 19" Rota GTR about 8 months old. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H5 Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Assuming you bought it new I would go back to the seller in the first instance and discuss it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ug45cwb Posted September 1, 2010 Author Share Posted September 1, 2010 Bought it from Envy, don't think thats an option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 I would hope that as the UK distributor Rarerims would get involved. Drop Ben a PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 I would hope that as the UK distributor Rarerims would get involved. Drop Ben a PM. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhavin85 Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 I have heard of Rota's cracking when they are baked during the powder coating process. It might be worth dropping Sarah a pm she might be able to help as she was apart of Envy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodyboarder Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Oh crap hope that doesnt happen to mine Hope you get it sorted mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cragus Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Approach rota mate if nothing else... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooin Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 maybe find one wheel on ebay?~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggy Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Approach rota mate if nothing else... rota direct is going to be your best bet, as long as you've got a reciept from envy they should play ball, you could even say to em what's gonna stop the rest from cracking and get a complete new set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben@RARE RIMS Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 We have now been contacted direct We'll get it sorted one way or another. Wheels do not crack for no reason, especially seriously enough to let air out! We hope to get the wheel back here and investigate. If a material defect is present we'll replace it under warranty, if it's been hit while there's a flat tyre or something I am still confident we can come to an arrangement everybody will be happy with If it's a crack that's happened by itself with no impact damage it'll be a first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben@RARE RIMS Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 I thought this album might cheer you up though http://s1005.photobucket.com/albums/af1 ... YS%20WORK/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben@RARE RIMS Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 I have heard of Rota's cracking when they are baked during the powder coating process. This is not Rota specific, this is all alloy wheels, but especially light ones. Some powder coaters use extreme temperatures for extended periods, this ages the alloy and negatively effects the strength properties required for it to be a useful wheel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andlid Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Could you have hit a pot hole or something to cause that? Man that album is class... how does it happen that it's only the centre of the wheel left?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbramble Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 I have heard lots of stories of Rota wheels breaking, seems you have to buy a rabbits foot at the same time as purchasing the wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben@RARE RIMS Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 So many things are possible to damage a wheel. Low tyre pressure and hitting a speed bump hard wont do them favours. Most catastrophic failures are due to crashes, not really the wheel's fault. The thing is you get a picture of the wheel posted, and a rant about their broken wheel, but no mention of the owner running out of talent at 60 and flattening a lamp post... My personal favourite was a customer here, got his wife to call and claim her husband had a small off, and wanted a wheel replaced under warranty. It later transpired when we found the post and pics on the forum the wheel was indeed damaged, but still attached and the tyre still inflated, but the wheel was a good 450mm further back towards the passenger seat than Subaru had intended The thing is if they'd just have come clean we'd have felt sorry for them and probably helped out with much more of a deal than if we found people trying to pull a fast one... that sort of things tends to effect how generous we feel I would also like to add I am not aiming this at the OP or anybody else, just telling tales and explaining how things work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben@RARE RIMS Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 I have heard lots of stories of Rota wheels breaking, seems you have to buy a rabbits foot at the same time as purchasing the wheels. Show me some evidence so I can refute it... I do not know of a single case of a wheel failing without a very good reason, such as a significant crash. Recently Driftworks has a bit of a coming together of both of their cars at speed... They wished the wheels weren't so tough, they're fine, but the subframe is now bent and some bodywork needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 ahh the age old game of rota bashing, often played by those who payed premium for a wheel and don't like it when someone gets something that looks nice for half the price. often with stories of, " i was driving my car when my rota just fell apart" when translated properly it actually means, i was driving like a tit and clipped the curb at 100 miles an hour and my wheel broke. regardless of manufacturer if you hit a wheel hard enough it will break. i did love the rare rims "album of shame" for other manufactures made me chuckle many people run rotas as track wheels because they are cheap. if you break one it wont cost as much to replace. ... hope you get it all sorted; and don't listen to the scare mongering of others, everyone seems to know a friend of a friend who had rotas that broke, never actually met anyone who has suffered this issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexZ Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Hope it all gets sorted mate, seems like good company feed back to me. Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ug45cwb Posted September 2, 2010 Author Share Posted September 2, 2010 They have been great so far. Rang them at 4.30 explaining the problem, guy asked me to send him a pic so I did. Got a reply 10 mins later. Hopefully will have it sorted soon. World apart from my solicitors who take at least 3 days to do anything, including forward an email Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cragus Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Good to see things are rolling mate - I am sure it will be an agreeable outcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbramble Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 I have heard lots of stories of Rota wheels breaking, seems you have to buy a rabbits foot at the same time as purchasing the wheels. Show me some evidence so I can refute it... I do not know of a single case of a wheel failing without a very good reason, such as a significant crash. Recently Driftworks has a bit of a coming together of both of their cars at speed... They wished the wheels weren't so tough, they're fine, but the subframe is now bent and some bodywork needed Thats good, they are just stories after all and I have no first hand knowledge of the matter. There are people in the third gen rx7 scene that really do hate them though, but I do not know the full circumstances of every story so it wouldn't put me off buying them to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 ahh the age old game of rota bashing, often played by those who payed premium for a wheel and don't like it when someone gets something that looks nice for half the price. often with stories of, " i was driving my car when my rota just fell apart" when translated properly it actually means, i was driving like a tit and clipped the curb at 100 miles an hour and my wheel broke. regardless of manufacturer if you hit a wheel hard enough it will break. i did love the rare rims "album of shame" for other manufactures made me chuckle many people run rotas as track wheels because they are cheap. if you break one it wont cost as much to replace. ... hope you get it all sorted; and don't listen to the scare mongering of others, everyone seems to know a friend of a friend who had rotas that broke, never actually met anyone who has suffered this issue. LOL!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 I have heard lots of stories of Rota wheels breaking, seems you have to buy a rabbits foot at the same time as purchasing the wheels. First hand or on this wonderful thing we call the interweb? EDIT: Sorry, shoudl have read the rest of the thread before asking that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben@RARE RIMS Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Thats good, they are just stories after all and I have no first hand knowledge of the matter. There are people in the third gen rx7 scene that really do hate them though, but I do not know the full circumstances of every story so it wouldn't put me off buying them to be honest. Some people dislike them because they look similar to JDM wheels, that generally the reason for the hate. Thing is they're not identical, just similar, unlike the various replica wheels you can get. Rotas do not pretend to be anything they're not Equally, for me personally it's a no-brainer. Rota Torques actually weigh less than the same sizes Work Emotion Kai... I know this as we have both here and weighed them side by side. Why would you buy the expensive one? It's all about badge... Badge appeal makes me chuckle, when I have somebody with a Honda Civic slating out products, but drive a car that's certainly no BMW or Mercedes, but act like it's a personal insult to put a Rota on their premium super Civic I think I am going to get some of these, but with a JDM Tyte Yo badge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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