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smudgedon

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Bought a set of alloys off eBay back in December and they have been sitting in my garage ever since

 

Recently sent them off to my bodyshop to be sprayed, only to get a message from him saying that one of the wheels has a noticeable flat spot on it

 

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I realise that isn't the best of picture, but is it bad enough to log a claim with eBay, go through the agro of a claim which can take weeks and risk not having my wheels ready for show season in a few weeks?

 

As you can imagine I'm pi**ed off, the seller from eBay has failed to come back to me after I've messaged him twice and text him over the last 2 days. The original eBay listing said that the wheels were "the functional equivalent of a new part and is virtually indistinguishable from a new part" - leading me to believe that they are in perfect condition which the seller confirmed in various emails before buying also

 

What do we reckon?

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Tough one, in theory it's only the lip so it's not structural. I guess it could affect the seal of the tyre but I'm sure it could be fixed. Is it worth fixing, what wheels are they?

 

My thoughts exactly, not serious but could easily cause an issue with the seal of the tyre...hmmm

 

Buddyclub P1 alloys, so not exactly expensive but big improvement over my 18" OEM ones :lol:

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I think it would be OK I just had one done and my mate had his supra wheel done, his was worse than that he was quoted £45 + VAT for the repair - must be someone near you that can sort it mate???

 

Hope you get it sorted :thumbs:

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Did you not inspect them when you received them? I reckon after all this time you probably haven`t a leg to stand on with the seller. He will just say that you or your body shop have dropped it. I always photograph expensive items as I unwrap them incase they are damaged upon delivery.

 

Hope you can get it sorted though

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Did you not inspect them when you received them? I reckon after all this time you probably haven`t a leg to stand on with the seller. He will just say that you or your body shop have dropped it. I always photograph expensive items as I unwrap them incase they are damaged upon delivery.

 

Hope you can get it sorted though

 

I did, but it was dark when I picked them up in all honesty

 

Deadline for making a claim has passed, but hasn't stopped eBay stepping in in the past :lol: put an email through to them anyway with the testimony of my bodyshop, worth a try to get the seller to pay for the cost of repairing the wheel. It's clear that it's been damaged prior to the refurb before I got them, as there's no cracking or marks in the paint, which would indicate that I damaged the wheel in some way

 

The wheel was clearly damaged, refurbed with the flat spot in place but not repaired, and then sold on

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I have a bend/flat spot that is I think just a tad larger than that on my Rays.

 

Wheel has been examined by TheWheelSpecialist in East Grinstead and they have confirmed it can be re-shaped with no detrimental effect on performance or safety (tyre currently seals well on the rim).

 

Car is booked on on March 15th for full 4 wheel refurb, they have asked for an additional 1/2 day to allow for the repair/re-shaping on this wheel and an additional charge of about £40 (if my memory is right).

 

David

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I have a bend/flat spot that is I think just a tad larger than that on my Rays.

 

Wheel has been examined by TheWheelSpecialist in East Grinstead and they have confirmed it can be re-shaped with no detrimental effect on performance or safety (tyre currently seals well on the rim).

 

Car is booked on on March 15th for full 4 wheel refurb, they have asked for an additional 1/2 day to allow for the repair/re-shaping on this wheel and an additional charge of about £40 (if my memory is right).

 

David

 

Thanks David :thumbs:

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Went to Wheel Works today, and was unfortunately told that nothing can be done due to it being repaired badly before

 

Whoever did them before, has welded that part of wheel (presumably to fix a buckle of some sort?) which has left that part of the rim fairly thin, so there's not a lot of metal to work with :(

 

Desperately on the hunt for a replacement but it doesn't look good :( messaged a few traders who seem to all be in the States

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