Took my wheels to the local tire shop

Stand your ground, they caused damage that could have been 100% avoided. I am not the "sue happy" type but when you work hard for what you have and pay good money to have work done, it does not give anyone the right to destroy your stuff and then try to sell a make shift repair.
 
Just curious, did you ask them to let you take it to a shop of your choice to repair them and not use "their guy"? I'm thinking if you could get them to pay the shop of your choice to get them redone it would be a good thing. I tend to think a judge might think it is unreasonable to demand only brand new wheels for damaged "used wheels" even though they were in like new condition. How does the small claims process work, just curious, does the shop get notified here shortly? If so you might get a phone call and them be more willing to work with you hopefully.
 
ge0rge said:
Stand your ground, they caused damage that could have been 100% avoided. I am not the "sue happy" type but when you work hard for what you have and pay good money to have work done, it does not give anyone the right to destroy your stuff and then try to sell a make shift repair.
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Exactly how I feel. I had perfect oem stock wheels and wish to still have perfect stock oem wheels
 
cfiiman said:
Just curious, did you ask them to let you take it to a shop of your choice to repair them and not use "their guy"? I'm thinking if you could get them to pay the shop of your choice to get them redone it would be a good thing. I tend to think a judge might think it is unreasonable to demand only brand new wheels for damaged "used wheels" even though they were in like new condition. How does the small claims process work, just curious, does the shop get notified here shortly? If so you might get a phone call and them be more willing to work with you hopefully.
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They were in perfect condition. Brand new oem wheels would be a better match than repaired wheels. And again I do not wish to sit without a car for how long it takes my wheels to be repaired.

Small calims; you go before a judge, if the defendant states they are not quilty it goes to mediation where we discuss our options with a mediator. If there is no resolve with the mediator it goes to trial. Then we present our cases and get a judgement.

The owner did just contact me and, my name is Brad, he starts out by calling me "Kyle". And going on about still offering repair etc.

I did state I would share my experience with everyone I know and it would not be good for business, and he is choosing to think that as possible slander.

It's a truthful statement my experience was negative and slander involes a false statement so I don't get that.
 
BradsDetailing said:
They were in perfect condition. Brand new oem wheels would be a better match than repaired wheels. And again I do not wish to sit without a car for how long it takes my wheels to be repaired.

Small calims; you go before a judge, if the defendant states they are not quilty it goes to mediation where we discuss our options with a mediator. If there is no resolve with the mediator it goes to trial. Then we present our cases and get a judgement.

The owner did just contact me and, my name is Brad, he starts out by calling me "Kyle". And going on about still offering repair etc.

I did state I would share my experience with everyone I know and it would not be good for business, and he is choosing to think that as possible slander.

It's a truthful statement my experience was negative and slander involes a false statement so I don't get that.
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Well what they did to your wheels is 100% unacceptable so I hope you get what you want from these clowns, good luck and keep us updated.
 
cfiiman said:
Well what they did to your wheels is 100% unacceptable so I hope you get what you want from these clowns, good luck and keep us updated.
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Thanks for the support and I will keep everyone updated.
 
While that sucks I wouldn't go as far as to say they can't be repaired by a professional wheel repair business. Some of the chips did make it look like there had been some refinish work done previously. I would find a reputable wheel repairer and have him give you an estimate for the repairs and bring it to the used tire shop owner along with the paper work for small claims and see which options he chooses.
And may I ask why you chose a used tire shop over a professional tire and wheel installer?
 
BradsDetailing said:
What bother me most is having to buy new valve caps, center caps and I will still have the scratches on the inside of my lug nut holes. If this were to be fixed and he would purchase new center caps and valve caps I would consider it. But he said those scratches would remain.

I would refer to have something that is oem because of the process and testing they use for winter driving. I have no idea what his wheel guy does. Why should I trust them?
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Save yourself a headache of going to court and possibly losing for any number of reasons, and go to local wheel repair places, get quotes on repairing the wheels to new condition and present it to the guy at the shop.

While you are there go over what the wheel shop does to repair a set of wheels and mske them like new, because if I put a set of oem and a set of repaired and reconditioned to oem spec wheels in front of you, you wouldnt know the difference with a good wheel repair shop
 
They should definitely pay for refinishing or new wheels..

My wheels are 100% curb rash FREE after 36,000 miles and i intend to keep them that way for as long as possible.
 
ShaunD said:
While that sucks I wouldn't go as far as to say they can't be repaired by a professional wheel repair business. Some of the chips did make it look like there had been some refinish work done previously. I would find a reputable wheel repairer and have him give you an estimate for the repairs and bring it to the used tire shop owner along with the paper work for small claims and see which options he chooses.
And may I ask why you chose a used tire shop over a professional tire and wheel installer?
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They were local.
 
TurboToys said:
Save yourself a headache of going to court and possibly losing for any number of reasons, and go to local wheel repair places, get quotes on repairing the wheels to new condition and present it to the guy at the shop.

While you are there go over what the wheel shop does to repair a set of wheels and mske them like new, because if I put a set of oem and a set of repaired and reconditioned to oem spec wheels in front of you, you wouldnt know the difference with a good wheel repair shop
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Here in lies the problem, they are different. We have harsh winter and warm summer where I live and now I do not know wheel repair but what if that were to affect my wheels in the future. Also, are you giving me a ride to work and being my chauffeur while my car is sitting on blocks in my driveway?
 
GenesisCoupe said:
They should definitely pay for refinishing or new wheels..

My wheels are 100% curb rash FREE after 36,000 miles and i intend to keep them that way for as long as possible.
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That was my exact same approach with my first newer car. Maintain it as is and make it only look better.

I think a lot of people on here are getting caught up in the repaired vs oem wheels debate. It does not matter about cost, that is for the guilty to worry about. I have an issue with something being factory oem and no longer being that way due to another person's fault.
 
BradsDetailing said:
Here in lies the problem, they are different. We have harsh winter and warm summer where I live and now I do not know wheel repair but what if that were to affect my wheels in the future. Also, are you giving me a ride to work and being my chauffeur while my car is sitting on blocks in my driveway?
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Youre worrying about never scenarios. What do you mean what if something happened to you wheels in the future, and why would they not include the cost of a rental car in the repairs?

Honestly you can do what you feel, ive been through yiur situation here with a set of wheels worth 3500, so I know what you should be worrying about and doing to get it resolved, but if all you keep doing is worrying about getting from a to b, and cant think to include a rental in the repair price, and then wondering if your wheels are going to suddenly blow apart from minor repairs, then there isnt much else to say. It sounds like you have your mind made up that you want brand new wheels for what is basically minor damage.

Its not unheardof for a judge to rule in favor of another party because one was being unreasonable. Or he may just rule they only need to take care of cosmetics up to a certain dollar amount.


Just same same as if you were to get hit, you wont get a brand new car for minor damage done to yours, its a car, if you drive it it will take some kind of damage
 
TurboToys said:
Just same same as if you were to get hit, you wont get a brand new car for minor damage done to yours, its a car, if you drive it it will take some kind of damage
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I would agree, that's how insurance (and likely a judge) would look at it, repair to "as-new" or "insurance quality". It sucks, but that's how it works.
 
Looks like whenever I get nice wheels, I'll be plasti-dipping the crap out of them before I take them to a tire shop!
 
tnecniv said:
Looks like whenever I get nice wheels, I'll be plasti-dipping the crap out of them before I take them to a tire shop!
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In the future I would go the route of just talking with the manager and having the wheels inspected and taking pictures and developing a trusting relationship with one another as some have stated.
 
TurboToys said:
Youre worrying about never scenarios. What do you mean what if something happened to you wheels in the future, and why would they not include the cost of a rental car in the repairs?

Honestly you can do what you feel, ive been through yiur situation here with a set of wheels worth 3500, so I know what you should be worrying about and doing to get it resolved, but if all you keep doing is worrying about getting from a to b, and cant think to include a rental in the repair price, and then wondering if your wheels are going to suddenly blow apart from minor repairs, then there isnt much else to say. It sounds like you have your mind made up that you want brand new wheels for what is basically minor damage.

Its not unheardof for a judge to rule in favor of another party because one was being unreasonable. Or he may just rule they only need to take care of cosmetics up to a certain dollar amount.
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^This, Last time a guy tried to take me to small claims court he came out just under $4k poorer for the effort and I got to keep his BMW in the judgment. I just brought a competent attorney who pointed out some language in the repair order and estimate that the gentleman had signed prior to us originally beginning the work.

If the shop brings an attorney, admits to damaging the wheels, and proves that they made an effort to have the wheels professionally repaired in good faith but you unreasonably refused. You may find yourself holding on to your damaged wheels and a bill from the shop's attorney for their fees and court costs.
 
2.ooohhh said:
^This, Last time a guy tried to take me to small claims court he came out just under $4k poorer for the effort and I got to keep his BMW in the judgment. I just brought a competent attorney who pointed out some language in the repair order and estimate that the gentleman had signed prior to us originally beginning the work.

If the shop brings an attorney, admits to damaging the wheels, and proves that they made an effort to have the wheels professionally repaired in good faith but you unreasonably refused. You may find yourself holding on to your damaged wheels and a bill from the shop's attorney for their fees and court costs.
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This is small claims.

If I do damage to your car worth $100 and offer you $50 "in good faith" that does not mean the judge will consider granting me the case
 
Alloy wheel repair only takes a couple of hours. You won't be out of a car for weeks. It's done all the time where I work and the repair always comes out flawless and have never had an issue with a repair failing.
 
BradsDetailing said:
This is small claims.

If I do damage to your car worth $100 and offer you $50 "in good faith" that does not mean the judge will consider granting me the case
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My example was SMALL CLAIMS just b/c your claim is small doesn't mean that the total court costs incurred will be small. The majority of the cash he paid out of pocket was to my lawyer. His original claim was bickering about a few hundred dollars in towing and storage for his broken car. I got to keep the car b/c I was owed the non paid mechanical service and that's how mechanic's leans tend to always go in this state.


You say it's $100 in damage, if his attorney calls a wheel repair professional(who fixes wheels for a living) to the stand who then testifies it's only $50 of damage and that's what the shop based his offer on then you may all of a sudden find yourself at the wrong end of this case and end up paying for the shop's attorney and the witness. Right now you need to be figuring out what several other competent wheel repair shops would charge you to refinish the damaged wheels so you can counter with estimates on paper showing more damage or repair cost.
 
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