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BazookaJOE
06-30-2003, 01:06 PM
Hey Guys,
At the title says I bought rims and tires, but of course there was a few problems.
It all started when I realized my driver fog light was out, my wife and I went out to dinner and on the way home we stopped by a local car shop. On the way out, we got a flat. We pulled into the South Shore Mall parking lot and I changed the tire. I check out tires for the car a Sears, and Price Club, either nobody stocks the tire or they want like $162 a tire and of course I need to get all four.
So I start scouring the internet, and come across this idea that for the same price of all four tires, I could get rims and tires.
I check out this web site WheelGuyz.com (http://www.wheelguyz.com), and they have some pretty cool stuff.
I decide to getthese rims (http://www.wheelguyz.com/shop/details.asp?prodid=shinwa&cat=25&path=3,25) after a long decision process. I call the place up and they don't have them in stock.
He tell me he hasthese rims instead (http://www.wheelguyz.com/shop/details.asp?prodid=MSR113Special&cat=27&path=), and they are in stock. So of course, I need to decide do I want gunmetal rims on my black car. I decide to get them, I call him up and close the deal. He said the rims would be at my house in 3-5 days.
On the fourth day I call up and say "my tracking number is not working, and I have no rims yet, what is the deal?"
"Oh, that purchase was voided" he says
"You still have my money!!" I say "What the f*&% is this?"
He decides to give me These rims finally (http://www.wheelguyz.com/shop/details.asp?prodid=Trident&cat=39&path=3,39)
So for the same price I got better rims. They get to my house, and I start to put them, and the lugs don't have a key. So I can put them on.
I go and buy a key at the same car shop where this all started. I get home and put the rims on and everything is great. I drive the car and vibrate all over the road.
The next day i get the car alligned and go to another place to get the tires re-balanced. We leave the car, and go to the mall. When we get back the mechanic shows me a new key to fit the lugs. I go to try it out, and notice they they scratched 2 of my rims.
I am so pissed at this point!!

The owner plans to get my rims re-finished. Today, Monday, I am bringing the car back so he ca switch the rims to my old ones and send the new ones out.

I will post the pics of the car with rims later

Joe

PonyGirl
06-30-2003, 01:31 PM
Damn, man. It seems that everyone who's been buying wheels has had problems. Seth and his hub ring things, me selling my Verdicts, me buying my ZN's...Your new rims are pretty sweet though :) Good luck! Where did you go to get them refinished?

Seth
06-30-2003, 01:42 PM
damn man.. totally sux. my wheel have been nothing but trouble as well. did your vibration at least stop?

TheGreatOne
06-30-2003, 02:30 PM
i've done my best to nip all the problems in the but, however i seem to be having a problem actually getting the wheels in my freaking hands!

BazookaJOE
07-01-2003, 01:46 AM
SIDE VIEW OF NEW RIMS ON MY CAR





How do you get the Image to come up in here........?

PonyGirl
07-01-2003, 11:27 AM
Lookin' hot, man.

TheGreatOne
07-01-2003, 12:13 PM
nice...now drop it.

Seth
07-01-2003, 12:17 PM
he meant drop the suspension.. not the car. heh. and not literally. j/k

;) looks good.

Seth
07-01-2003, 12:18 PM
uhhh. whats going on with the all these black cougs around here.

yakko69
07-01-2003, 01:46 PM
Hey Joe, nice choice in wheels. I likey very much!

BazookaJOE
07-01-2003, 05:56 PM
Thanks!!

Now that more of the brakes are exposed, I want to paint my calipers next!
Joe

BazookaJOE
07-02-2003, 12:16 PM
Seth,
My vibration stopped because I have my old wheels on the front and the new ones on the back. The other new ones are getting re-finished because the mechanic scratched them.
So to answer your question, yes the vibration stopped, but I am driving around like ghetto king with different wheels on my car.

Melissa
I do not know where the rims are getting done, some place in Ozone Park.

Joe

PonyGirl
07-02-2003, 12:25 PM
Originally posted by: Seth
uhhh. whats going on with the all these black cougs around here.

BlAcK oWnEz, SuCkA!

Seth
07-02-2003, 12:26 PM
If you can find out the name of that place.. and/or a phone number.. we would appreciate it. ;)

its good info to have.

BazookaJOE
07-03-2003, 03:22 PM
I will be getting my rims back on Monday, I hope. I will get the info then.

Later

Joe


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