AS many of you have seen, i have started stripping and polishing 1996 type r wheels for my prelude. I have done each 1, individually and i have spent a lot of time on the three i have done (apx 15-20 hours). Upon opening hte 4th and final rim, i examined it and i didn't have to look hard to see a GIANT gash taken out of it. THe seller (benbuilt4u) through H-t had informed me that there was a "slight curb about 2" long" It is around 3-4" and it is not slight at all. Its bent a little bit and im not sure it will hold air!! I was going to polish the lips up nice as i have done on three of them, but now i dont think i can !!!











Any way to fix this? could i hammer it out alittle and then JB weld? someone please help?


Modified by DarkBB4 at 12:49 PM 3/15/2005


Modified by DarkBB4 at 3:21 PM 3/15/2005

 

that sucks bro get that scammer!

 

damn dude that sucks!!

 

Holy **** I would just walk into a wheel shop with the wheel in hand and ask them.
I hope you paid $50 for these wheels

 

Why didn't you check all 4 rims when you got the package?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PornoPanda &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Why didn't you check all 4 rims when you got the package? </TD></TR></TABLE>

should have , they were ina giant box with packaging peanuts, i checkd the top two and they lookd fine, so i proceeded, not thinking bout the next ones ..


paid 250 for all 4.. st ill a good deal

 

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DarkBB4 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

should have , they were ina giant box with packaging peanuts, i checkd the top two and they lookd fine, so i proceeded, not thinking bout the next ones ..


paid 250 for all 4.. st ill a good deal</TD></TR></TABLE>

/FLINT "Well Now you know, and knowing is half the battle" FLINT/

 

So you got them from the Benbuilt4u guy?

 

yes and im pissed, hee'll be seeing a few pms

 

wow that will be hard to repair since it looks like a good chunk of metal is missing. its hard to say if you were scammed or not since different people describe damage differently (although in this case you can clearly see its far from 'slight'). this is why you always get pics first! good luck with the repair

 

Yeah...thats fucked up dude!

 

that rim is 100% repairable and by no means did i mean to scam anyone. **** i sold over 300 items on here and this is the first problem ive had. you need a wheel refinisher to tig weld the missing metal straighten and smooth usaully costs 90-110 dollars.

good company is transwheel or ye old wheel in jessup maryland

when i measured it i did not count the scratchs only the bent part




Modified by Benbuilt4u at 11:15 PM 3/16/2005

 

Pm'd i hope we work this out

 

yeah, thats slight alright.

 

in the item description by the seller, was that mentioned as a curb or as a bend?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Benbuilt4u &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">that rim is 100% repairable and by no means did i mean to scam anyone. **** i sold over 300 items on here and this is the first problem ive had. you need a wheel refinisher to tig weld the missing metal straighten and smooth usaully costs 90-110 dollars.

good company is transwheel or ye old wheel in jessup maryland

when i measured it i did not count the scratchs only the bent part</TD></TR></TABLE>

Right but when selling it did you ever mention it as a bend? When someone tells me one is "curbed" I understand that the wheel is still true and round, with finish damage.

In my honest opinion if there was a miscommunication and this was not properly conveyed then the buyer is entitled back a portion of the repair costs.

 

And DarkBB4 I had a cracked wheel, I sent it to Stockton Wheel in stockton, ca
for 100 they straightened it welded it and refinished it. Yours would most likely be cheaper but check them out if you can.

 

Do not call out good sellers like benbuilt4u, hes sold me along with many honda techers Great used products.
Peace

 

those dont look like CTR wheels.

good luck in your persuit though, if he told it was damaged, it is going to be harder to go after him. good luck.

 

good luck with your wheels

 

Im not looking for revenge or calling anyone out.. I know he is a good seller, and i guess it was bad communication but stuff like this should never happen.

When i bought the rim, i was expecting decent condtiion wheels. He said they weren't perfect with paint chips and etc. When i opend the frirst two i was pleased and i received exactly waht i paid for.. then as i got to the last box, i realizd that somethign was up... I was looking for a 2" curb (or so) and i would be able to file that down alittle to make it less noticeable, and finish the rims.. but now i have to send it away toa machine shop or whatever. Shipping is gonna be expensive as hell, let alone the fixing process. Then shipping it back. On top of that i wanted this all done in a few weeks for spring photoshoot (mike g ) but i might have to wait now

 

just called

Ye Ole Wheel & Welding Shop
6363 Washington Blvd,Elkridge,MD 21075
Phone: (410) 796-8400

repair between 75-175 $ + shipping... wheels weigh around 17 lbs so shipping is bout 20$ each way...

around 250 total i presume + TIME.....

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Vero &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">those dont look like CTR wheels.

good luck in your persuit though, if he told it was damaged, it is going to be harder to go after him. good luck.</TD></TR></TABLE>

that depends, if he said it was a curb or a bend. theres a difference.

 

ouch

 

wow that sucks. nothign you can really do for that