To make a long story short i bought a BRAND NEW set of OEM 05 wheels and tires from honda. So i took my car to the dealership i usually deal with to get an alignment .The only miles on these tires and wheels are the drive to and from the Dealership to get my 4 wheel alignment(Tires and wheels not bought from same dealership the alignment was done. I got the work done on thursday and I'm outside waxing her and i notice THIS:




This is how new they are This is the plastic still on the rims



I calling first thing in the morning.
I highly doubt i did this...

Anyone have any experience like this what was the outcome?

 

damn that sucks

 

I don't know what they exactly do when they perform a digital 4 wheel alignment, but i'm pretty sure when they measure caster and camber they put something along the outside of the wheel

 

Same machine they had at the dealership so i can see just from those pics there that it almost has to be from them..Not to mention i waited for 2.5 hours to get this done....

Debating if i should just show up instead of calling

 

hmm 1 person out of 53 views maybe its late?

 

this is the reason why i check every inch of my car before driving off from the dealer. i even check under my front lip to see if they added more scratches or ripped a piece of it off. good luck with that

 

Well someone correct me if I wrong about these machines and if this could have been done by them Do the machines touch the actuall wheel

 

The way it usually works is, they deflate the tire most of the way so they can get the measuring devices on the wheel. Yes they do directly touch the wheel. Each device has 4 "fingers" that grab the lip of the wheel. However, unless you're really careless, it's tough for me to imagine how that sort of damage could be done in the process. On the other hand, that's obviously not curb damage. So. Take it back and see what they say.. good luck!

 

Ill let everyone know what happens. I'm not going to call just show up so they don't have time to plan some BS or something

 

Well i'm getting a new wheel.The Service manager said he is not saying they did it or i did but ill have a new wheel put on, on tuesday Thumbs up for Classic Honda OHio