have any of you noticed anything funny on the polished rim, like small burnt splashes? more so on the part of the rim where the spoke comes down to meet it?

i'm wondering cause...I DO!!!


if it's a common fault i'm gonna write a letter to arospeed and show drivers who sold me them, cause i ain't right...it just ain't right!

 

Hi mate.

I've got the same wheels as you, but they're boggin at the minute.
I'll give the car a tub later, and check the wheels out.

Wont be impressed if they're the same.

 

just need to know. i ain't happy as u can imagine. don't know whether it's wee bit's off the pads or discs or what

 

Dave what you tried cleaning them with?

If it is the crome lip 'Silvo' or Autoglym metal polish should help?

 

Is it all the way round the wheel ??

 

haven't ried anything bar either soapy hot water or t-cut. it's right into the lacquer of the rim.

mostly at the area where the spoke goes onto the rim. tiny wee speakles so it is.

phoned d****** and their gonna have a look at them and speak to arospeed while i'm there.

[Edited by drb5 - 11/29/2003 10:41:22 AM]

 

Dave.

Had a look at mine over the weekend..

They look fine to me.

Johnny.

 

bugger. going in to d****** next monday. they'll see 'em then and phone arospeed direct. will let you know how i get on.

[Edited by drb5 - 11/29/2003 10:41:02 AM]

 

Righto matey. Hope you get sorted.

 

getting a brand new set of wheels fitted on saturday. lets hope it doesn't happen again!!!

 

Good to see your getting em fixed out, hopefully been a bad batch you had and a one off ( does that sound right?)
Spooks

 

well, sort of. the whole set ended up going slightly corroded. but i hope it doesn't happen again.

 

I'm now paranoid about mine....

But there's so much dirt on them anyways...i wouldn't know now !

Glad to hear they're sorting it for you mate.

 

WHAT THE F*CK AM I SUPPOSED TO DO NOW!!!!

d****** have broken one of the locking wheel nuts when trying to get the wheels off and now don't want to take responsibity if they damage the wheel!!!! the reckon arospeed won't do the wheel under warranty if they do damage it, but can't speak to them till monday!


WHY DO I BOTHER!!!!

 

M8, if Drivers damage a wheel it's there problem and responsibility to replace the alloy.
Surely they are not seriously going to send you away with 3 new alloys fitted and one old alloy that "they dont want to try and take off cos they ****ed a locking wheel nut?)

What do you do if you get a puncture?
Who's to say the locking wheel but wasn't faulty even before fitting?

 

tis what i thought too, but i shouldn't have to chase up mcgard.

 

DRIVERS

remember this name and NEVER go to them. they are the ones that broke my alloy locking wheel nut and will not replace the set for free or even half price. after all what i've been through with them too???

ar5ehole5!!!!

 

Just to let you know...

Spent yesterday cleaning the car...and my wheels are the same.

Look like white patches, just under the spokes...

 

Update...

Just spoken to Paul at TSL, where i bought the wheels.
They've got a 12 month warranty on wheels finish, so i've to take a pic of the worst one, and send it to him, and he'll get a new set shipped up.

Result !!

 

good on you, but the problem will come back then. what are we to do then???? i know i don't want to enter that god for saken place up in glasgow they'll tell me to take a flyin f62k to myself. wished i'd never bought them now!

 

YEah, i thought about that too...if the problem comes back.

Unless they're willing to keep sending out new wheels to us every 2-3 months !!

I'm quite glad..cos mine were all kerbed thanks to me old man ! hee hee.
Now they'll be new again !!

Anyways... What do we do if they bad again ??

 

well i'm gonna get me money back then...if i can, cause i ain't gonna deal with this **** every two months! unreal stuff so it is. see another couple of wheels i could be interested in!

 

Aye.
As much as i like the wheels, i sometimes think i should've just went for the compomotive MO's that i first thought about getting.

We'll see what happens.

 

we will, but i also have the most horrible feeling that when it happens again, we (well i won't) get the money back

 

Well if it happens again, i'll just keep asking for new wheels..
Simple.

 

f3ck that!!! every two months??? they ain't THAT nice!!! could get a nice set from the US OF AMERICE

 

The way mine keep getting kerbed..

every two months sounds perfect !!

 

lol

 

drb 5,

Have been through two sets of those Mcguard locking nuts. To be honest they are ****e. Only ordered the second set because of the clearance on the alloys. Had them on my old car when i bought alloys from drivers, nothing but problems. They seem to always break on the outside edge. Whatever you do, if you keep them on, don't let any garage go near them with an air gun. Have had two break just from torquing them up by hand!!! . Even had problems with the locking keys, seems to me like the metal is to soft on them, they don't stand alot of abuse.

gregg

 

cheers bud. been trying to find out if i can fit the spline drive nut's but so far to no avail. just have to put them on lightly from now on. although i did have the nut's off a few times meself with no trouble. mind you, i did find the edges of the groove started to roll. there isn't any other company that make half decent locking nut's to fit the arospeed rs-gt's unfortunately. wish i did just buy slightly normal shaped allees now

you live and learn tho