Oh Crap!!!
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From: Forked River NJ
Oh Crap!!!
Looking over my new wheels very carefully I'm not happy. It looks like one of them was dropped. The inner wheel lip is doinked in and you can see where it is scuffed where it was dropped. The box they came in looks perfect and no scuffing or crushing. I think this was done before it was boxed up. Rolling the wheel when it comes to the bad spot it is like it has a flat. 
On the phone tomorrow. Waited 6 weeks for them to have this happen, Great
On the phone tomorrow. Waited 6 weeks for them to have this happen, Great
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From: one night in Bangkok you are never lonely
Originally Posted by Gordonm
Looking over my new wheels very carefully I'm not happy. It looks like one of them was dropped. The inner wheel lip is doinked in and you can see where it is scuffed where it was dropped. The box they came in looks perfect and no scuffing or crushing. I think this was done before it was boxed up. Rolling the wheel when it comes to the bad spot it is like it has a flat. On the phone tomorrow. Waited 6 weeks for them to have this happen, Great
On the phone tomorrow. Waited 6 weeks for them to have this happen, Great
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From: Arlington Va Current ride 04 vert, previous vettes: 69 vert, 77 resto mod
Originally Posted by Bangkok Dean
Sorry for your wheel problem buy it is only January so there is time to get them right before NJ becomes the garden state again
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Originally Posted by bobs77vet
it was 60 degrees here today i drove the vette to work with the tops off....sorry to hear about that wheel that sucks
Sorry about the wheel Gordon, you'll get it straightened out before spring
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Sad to say but you really have to watch everything these days. Bunch of numb nutz working out there.Boss is probably telling them "ship it out! It'll be too much of a hassle to return that they'll just keep it."
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From: Forked River NJ
Just got an email back from the guy I bought them from online. He said he will call me today with a call tag for the wheel and it will go back at no cost to me. Just lost time but I have it all apart anyway and have plenty to do. I do have one wheel to measure things from. A 3 wheeled Vette will be a little tough to drive.
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From: Wildwood IL
Tough luck Gordon...I definitly know how ticked you probably are.
Imagine buying a precision machined 406 engine block and have it show up damaged beyond repair!! Yeah...I know how you feel.
Eddie
Imagine buying a precision machined 406 engine block and have it show up damaged beyond repair!! Yeah...I know how you feel.
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misery loves company
my TT11 CL206's came and the dark grey spokes were considerably lighter than all of the pictures ive seen including the catalogue. "we cant be responsible for inconsistencies in die lots" or some **** like that. the paint shop didnt tell me how much to shoot them flat black and use a semi gloss clear to seal them. probably 200.00 i still saved a bit from list price but the hassle factor doesnt help. smile, when they are done and mounted both of us will be happy.
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From: one night in Bangkok you are never lonely
Originally Posted by Bee Jay
Damn. I mean darn. My Momma used to say, you waited 12 years for that bike, you can wait another day.
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From: Greenville CA
Originally Posted by Gordonm
Just got an email back from the guy I bought them from online. He said he will call me today with a call tag for the wheel and it will go back at no cost to me. Just lost time but I have it all apart anyway and have plenty to do. I do have one wheel to measure things from. A 3 wheeled Vette will be a little tough to drive.
Good call 
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From: Forked River NJ
Originally Posted by mfgaffney
Gordon, let us know how it works out, and if they take good care of you, tell us who so we can patronize them.
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From: Las Vegas - Just stop perpetuating myths please.
That's a shame.
Good thing u caught the flaw right away though. Just shows we all need to inspect new parts before installing. But now that we're all interested u have share some pix with the new wheels on. 
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