Wheel question
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Wheel question
I want to know what everybody is doing with their factory GS wheels. I got the dreaded crack in the right rear and really don't want to have these laying around the garage when I get a new set. Is anybody buying up the wheels or do they just collect dust in the corner?
Burning Brakes
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From: Sidney, Vancouver Island
Sorry to hear that you are a victim of poor quality.
If they are no good I guess they should go to the junkyard where they belong.
Or you could turn them in to coffee table or seat bases.
If they are no good I guess they should go to the junkyard where they belong.
Or you could turn them in to coffee table or seat bases.
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From: Bonneville Salt Flats
The only option I've seen is to try "parting them out" to others who might wish to replace their damaged wheels individually, as that occurs. Being back-ordered from GM ought to help. Other than that, they're really a little large for doorstops or paperweights. All the best. 
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You’ll get a few bucks for them at a recycling center or try and get them repaired and have a spare set.
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I had a drivers side front and rear bend but not crack.
i bought new replacements and saved the others. I plan to have them “fixed” so that I have spares.
there’s not a scratch on them but I can hear the warble sound which told me they were bent quite a bit.
my other 2 original wheels are slightly bent but I wouldn’t have known if the dealership hadn’t showed me that while the car was up on a rack with the tires rotating.
maybe some day I’ll buy forged if I see a good looking black set with a red stripe.
i bought new replacements and saved the others. I plan to have them “fixed” so that I have spares.
there’s not a scratch on them but I can hear the warble sound which told me they were bent quite a bit.
my other 2 original wheels are slightly bent but I wouldn’t have known if the dealership hadn’t showed me that while the car was up on a rack with the tires rotating.
maybe some day I’ll buy forged if I see a good looking black set with a red stripe.
