opinions on a warranty claim
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opinions on a warranty claim
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just wondering if any experienced member of the warranty world can give me an opinion.
Took the wheels off (black prodrive) my gb270 wagon today to seal the inners for winter. I noticed on the inside of the spokes - ie the opposite side of fronts that cant be seen - some corrosion under the painted finish. I know over time that this will spread and become visible from the front when the wheels are on. I also noticed on one, some bubbling around the base of the valve where it joins the rim
My question is this - do you think i have a potential warranty claim for a new set of rims or is that wishful thinking?
Many thanks
Matt
just wondering if any experienced member of the warranty world can give me an opinion.
Took the wheels off (black prodrive) my gb270 wagon today to seal the inners for winter. I noticed on the inside of the spokes - ie the opposite side of fronts that cant be seen - some corrosion under the painted finish. I know over time that this will spread and become visible from the front when the wheels are on. I also noticed on one, some bubbling around the base of the valve where it joins the rim
My question is this - do you think i have a potential warranty claim for a new set of rims or is that wishful thinking?
Many thanks
Matt
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The wheels on my 2004 wrx started to bubble up a bit on the rear edges of the spokes at about a year old. Mentioned it to the dealer who took a few photos to send to subaru in japan. A few weeks later a fresh set of wheels arrived which they fitted + balanced, all under warranty.
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Provided that you haven't used aggressive cleaners such as Wonder Wheels and you have cleaned the wheels regularly, the wheels should last beyond 2 or 3 years. I got my Prodrive backbox replaced after 2yrs 10months due to some surface corrosion, so what do you have to lose? We buy new cars for a reason I'd say
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The wheels on my 2004 wrx started to bubble up a bit on the rear edges of the spokes at about a year old. Mentioned it to the dealer who took a few photos to send to subaru in japan. A few weeks later a fresh set of wheels arrived which they fitted + balanced, all under warranty.
Provided that you haven't used aggressive cleaners such as Wonder Wheels and you have cleaned the wheels regularly, the wheels should last beyond 2 or 3 years. I got my Prodrive backbox replaced after 2yrs 10months due to some surface corrosion, so what do you have to lose? We buy new cars for a reason I'd say
The last jap car i had was an evo 9 and the wheels on that lasted 5k miles before corrosion set in.
agree on the new cars comment - having a warrantly on an impreza certainly helps the sleep at night i can tell you
well, thanks again for the input
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Matt
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I've just had a set under warranty for my 07 WRX, slight bubbling around the centre caps. The dealer told me that the UK has the highest number of wheel claims in europe, maybe the crap we salt the roads with.
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there is only 1 wheel where it is noticable with wheels fitted. the other 3 have to be off to see it - do you think this will affect the chances of a replacement?
in my mind, corrosion is corrosion no matter where it is and shouldn't be there. just wonder now that all manufacturers are a little tight at the moment due to sales being slow, that they might send me packing
only one way to find out though...
in my mind, corrosion is corrosion no matter where it is and shouldn't be there. just wonder now that all manufacturers are a little tight at the moment due to sales being slow, that they might send me packing
only one way to find out though...
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