Oh, the saga continues. So I was talking with some folk in another thread about wheel balance. I started to notice that there was a vibration at a certain speed, about 52-60. I have about 1800 miles now but it seemed to be getting worse, so I took it in. They drove it (in Valet mode) and said they didn't notice it but balanced everything anyway. One wheel needed a quarter ounce and the left rear tire needed to be dismounted and rotated on the wheel itself.
Well, I checked when they were done and didn't notice anything. They were very nice and the facility isn't even a year old so their equipment is top of the line. However, even though the dealer has some fancy expensive machine that's supposed to protect my wheels, they went ahead and marred the edge of the wheel. I noticed it too late in the day to have them look at it. I think it was on the bottom side at the dealer but up top where I could see it when I got home.
I took it in this morning and they looked at it. It's clearly not from a curb or anything like that given the direction of the damage. The tire in that location is also pristine so it's clearly not something I did. I'm quite familiar with every inch of those wheels given the brake dust and grime I've cleaned off of them.
My question to you all is your feelings on having it repaired vs outright replacement. They have me set up with a wheel repair guy that's supposed to be very good, and when the service tech told him the color of the wheel he knew it was for the Hellcat so he's familiar. I'm willing to let them try to repair it, but if it doesn't look completely factory, i.e. I can still see where the damage was, then I am going to request a new wheel entirely.
Is that asking too much? I mean the car is only 3 months old and they were fixing an issue the car had from the factory. I paid extra for the Brass Monkey wheels and I'm afraid that it's just not going to look the same.
Well, I checked when they were done and didn't notice anything. They were very nice and the facility isn't even a year old so their equipment is top of the line. However, even though the dealer has some fancy expensive machine that's supposed to protect my wheels, they went ahead and marred the edge of the wheel. I noticed it too late in the day to have them look at it. I think it was on the bottom side at the dealer but up top where I could see it when I got home.
I took it in this morning and they looked at it. It's clearly not from a curb or anything like that given the direction of the damage. The tire in that location is also pristine so it's clearly not something I did. I'm quite familiar with every inch of those wheels given the brake dust and grime I've cleaned off of them.
My question to you all is your feelings on having it repaired vs outright replacement. They have me set up with a wheel repair guy that's supposed to be very good, and when the service tech told him the color of the wheel he knew it was for the Hellcat so he's familiar. I'm willing to let them try to repair it, but if it doesn't look completely factory, i.e. I can still see where the damage was, then I am going to request a new wheel entirely.
Is that asking too much? I mean the car is only 3 months old and they were fixing an issue the car had from the factory. I paid extra for the Brass Monkey wheels and I'm afraid that it's just not going to look the same.