mwg
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Just had 2 new tyres fitted. I had a quick look round when I went to pick it up and no damage jumped out at me. Got back to work and wiped some of the tyre gunk off and theres a scratch round the outside of the rim. Its not massive but it wasn't there before!
Do I go down there on my lunchtime and ask for some money back to get them refurbed or what? Do I have a leg to stand on?
I can see them saying they were like that before or something. Fucking pissed off. I had tyres fitted to my old car and they got damaged a lot worse than these have but they denied it when I went back. Why cant these fuck faces do their job properly 
[Edited on 19-07-2010 by mwg]
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Dan.H
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Probably too late now you have left the place without noticing the damage
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CORSA NUT
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If it's anything like the tyre places around here mate you'll leave with less teeth than you went in with 
Seriously 
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Tomnova16
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nothing like a bit of gbh to sort out a customer, retards
just go down there and show them, they probably wont do anything now that you have left but worth a shot
[Edited on 19-07-2010 by Tomnova16]
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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mwg
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I have a feeling whats going to happen. I'm at work now so cant go down till lunch then they'll claim I've done it since leaving them. WANKERS.
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taylorboosh
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one scratched mine infront of me then denied it
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mwg
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Thats it I bet if I had wiped the alloys clean there and then and noticed before I left they'd of said it was like that before hand.
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taylorboosh
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they wouldve, i bet it happens day in day out
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Ian W
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Last time I had some tyres fitted the guy checked the wheel with me for marks while I was there.
Was nervous as they where my brothers freshly powdercoated BM MV2's
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mwg
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In hindsight I should of done that. But I made the mistake of thinking I could trust someone to do their job properly.
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aron
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are you sure you didn't damage them when you were cleaning them?
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grubz172
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same thing happened to me, and they blatantly had smeared some puncture repair glue over the scratch in the middle of the wheel to cover it and make it look like dirt, only realised a week later when i cleaned them
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Ian W
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quote:
Originally posted by mwg
In hindsight I should of done that. But I made the mistake of thinking I could trust someone to do their job properly.
Made that mistake with my corsa and ended up with a warped rear quarter panel
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3CorsaMeal
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this has happened to mine, and they were only refurbed not long ago, then same place have damaged my dads wheel on the audi.
really angers me as i can't really do anything about it, not like they will pay for a refurb.
i'll get my own back someday/somehow
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mwg
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Its not a surface scratch, its cut through the paint. Its not the sort of thing you could cause with a cloth
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mwg
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I'll use ATS next time and pay the extra. They've fitted 2 sets of tyres in the past without a single mark. These guys were £20 a tyre cheaper and now I know why.
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Ben G
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some guy pulled up to the tyre place yesterday when i was there.
had some matt black amg merc, sounded like a big v8 of some sort. 2 asian dudes in it.
they followed the car everywhere and waited right next to the tyre fitter while they were doing it instead of sitting in the waiting room.
now i see why it's a disgrace. if i put a fucked flywheel on, i'd probably get suspended.
but these fucking retarded mongs who did fuck all at school scratch your alloys then deny it
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mwg
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I wouldn't go as far as standing there watching them as thats going to put them under more pressure and then they are more likely to fuck up!
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Colin
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Happened to me on a 2 day old wheel that i'd just paid around 400 quid for!!
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BarnshaW
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around here you have the normal crap kwikfit with the retarded teenagers who throw the wheels around OR you have decent companies which you pay a little bit extra for and they look after your car when they are doing it, amazing thing is the more expensive place always has mercs, bmws , range rovers in it because people pay more for a better service
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Colin
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I did go to the more expensive place (£15 a wheel) & it still happened.
Got it sorted right enough.
[Edited on 19-07-2010 by Colin]
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mwg
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Right well I sat at my desk stewing over it all morning then went out to have another look at lunch, looked worse 2nd time round so drove straight down there.
To be fair to them they didn't argue, they said yeah it does look like their machines damaged them. He phoned their head office and they are getting a company to hopefully sort them out. Just got to wait for them to tell me what day.
So maybe they aren't as much of a bunch of wankers as I first said. Shall have to see how well the repair/respray goes. But at least they have admitted fault.
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Nath
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Free refurb 
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3CorsaMeal
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did you drive into their carpark flat out and handbrake turn up to the workshop to show you mean business?
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mwg
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Nah I didn't bother with the handbrake, I just drove straight in to their workshop and smashed through the office wall. Then they knew I meant business.
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