[acerboo]

took my 230's to have my conti3's put on them, thought id take them to elite in rainham as i know they have all the best equipment for changing 19's with runflats. didnt check them when they were done but just looked over them and found several nicks in the rims which were perfect. gutted really cost me £60 and the rims are damaged. have a set of 313's, where do i take them come tyre change time i certainly dont want them damaged.

[TikoV]

What did they say when you confronted them?? The usual spiel....??

[TikoV]

I know couple of lads on evotechnik down your way...I'll ask them best place for you to go!!

[Boyd1963]

Originally Posted by acerboo

took my 230's to have my conti3's put on them, thought id take them to elite in rainham as i know they have all the best equipment for changing 19's with runflats. didnt check them when they were done but just looked over them and found several nicks in the rims which were perfect. gutted really cost me £60 and the rims are damaged. have a set of 313's, where do i take them come tyre change time i certainly dont want them damaged.

Same thing happened to me when I had my tyres fitted despite me telling them to be very careful!!!!! They didn't have a single mark previously!!!

[rsmallwo]

depends which monkey you get. I try to find a guy whos good and then give him a tip ££. When I return I get the same service

[acerboo]

Originally Posted by TikoV

What did they say when you confronted them?? The usual spiel....??

as i only saw it after i got home theres little point in telling them as they will only say that could have happened since or they were already like it, would appreciate knowing someone i can trust it must be possible to chage the tyres without damaging the rims. i wonder if some of it is down ro sheer carelessness?

[parapaul]

That's a shame - Elite usually get excellent recommendations

[acerboo]

Originally Posted by parapaul

That's a shame - Elite usually get excellent recommendations

thats why i used them

[scottishpete]

You should just contact them anyway
Discus the problem in a calm manner and see what happens

[buckethead]

Originally Posted by scottishpete

You should just contact them anyway
Discus the problem in a calm manner and see what happens

+1

[DavS1]

It's worth a go to speak to them imo, they wont want their reputation to slip from a couple of damaged wheels, so i'd imagine they would be willing to rectify the problem in some way!?

[ed335d]

Always inspect the wheels before and after with the fitter. Same thing happened to me, but I managed to get them to pay for a refurb.

[m1bjr]

Originally Posted by acerboo

took my 230's to have my conti3's put on them, thought id take them to elite in rainham as i know they have all the best equipment for changing 19's with runflats. didnt check them when they were done but just looked over them and found several nicks in the rims which were perfect. gutted really cost me £60 and the rims are damaged. have a set of 313's, where do i take them come tyre change time i certainly dont want them damaged.

Were they original new wheels, or had they already been refurbished/touched up?

Its almost impossible to chop oem RFTs without marking a rim thats been 'touched up' IMO.
If its original enamel, then there shuld be no issues.
But a lot of wheels especially via the AUC route have been smart repaired and so are soft.
Had the same thing recently, and couldnt really blame the fitters.
It was clear there were at least three layers of paint on there

[acerboo]

wheels were original tbh the wheels are not bad nicks here and there just bloody annoying as id cherished them from new and some other bugger damages them. i will just rub them down a bit and touch them in.

[Boyd1963]

I just noticed that the cheeky f*ckers took my metal dust caps as well!!

[chris330D]

I find that if you start off by saying 'look I am really precious about these wheels and they are umarked please be really careful and can you change the tyres without marking the alloys' works well. I use a local firm here and have had several sets changed without any marks, 18" though.

[acerboo]

Originally Posted by chris330D

I find that if you start off by saying 'look I am really precious about these wheels and they are umarked please be really careful and can you change the tyres without marking the alloys' works well. I use a local firm here and have had several sets changed without any marks, 18" though.

its the 19's with runflats that give them grief all the same it should be possible with a little care to do them without damaging the rims

[Mike in Hampshire]

Originally Posted by acerboo

its the 19's with runflats that give them grief all the same it should be possible with a little care to do them without damaging the rims

Yes you are quite right, 'course it should.
That said, Event tyres just did my 230 19 inch rims, changed from RFT's to Conti 5P's and there were no nicks at all. Came to my home, good price - recommended.

The trouble is, every time you now look at them, you'll notice it. Damned annoying.

Mike.

[westhampete]

Speak to H at Elite, pretty sure he'll listen and try and work something out for you.

[acerboo]

Originally Posted by westhampete

Speak to H at Elite, pretty sure he'll listen and try and work something out for you.

thanks for the help.