the danger of buying used wheels *A MUST READ*
03-22-2011, 07:26 PM
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the danger of buying used wheels *A MUST READ*
So I am driving along the road and I hear a very odd grinding noise. I pulled over and 2 of my spokes on my Kineses F110 wheel are cracked all the way through the spokes! I was amazed as I thought these were bullet proof strong wheels! So I have the car flat bedded away to a near by shop. The tire guy comes back to me and says that they have been welded up recently! I just bought these a month ago from a forum member online that told me they were "just re-painted because of some minor scratches." I am pretty pissed at this point for not only being f*cked over for buying welded up wheels but this could have killed myself or others on the road!!! Imagine if I was driving the car hard and it busted completely!
You can see the welds on the back side were the cracks are if you look closely. Come to find out these wheels were bought from a major wheel company online, welded up, painted over, and re-sold!
You can see the spokes have been welded up and painted over:
Let me know what you guys think....
You can see the welds on the back side were the cracks are if you look closely. Come to find out these wheels were bought from a major wheel company online, welded up, painted over, and re-sold!
You can see the spokes have been welded up and painted over:
Let me know what you guys think....
03-22-2011, 07:36 PM
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I would be very pissed as well...the picture is not that clear around the weld though. Consider yourself lucky not to get hurt (or others) and I would get back to the supplier ASAP...
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Mike
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03-22-2011, 07:51 PM
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Yeah, not cool at all...
These are also "Asanti Kinesis" wheels & not even close to the standard of the true Kinesis wheels produced prior to being bought out.
I'd highly recommend that ANYONE running these wheels check them regularly if you drive your car in anger.
I hope you are able to work out an amicable resolution with the seller.
These are also "Asanti Kinesis" wheels & not even close to the standard of the true Kinesis wheels produced prior to being bought out.
I'd highly recommend that ANYONE running these wheels check them regularly if you drive your car in anger.
I hope you are able to work out an amicable resolution with the seller.
03-22-2011, 08:32 PM
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Read about this on 6speed the other day. The mods closed the thread because you and the seller were allegedly trying to work things out. I guess things didn't.....
