criticalgt

Pretty disappointed right now...

Just got back from a major retailer tire shop, they mounted one of the rear wheels on the front which caused the wheel to scrape on the caliper when they tried to pull the car out. That caused a huge gash on back of the wheel.

They are replacing the wheel on Thursday but is it safe to drive in the mean time? Is it possible that the wheel has structural damage?

There seems to be no visible damage to the caliper besides the sharp edge being...well not sharp. Is there anything I need to look for when i inspect the caliper again tonight?

Thanks

Spagolli94

Uhghg. That sucks. I once had a BMW dealer do that to my 335i. You'd think that a BMW dealer would be familiar with staggered wheels. Ever since that event, I always make it a point to point out the staggered setup to any shop who is working on my car.

To answer your question, I'd be shocked if enough force was applied to the wheel to cause structural damage.

CJW

iTrader: (1)

Shouldn't interfere with the caliper (it didn't when I test fit it), but there is a suspension peice that it likely hit.

criticalgt

But it did...there is a big gash on the back of the wheel.

The car is IS350 F sport.

ThomasGS4

iTrader: (19)

Discount tire did this to my father's '09 Cayenne Turbo S. Fight them; their insurance covers instances such as this. In our case, it was $4k to replace the caliper and fix the wheel.

criticalgt

I have the 5k mile inspection done on Saturday. I will ask the dealer to take a closer look at the caliper.

Sandeman

Just get written and phot proof the incident and a managers statement to cover your ****

corradoMR2

There could be a slight shift or misalignment with the caliper or suspension that scraped hard against the wheels. I'd get that checked out for sure as that's the bigger safety concern IMO than the scraped wheel.

HammerDown

Well that sucks.....how does it look otherwise? (rear wheel on the front) any pics? Would it work if you used spacers?

timmy0tool

iTrader: (7)

the installer should have immediately seen that the wheel was not sitting against the rotor properly. sorry to hear about this.

it should be safe to run on those wheels, assuming he only moved a few inches until he realized the mistake. the damage should be superficial but i would still have the shop cover the damages! OEM wheels are pretty strong, stronger than a lot of aftermarket wheels in fact, even the name brand wheel companies!

criticalgt

I have cooled down now... the damage on the caliper is minimal. The wheel should be OK but that scratch is something that the dealer will a take note off if anything...