Learn from my mistake
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Re: Learn from my mistake
I can't believe you guys are bitching about a $380 set of aluminum 17in wheels. That were already advertised as Blems................ As long as they are true and balance whats the problem. Especially chrome, I am not exactly understanding what you were expecting.
I just expected ones that were like their description and picture. It was stupid. Thats why im letting ya all know. No one offered to buy them off me did they? Why didnt they use these wheels as their worst case scenario? I did searches on both sites for anything on these wheels. Nothing. Now when somebody does a search they have some pictures and opinions. Something that I didn't have.
Re: Learn from my mistake If you wanted some winter wheels, why didn't you just buy their 16" take off wheels for $50 each. Those are in good condition, and would have been cheaper. I think you were just asking for disappointment when you ordered blemished chrome wheels, especially at 75% off retail. Structurally, the wheel is probably sound. Thats about all you can expect for that price. The finish, regardless of a rating, on a blemished chrome wheel? I'd have expected the worst.
Personally, I'd have the wheels de-chromed or sand blasted and just paint them silver or powdercoat them silver. If these are "winter wheels", why would you even consider having them rechromed?
Tony
Personally, I'd have the wheels de-chromed or sand blasted and just paint them silver or powdercoat them silver. If these are "winter wheels", why would you even consider having them rechromed?
Tony
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Re: Learn from my mistake
If you wanted some winter wheels, why didn't you just buy their 16" take off wheels for $50 each. Those are in good condition, and would have been cheaper. I think you were just asking for disappointment when you ordered blemished chrome wheels, especially at 75% off retail. Structurally, the wheel is probably sound. Thats about all you can expect for that price. The finish, regardless of a rating, on a blemished chrome wheel? I'd have expected the worst.
Personally, I'd have the wheels de-chromed or sand blasted and just paint them silver or powdercoat them silver. If these are "winter wheels", why would you even consider having them rechromed?
Tony
Personally, I'd have the wheels de-chromed or sand blasted and just paint them silver or powdercoat them silver. If these are "winter wheels", why would you even consider having them rechromed?
Tony
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Re: Learn from my mistake Personally, I'd have the wheels de-chromed or sand blasted and just paint them silver or powdercoat them silver. If these are "winter wheels", why would you even consider having them rechromed?
Tony
Re: Learn from my mistake Those do look like crap but you get what you pay for.. although SLP should have mentioned how bad they really were.. they look more like used wheels than blems..
Oh, and if your getting winter beater wheels why get high maintanace chrome? Get them powder painted to keep the work load down
Any place that can chrome and de-chrome..
Oh, and if your getting winter beater wheels why get high maintanace chrome? Get them powder painted to keep the work load down
Any place that can chrome and de-chrome..
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From: Schiller Park, ILL Member: #317
Re: Learn from my mistake
If you wanted some winter wheels, why didn't you just buy their 16" take off wheels for $50 each. Those are in good condition, and would have been cheaper.
I agree SLP should have sold these as a B2. Seems to me like you certainly got screwed on the condition rating, plain and simple. But they should still work fine as a winter wheel. Either way I'd be pissed too that SLP mis-rated their actual condition by so much.
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Take a look at the last photo. It is a B1 worst case scenario. That picture came from SLP as an example of the worst quality wheel. Are you saying that it doesnt matter that they lie about what they are selling? Its so cheap I should expect to get ripped off? Would you sell those wheels to someone without telling them that they look like they sat on the bottom of the ocean? Do you want to buy them off me? I didn't think so. Do you understand now? The main reason on why I posted this is so you guys dont make the same mistake. How many of you guys that support SLP want to buy these off me? I didn't think so.
I guess somebody has now offered to buy them from you.....
Let me know if anything changes....
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Re: Learn from my mistake
Take a look at the last photo. It is a B1 worst case scenario. That picture came from SLP as an example of the worst quality wheel. Are you saying that it doesnt matter that they lie about what they are selling? Its so cheap I should expect to get ripped off? Would you sell those wheels to someone without telling them that they look like they sat on the bottom of the ocean? Do you want to buy them off me? I didn't think so. Do you understand now? The main reason on why I posted this is so you guys dont make the same mistake. How many of you guys that support SLP want to buy these off me? I didn't think so.
I guess somebody has now offered to buy them from you.....
Let me know if anything changes....
Re: Learn from my mistake I would just take a buffer to them and try to scrape off as much of the coating as possible.
When you said "learn from my mistake" I thought SLP had sent you wheels that had physical defects like cracks or warpage. Structurally those wheels look fine... I wouldn't say it's a loss just because of cosmetic damage. Knowing how winters are in Chicago as well as West Lafayette, after plow trucks come through your wheels will be so covered in crap you won't notice it anyway.
Seems like a good winter wheel to me. But I agree with you that I'd shoot myself before driving around on those in nice weather.
When you said "learn from my mistake" I thought SLP had sent you wheels that had physical defects like cracks or warpage. Structurally those wheels look fine... I wouldn't say it's a loss just because of cosmetic damage. Knowing how winters are in Chicago as well as West Lafayette, after plow trucks come through your wheels will be so covered in crap you won't notice it anyway.
Seems like a good winter wheel to me. But I agree with you that I'd shoot myself before driving around on those in nice weather.
Originally Posted by IRACE2
I just expected ones that were like their description and picture. It was stupid. Thats why im letting ya all know. No one offered to buy them off me did they? Why didnt they use these wheels as their worst case scenario? I did searches on both sites for anything on these wheels. Nothing. Now when somebody does a search they have some pictures and opinions. Something that I didn't have.
FWIW, SLP's return policy bit me once and for that reason I will never buy directly from them again.
I hate SLP everyone that gets their 1st f-body loves them and buys everything SLP, all they are doing is paying too much for a part they could get from somewhere else those wheels are pretty bad but for $380 and winter wheels they can do the job. After the 1st winter they would probably look like that anyway.
I do think that they should have been sold as B2 though
I do think that they should have been sold as B2 though
