Bahh Damit

[whitestag]

well car went off to panel beaters last monday, got it back today... but wait something looks differant... my rim looks a little dull..

they had sent it away for 'refinishing' becouse it had some rash on it and some scuffing from being hit by another car. but wasnt anodized or just touched up. was painted.

so now i got 3 anodized CE28's and one painted... anyway of getting the original colour back?

as a bonus thoe they painted the whole front of the car, including the front bar which was wrong colour thanks to japan... also polished front lights and fog lights so they look new

odds of finding a single bronze 18" ce28n for sale?

[KiwiRS4T]

How old is it? If it is a current model you could order one new rim.

[Daleo]

This is insurance work right?

It should be up to them to ensure the repair matches the original, if it doesn't they need to correct it.

If they can't match the wheel finish, doesn't mean they can give you a "near enough" job; they might as well give you a 14" Hotwire rim, or just throw on the space saver if that's the case.

Politely make your opinion known, even get the assesor involved, you don't have to accept poor quality work; even if it's only one part of the job.

[Bodella]

This is insurance work right?

It should be up to them to ensure the repair matches the original, if it doesn't they need to correct it.

If they can't match the wheel finish, doesn't mean they can give you a "near enough" job; they might as well give you a 14" Hotwire rim, or just throw on the space saver if that's the case.

Politely make your opinion known, even get the assesor involved, you don't have to accept poor quality work; even if it's only one part of the job.

+1 this . In end it has to match, near enough is not good enough. Most important thing to remember is keep it polite, you get a lot further by polite but firm. I think at times they rely on people not noticing or caring ( the I CBF dealing with it attitude ) . My car had to go back twice to get the finish right. It's still not factory correct but I was happy with the end result.

If on the other hand the where doing the wheel as a favour and it's not really under the insurance (and they don't want to help), then you should be able to get a single wheel of Yahoo Japan via Import Monster.

nice wheels btw. hmmmm I wonder how they would look in black on C34 S2 Dayz ...

[Raysboostin]

This is insurance work right?

It should be up to them to ensure the repair matches the original, if it doesn't they need to correct it.

If they can't match the wheel finish, doesn't mean they can give you a "near enough" job; they might as well give you a 14" Hotwire rim, or just throw on the space saver if that's the case.

Politely make your opinion known, even get the assesor involved, you don't have to accept poor quality work; even if it's only one part of the job.

+2

they are required to restore it to orginal condition. they cant just paint a wheel. it must be re-anodized or replaced with a new one. you dont have to settle for a sub standard job. if they are unwilling to correct the fault, get ur insurer involved.

[whitestag]

no worries, spoke to the shop and they said that they had to send it to the place justcar selected. and he said he didnt notice that the others were anadized, he said he will call the insurance company on monday. also paint is not same colour as the rest of the car... slightly... you can tell thoe where the bar meets the other side front panel.. :S hate getting car fixed...

[jasevr4]

Ugh, do not like hearing this stuff a day before my car goes in to have body work done. Kind of wondering if I should take my new wheels off before taking it there now. Just my luck they'll gutter 'em.

[4bidn1]

Definitely take wheels off we got are body work touched up did excellent job but still got over spray on rims not good