Q2 rims repair

[Gretsch60s at aol.com (Gretsch60s@aol.com)]

In a message dated 8/12/05 12:32:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
scirocco-l-request@scirocco.org writes:

> Re: Q2 rims repair
> 
RE: Wheel Collision Center in Bath, PA
Don't use these jerks unless you absolutely have to.  They're wayyy to 
expensive, and kind of shady.  I took 4 brand new TSW's there and they brought them 
out and told me that 3 out of 4 were bent, and that they "found" two scratches 
on the one wheel and didn't want me to think they did it.  They were brand 
spanking new in the box, and I inspected all of them like a day before I took 
them up there.  I still think to this day they took my brand new ones, and gave 
me some re-furbished ones.  I told the guy I just bought them BRAND NEW from 
the tirerack (they're an authorized tire rack dealer) and he didn't have 
anything else to say other than, "are you sure?"  Of course I am... WTF?  

Not only that, I know a local kid around here (Lehigh Valley,PA) that sunk 
like $2000+ into some BBS RM's at that place.  They were PERFECT (looking...) 
when he got them back but after he mounted tires, had a bad leak from one of 
them.  Apparently, like 2 or 3 bolts in a row were loose.  That also tells me 
they didn't follow the torque sequence for those wheels.  This from the same guy 
that once he learned we were interrested in high $ BBS wheels took us into his 
office to show us some of what they had.  Apparently the guy is like a BBS 
enthusiast, and rightly so, they prolly make him the most money.  Anyway, he 
showed us manuals and all kinds of techincal data on BBS wheels and some for 
those in particular.  It would have been great if they actually used it when they 
worked on them.  

FYI, He only had one refurbished rim in stock at the time, and wanted $295 
for it.  I think they bought a few from this kid that they claimed they couldn't 
work with (why would they wanna buy them then?????), so they might have a set 
of 4 now.  

I dunno, I have a sour taste in my mouth from that joint.