Stay away from Brandon Wheels and Accessories if you enjoy your car. I went there to get my wheels looked at to see why they were making a rubbing sound. The guy told me I needed spacers for the front two wheels , because the hub bore for the front wheels did not match the size of my hub. He then took my front wheels off and told me I had the wrong lug nuts,
, because the ones he was trying to sell me didn't even fit the wheels. Then he put each lug nut on by just putting them into the impact drill and screwing them on, no hand tightening them and no torque wrench behind the impact drill. In the process, he cross threaded three of my wheel studs on my front driver side wheel, and put the spacer on wrong. He messed up that one part of my car so bad that my wheel was wobbling like it was about to fall off, and they are claiming it is not their fault, because I originally mounted the wheels myself, but when I mounted the wheels myself, the only problem was sound, I did not break anything. I am getting my wheel studs replaced right now for a nice $130, because I can not even drive my car, and tire kingdom is down the street from my house. After I get my car back, no one is laying a hand on my car except me. I am so mad right now it isn't even funny.
You're paying $130 to replace the studs???
I'm pretty sure you could do all 10 front studs yourself for less than $30.
Have no time, need car to go to work in a little bit.
holy @!#$, i hope your gettin' some major astro glide for that. studs are like 2 bucks a piece and take a total of 10 minutes to replace.
what a POS business that is. you're probably SOL now but i guess its a lesson learned.
i have a few examples of when similar things have happened to me. main thing is any time a shop does any work you should inspect it yourself, i would say if they're taking wheels off you look at the studs, lets say they're not stripped. if a shop strips them while they're putting the wheels on thats their fault, not yours and you shouldn't have to pay for their error.
if a stud broke off while they were removing the wheel that might be different. lesson is live and learn, and if you want it done right do it yourself. joe schmoe shops dont care about your property. thats why there are very few places i trust with my car.
this time you're probably out $130 cause you agreed to it
14.82 @ 97 mph
i tried replaceing my studs tonite.. and they wouldn't fit without taking the spindles off.. is there a way to do it without taking the spindles off?
Jrs Z wrote:i tried replaceing my studs tonite.. and they wouldn't fit without taking the spindles off.. is there a way to do it without taking the spindles off?
yes u can take them off with out taking the spindles off use a hammer thats what worked for me. but then agin my studs where broken in half
Dang I got a new wheel stud at a DEALERSHIP for $3 installed. Oh well, live and learn...
