velo

As I was leaving for Lake Tahoe for New Years, I noticed I had a flat and saw a nail in the tire. The car was loaded with our gear and was on our way out so really did not have a choice to pick where to go to patch the tire up. I ended up going to Penske Auto on Blossom Hill. Well, their machine dinged my rim up pretty bad. I got in writing from them that their machine did the damage and went to Wheel Technique to get an estimate yesterday, cost $145. I again went to the place that did the damage and they told me to bring them the reciept and they will then call corp to make a claim and send me a check. So is that standard precedure? For me to pay and them reimburse me? Has this happened to any of you?

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OneEighth

if thats a celebration 2001.5 wheel you cant fix it... must replace..

velo

It is, how come? I went by the repair place and the said they could do it...

OneEighth

any major wheel shop should be able to tell you that..

if not i can get you a letter that my guy used for my insuance company... maybe...

RedBlackYellow

fixed or replaced but haven't yet.

velo

Should I just tell the shop that did the damage to replace the wheel? How can i prove that it cannot be fixed? I dont want to go get it fixed, pay and not have it come out right, then try and collect fot the repair and a new rim.

quattro s d

I thought there was a guy in southern cali that does a good job repairing celebrations?

OneEighth

he does, im the one who found him, but insurance wise thats the deal..

Kinetic0510

It's unbelievable they admitted to the mistake, most corps (AoA) wouldn't do something like that.

RedBlackYellow

different spokes that were perfect.