The SL is heading down to Kleeman for some torx so I thought it was about time it was spruced up a bit. First up were the wheels, and although I never really liked the Lorinsers they were acceptable and the better was fond of them so I booked in the wheels for a refurb. There was a bit of bubbling on the inner rim and some nicks here and there, so £300 was agreed to have them back all freshly baked with a slightly lighter metallic finish. 24 hours after dropping the car off, I get a phone call to tell me that both of the front wheels are cracked and that I better come have a look. Both wheels are corroded on the inner face and both are showing slow fracture lines. Not happy as we were told by the dealership that the wheels were less than a year old and the car had obviously had the full MB inspection.
A quick call to the sales manager doesn't get me anywhere, I've had the car ~6 months and it's not their problem etc. The service manager is a lot more interested and asks to see the wheels so the bodyshop runs them up the road to him. After a quick look, he's was very apologetic and we discuss what to do over chocolate bourbons.
I had to wait for a few days for it to go through the system and for the wheels to arrive but I'm happy with the result...AMG IV 19" splits. You'll have to excuse the pics, too cloudy and it's perched offset on an incline, hence the comedy ride height.
A quick call to the sales manager doesn't get me anywhere, I've had the car ~6 months and it's not their problem etc. The service manager is a lot more interested and asks to see the wheels so the bodyshop runs them up the road to him. After a quick look, he's was very apologetic and we discuss what to do over chocolate bourbons.
I had to wait for a few days for it to go through the system and for the wheels to arrive but I'm happy with the result...AMG IV 19" splits. You'll have to excuse the pics, too cloudy and it's perched offset on an incline, hence the comedy ride height.
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