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Old Apr 3, 2018 | 07:20 PM
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FYI about OEMAcuraParts.com

Just a quick FYI for anyone planning on ordering wheels from OEMAcuraParts.com. The description says "Sold as a set of 4" but they will only send you 1. So the price you see is for one wheel, not all 4, despite the description on the website.

Learned that the hard way.

I called them to complain and all he said was "Oh well. That's a mistake."
Has anyone else had a similar problem?
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Old Apr 3, 2018 | 08:55 PM
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judging by the price its definitely for one
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Old Apr 3, 2018 | 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by acuralongtime
judging by the price its definitely for one
Well I figured it seemed cheap but I also thought that the list price x 4 seemed way too expensive for discontinued wheels that are supposedly on clearance. Plus it said "Sold as a set of 4" so I figured it was sold as a set of 4.

Oh well, I will just have to do more research next time and maybe call the seller to make sure. Not a big deal, I can return no problem but more frustrated with the misinformation in the ad. Got my hopes up for no reason, lol.
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Old Apr 3, 2018 | 09:07 PM
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https://www.oemacuraparts.com/oem-pa...9tYXRpYw%3D%3D

On my car the wheel is not particuarly cheap ($528.51 plus $50 core) and there is no note about selling 4.
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Old Apr 3, 2018 | 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by fbt
https://www.oemacuraparts.com/oem-pa...9tYXRpYw%3D%3D

On my car the wheel is not particuarly cheap ($528.51 plus $50 core) and there is no note about selling 4.
Yea, I noticed that on some other wheels too, so thats why I figured it must be correct since they must have specified that for a reason. So weird!
This is a screenshot from my wheels:
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Old Apr 4, 2018 | 11:11 AM
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Why don't you return it and buy used?
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Old Apr 4, 2018 | 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by julius071
Why don't you return it and buy used?

Thats my plan now. The reason I bought these in the first place was because I was under the impression that the price was for all 4 which was a great deal, even cheaper than many used wheel sets. I am also super picky so trying to find used wheels that I like within my price range is very difficult
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Old Apr 4, 2018 | 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by macuratsx
Thats my plan now. The reason I bought these in the first place was because I was under the impression that the price was for all 4 which was a great deal, even cheaper than many used wheel sets. I am also super picky so trying to find used wheels that I like within my price range is very difficult
Good luck with the return as I seen you are from Canada.
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Old Apr 6, 2018 | 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by macuratsx
Yea, I noticed that on some other wheels too, so thats why I figured it must be correct since they must have specified that for a reason. So weird!
This is a screenshot from my wheels:
How much was it? What was the p/n (not that it matters now)?
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Old Apr 6, 2018 | 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Guanacoracing
How much was it? What was the p/n (not that it matters now)?
It was $360 American which came to $480 Canadian , and the part number was 08W19-STK-201A
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Old Apr 6, 2018 | 01:36 PM
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Wait, you actually thought you were getting four brand new wheels for under $500?

Sorry, but the onus is on you for blindly purchasing, and not clarifying before purchasing. You failed.
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Old Apr 6, 2018 | 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by TacoBello
Wait, you actually thought you were getting four brand new wheels for under $500?

Sorry, but the onus is on you for blindly purchasing, and not clarifying before purchasing. You failed.
Thanks for pointing that out, I really appreciate it your help.
There are plenty of wheels online that you can get new for around 500 for a set, these are new but have been discontinued for 6 years and are nothing fancy or special - why would I pay $480 PER WHEEL for that? Doesn't make sense to me. If the website did not say "As a set of 4" then I would take 100% of the blame for this, but they clearly said in the description that it was a set. This is also my first time buying wheels so I don't have a ton of knowledge about wheel prices to begin with. Whatever, lesson learned - but I don't come to this forum to be told that I failed, when clearly I am aware of that.
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Old Apr 6, 2018 | 01:53 PM
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Yes, show me ONE quality wheel set for 500 bucks. Go on... I'll wait for you to post shitty, Chinese knockoff, with zero certification wheels. OEM Honda/Acura wheels are generally made by Enkei. Go ahead, show me four new Enkei wheels for $500. I'll wait.

Have you never bought oem parts before? Doesn't matter if they're old, or discontinued. Someone still had to pay to manufacture those wheels. And that someone is looking to recoup their costs.

While yes, they should update their website, creating threads to simply call out a vendor won't exactly work in your favor. These vendors go out of their way to give forum members discounts and what not, and then we criticize them for not doing more. C'mon man.
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Old Apr 6, 2018 | 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by TacoBello
Yes, show me ONE quality wheel set for 500 bucks. Go on... I'll wait for you to post shitty, Chinese knockoff, with zero certification wheels. OEM Honda/Acura wheels are generally made by Enkei. Go ahead, show me four new Enkei wheels for $500. I'll wait.

Have you never bought oem parts before? Doesn't matter if they're old, or discontinued. Someone still had to pay to manufacture those wheels. And that someone is looking to recoup their costs.

While yes, they should update their website, creating threads to simply call out a vendor won't exactly work in your favor. These vendors go out of their way to give forum members discounts and what not, and then we criticize them for not doing more. C'mon man.
The point of this thread was simply an FYI for anyone else purchasing from this website. I have not in any way tried to give the website a bad name. Wasn't trying to be rude. If I came off that way, I apologize.
No I have never purchased OEM parts before. I just purchased my car a few months ago (first car, I am still in school and have not done any of this before) so I am very new at this. So please excuse my ignorance. There are a lot of people on here seem to be "experts" at these topics and I am not that, so I am sorry for not knowing - but is that not the point of this forum?
I just wouldn't want someone else who is less experienced, like myself, to wind up in the same situation.
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Old Apr 11, 2018 | 01:23 PM
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*mic drop*
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Old Apr 11, 2018 | 02:09 PM
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honest mistake i guess

but you know what they say about things that are too good to be true..
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