paperboy42190

iTrader: (7)

so insurance actually pays for new rims and tires in these kinds of scenarios? I was always curious if they'd pay for new tires too?

Fender Bender

Yeah, I think they kind of have to...

Geico has been great through this. I'm getting a free rental car through them and it's a 2015 Cadillac SRX-4 - pretty slick ride, I'm not complaining here

EvilVirus

iTrader: (8)

Sorry to see that OP

Regardless add wheel locks and also install a shock sensor

https://acurazine.com/forums/third-g...-alarm-855658/

Thieves are going to take what they want if they really want it, but at least these will give you some peace of mind

polobunny

Exactly there.

Oh Sickest TL

iTrader: (3)

i have the same waffles, brand new and live in a very bad area lol. I do have wheel locks but Im sure punks have def eyeballed them lol

Fender Bender

So the body shop called me today. the new wheels they got delivered are much darker than my old ones...and they only ordered me three, so I'm paying for the 4th darker wheel out of pocket, at cost - $269 + tax.

no wonder the thieves steal these things! they're expensive as hell!

Oh Sickest TL

iTrader: (3)

acura only makes the darker batch now. imo they look better than the silvery ones and 300 isn't really all that bad for OEM rim

NBP04TL4ME

OEM rims have never been inexpensive in my experience.

Fender Bender

Yeah, I'm fine with it.

I'm kinda psyched to see how it looks with the darker rims now, actually.

I know the OEM rims are much more stable than aftermarket rims (in most cases) and potholes are a BIG issue out here in Chicago...

boy, if it's not something, it's something else! Amirite?

justnspace

iTrader: (1)

Always.

you should see the trouble I have with my car!

polobunny

Not so bad though, like I said, the waffles pretty much fetch $1500 here. And yeah, but the problem is who are you going to sell 3 waffles for? Wouldn't it look like stolen merch to anyone?

If you use "i broke one" as an excuse, wouldn't someone ask to see the broken one? pictures or it?

Either way, good luck with everything.

screaminz28

iTrader: (1)

Why wouldn't the body shop order 4? If you have body damage to your vehicle and insurance pays to repair it, it is supposed to put you in 'pre-accident/incident' form.

You paying for the single wheel is akin to having the body shop say, "well, we tried to match most of it, but if you want the whole car to look the same, you'll have to pay to have us paint 2/3 of the car since insurance only painted 1/3."

Make your insurance up the amount and have THEM pay for the wheel. I mean, your insurance is gonna go up anyways, might as well get that last 300 bucks before they jack your rate up WAY past that, lol.

Jackass

100% agree. You should have been able to get the 4th rim covered since it doesn't match. You may have had to wait until the car was returned and pointed out the mis-match, but any good insurance company would have agreed and paid up.

nfnsquared

x3!!!!

1black_seven

iTrader: (2)

When I was robbed our detective pulled fingerprints. You know know cause their job is to detect. If the thief is ever arrested in the future he'll be linked.

JTS97Z28

iTrader: (4)

Sorry to see this happen to you. I wouldn't be able to sleep at night if I lived in Chicago and had to park my car out doors. No way! I would just drive a beater until the car can be parked in a garage.

paperboy42190

iTrader: (7)

to be honest, I've found tl waffles to be weaker than some aftermarket rims. I wouldnt really consider them very strong. I would say they're "okay". I feel like the base TL rims are stronger, since the spoke is much thicker. I know the waffles have a lot of spokes, but thicker spokes is always stronger than multiple thin spokes.

Jesnutz

You know it's funny because I actually damaged a wheel pretty bad.

EvilVirus

iTrader: (8)

You mean brand new wheels and tires? Wheels alone are only 1000-1100 new at the dealer. Here it will be 1000-800.