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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 02:38 PM
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here is my "compressed air damage"









WOW! did he use a hammer to hit them
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 02:38 PM
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Holy crap Rick. All of that is inexcusable. Dealerships these days are like medications. They "try" to fix one thing but end up giving you other side effects.
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 02:41 PM
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holy **** thats fucked up. how can techs not care about that sort of thing? i go to UTI and one of the biggest things they tell us about dealing with customers is treat their vehicle like your own. and if you **** something up, its coming out of your paycheck
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 02:42 PM
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Those chips are near every single lug....

Are all 4 rims like that Zen?? What it looks like to me is the "hammering" affect that the air gun does to loosen/tighten the lugs was causing the socket to rattle against the rim causing it to chip....but damn that is still no excuse. As soon as the tech noticed it he should have went to a torque wrench to loosen/tighten the lug nuts back up
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 02:47 PM
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raise hell, then kick some ass

or let us know when you go down, and we'll tear the dealership to threads

btw thanks for buying my bushings

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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 08:48 PM
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I hate dealers. My car had 10,000+ worth of damage done to it when I brought it to the dealer for a simple seat belt that wouldn't retract (warranty.) That was in January or so of 2008. I haven't been to a dealer since.
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 10:58 PM
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Those chips are near every single lug....

Are all 4 rims like that Zen?? What it looks like to me is the "hammering" affect that the air gun does to loosen/tighten the lugs was causing the socket to rattle against the rim causing it to chip....but damn that is still no excuse. As soon as the tech noticed it he should have went to a torque wrench to loosen/tighten the lug nuts back up
no. only the front two that they touched. im the only one that ever has taken these wheels off. my socket i use is a thin wall wrapped in electrical tape. needless to say i never even knicked my wheels.
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 11:14 PM
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thats horrible man, i just saw these wheels 2 weeks ago, there was NOTHING wrong with these wheels. compressed air my ass, they air gun "exhaust" isnt anywhere near the lugs and i would seriously be there tomorrow the moment they open with a threat to go to court, and everyday there after to let them know your not ******* around. even if that involves talking to the owner everyday til they do something.
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 11:22 PM
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thats horrible man, i just saw these wheels 2 weeks ago, there was NOTHING wrong with these wheels. compressed air my ass, they air gun "exhaust" isnt anywhere near the lugs and i would seriously be there tomorrow the moment they open with a threat to go to court, and everyday there after to let them know your not ******* around. even if that involves talking to the owner everyday til they do something.


x2. The exhaust on air guns exits through the handle pointing down.


It looks like some one with terrible coordination tried to play NASCAR pit crew
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 01:17 AM
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im kinda tied up with work the next 2 days. gotta work some doubles. cant really do anything till my next day off which is tuesday.

also just thought about it now. when driving to work today i had the radio off and there is a whineing sound coming from the tranny in first and second. thoughts?

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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 09:29 AM
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flywheel weights?
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 09:51 AM
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I wish you the best of luck man. The dealership frigged up my rims around the lugs too !!! I faught with the dealership and GM for months and got nothing accomplished. Talking to GM directly is a waste of time !! They don't give a **** about actually solving problems. Thank God I have the polished aluminum rims on my 07', I was able to eventually buff the scratches out.
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 09:59 AM
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hand tools in the dealership???? I know guys who use impacts on spark plugs, and as far as torque on the wheels, thats what a torque stick is for.
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 11:34 PM
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bump. any ideas of my tranny noise?
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 11:50 PM
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not trying to scare you but whining in the tranny usually means a bearing...
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Old Oct 18, 2008 | 03:32 AM
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im not scared at all. didnt start till after dealership took it apart to change bellhousing.
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Old Oct 18, 2008 | 08:25 AM
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Ask them for the new comment card that gm is having ppl sign after service. It helps gm pick out the good and bad dealerships.
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Old Oct 18, 2008 | 02:38 PM
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just a thought. they need to replace an axle seal cause the fucked that up. could that be the tranny whine?
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Old Oct 18, 2008 | 02:58 PM
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Tell them to fucked up the car...its now there's and you want keys to a new SS/TC NOW.
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Old Oct 18, 2008 | 04:07 PM
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just remember when you take your car in to have work done take detailered pics of it before you go and make sure that they are dated so that you can go back and make them pay for what they messed up. otherwise they can just come back and say that you did it and you get nothing.
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Old May 7, 2009 | 12:18 AM
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Damn man. I work at toyota dealership in town and if we cant fix what we **** up there we will have it sent off to be fixed. Hate ppl that rip ya off. Plus tell them a fellow dealer worker told ya they are supposed to use pvc coated impact sockets on any rim that isn't steel to prevent damage like that. Only cost about 20 bucks or so for the set i think. Careless gm bastards. Give them a ass wooping!

P.S. X2 This **** here
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just remember when you take your car in to have work done take detailered pics of it before you go and make sure that they are dated so that you can go back and make them pay for what they messed up. otherwise they can just come back and say that you did it and you get nothing.

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Old May 7, 2009 | 12:24 AM
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um lol this thread is 7 months old
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Old May 7, 2009 | 01:05 AM
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lol yea i know. i saw that after i posted and was like well ima *******. oh well. why delete it. i can watch the insults pile up lol. btw im bored as hell.
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Old May 7, 2009 | 01:10 AM
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It would be interesting to find out what happened anyways.
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Old May 7, 2009 | 01:13 AM
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Originally Posted by G85 SS
Those chips are near every single lug....

Are all 4 rims like that Zen?? What it looks like to me is the "hammering" affect that the air gun does to loosen/tighten the lugs was causing the socket to rattle against the rim causing it to chip....but damn that is still no excuse. As soon as the tech noticed it he should have went to a torque wrench to loosen/tighten the lug nuts back up
2nd that ^^^

that guy would be getting an earload, and if nothing else, you should be getting some awesome hospitality from them... tell them youll drop it for free rain guards, mud flaps, and free oil changes for as long as you own the car

no but seriously, if theres still tranny fluid on the ground after like a week i would go in there and tell them your suing unless they fix ALLLL of that **** right. its the dealership, there supposed to be the best of the best...



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ok... sorry for adding to the anchient thread...

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