I recently stopped out at my dealer and asked them about my wheels which are chipping really bad of the sides of the spokes... they said gm allows all the dealers to warranty a set of wheels for the cobalts/hhr's etc... but when i asked them about the wheels they told me that i could either get the 07 ss wheels or the 08 tc wheels so anyone looking to get 08 tc wheels for free this is a very easy way to do so if you and your dealership get along just fine..

 

Im tryin it. I want TC wheels in black!

 

yeah me 2... they told me all things are go.. the only thing holding it back is if motor motion or what ever it is has the wheels or not....

 

the car has to be under warranty?

 

Aren't the tc wheels spoked? Ugh... Blocky ss wheels ftw.

 

I wish their was a solid document to prove this because I know my dealer would say nay.

 

Yeah I'm sure my dealer will too. I wish I could get the TC wheels - they are much lighter.

 

X2 (10 char)

 

im going to try to call GM about this and hear what they have to say!

 

I am getting the run around from GM, and I don,t know why. Mine is an 06 with, at the time of opening a warranty claim, the car had 15,000miles. All 4 wheels are peeling badly. Hmmm...

 

Tell them to fix or replace them or your next car will be a Honda! lol. That usually wakes them up!

 

^ ^ ^ Good Idea!!!!!! I will keep everyone posted.

 

im guessing this doesnt work if youve painted your stock rims black?

 

Hmm wish I knew this. Yeah my SS/SC smoked rims aren't 100%... Oh well it's a lease...

 

As long as your car is under warranty you are fine.. and if your wheels are chipping/ peeling. I was told by my dealer that GM allowes the dealerships to put wheels on a car once..and the service manager at my dealer also said we can get TC wheels if the supplier has them. If they do warranty your wheels sometimes gm doesnt want your old ones back and will charge a 50 dollar core charge to keep them...( make a good set of winter wheels) powder coating mine..

As far as what is going on with my wheels i will keep you guys posted. I am going out tomorrow might after work to get this process moving..

 

So what happened Schaffer? I got 4 brand new ones from a local dealer in your town...lol.

 

Yeah, well I tried and they said that Chevy would reject mine because it looks like there's some curbage on them. And mine is still under warranty. Damn... I just don't want to get charged like 1k or anything when I go and turn this thing in.

 

Yes, curbage is bad. BUT, this is a long shot..... according to the dealer I went to, GM sells them to a rim refinishing company, whom in return sells them back to GM, body shops and the public. According to this thread, you can keep your wheels for $50 a piece. So, my arguement would be: OK, there is curb rash, but the curb rash did not cause the paint to flake off and the wheel corrode, let me buy my old curb rashed wheel(s) and warranty my wheels for the issue at hand. I didn't have any huge, noticible curb rash that this dealer saw sugnificant.

 

Tell them to do the work or your leaving the car there when you walk out.
Thats the easiest way to deal with bad dealers.

 

Is this covered under extended warrenty or just the Factory warrenty? If its only factory then I won't have a chance.

 

it should be under the extended.