Ill see if I can find a pic of it after repair. Im not sure I took one, because it was perfect. Just checked, I have no after pic. "Wheels on Site" was the outfit that did the repair

They're sport wheels

If the shop ain't paying for it, just eat it and live with the tiny damage

It's not worth paying money to fix oem wheels

Live and learn. Like several have already mentioned... Remove the wheels yourself and take them to the shop. Politely let them know you are going to raise hell if anything is damaged. Then helicopter parent the tech doing the work. Most likely it will make the tech more cautious. If your presence makes the tech nervous, tell him to stop work immediately and get someone else.

I've caught the tech about to use a pry bar on the wheel weights. I've caught asymmetrical tires about to be mounted backwards. One incident long ago taught me I have to be vigilant in order to prevent stuff like this.

It is if you happen to Like the Oem wheels......

sorry if i don't cry over some terrible looking and fitting wheels, i guess?

OP didn't ask you to cry for him, He just wanted to vent. Certainly you telling him you dont like the oem wheels, and they are not worth fixing should make him feel much better about it.
No need to be a ****.

:iagree:

Here is the shop -
Miller Brothers Tire
https://www.millerbrostire.com
https://www.facebook.com/MillerBrosTire/

I gave them a nice review :tup:

So are you still going to take them to small claims court?

Probably not worth my time at this point. It will cost me $100-$200 to get this wheel fixed. I will also need to take a day off work for this too.

If you have a lawyer friend (who won't charge you!), get them to write a threatening letter to the business. That will often cause them to send it to their lawyer who will in turn bill them hourly to review and assess it. Make their bottom line shrink as much as you can, I say.

I hate to encourage frivolous legal action. But I think as long as you don't bring the courts into the equation, you're not actively contributing the terribly litigious-happy society that is growing more and more.

My neighbor (does lighting for commercials and tv/movie sets) heard about a co-worker that got fired for saying "manhole cover" instead of "maintenance cover". So ridiculous ... :shakes head:

Probably more like "I want to take the cover off your manhole."

I had a Big O tire shop in Pleasanton, CA that did an install of Michelin PS4S tires on my Rays forged sport 19" wheels. Since the shop was "Diamond Certified" I thought that carelessness and stupidity wouldn't be an issue, my mistake! The shop wanted to install the wheels with the full tightening torques in one pass. I had to implore the manager to have them do it in at least two passes. I also informed the manager that my car had a $3K ceramic coating on the body, wheels and brake calipers and that scratches would be very difficult to deal with.

After I got the car back and had a chance to look at the car carefully, I noticed some scratches on the driver's side door. There was a gouged area on the outside of one of my wheels and scuff marks around the painted edges of 2 of the 4 wheels, my wheels are painted gloss black to match the body color. Luckily, I was able to touch up the wheels with black paint and lightly polish out the door scratches without removing the ceramic coat.

From this I learned an important lesson, like with the Porsche I used to own, I will never trust my car to some shop that employs lazy minimum wage Bozos. I'll just spend the extra money and always take it to a trusted specialty shop that knows me.

A tip from your aunt daisy... bring your own coffee and donuts. Unless you like spit and pubic hair... 😬

See?? I knew it!! You and BettyZ know exactly what I'm talking about LMAO!