2 years ago I purchased a set of Black Rhino Rockwell wheels at discount tire, they looked perfect on my rig.
Fast forward a year and 6 months, I started noticng the clear coat flaking off of one of the wheels, I went to discount and was told the wheels only carry a 1 year finish warranty, tough luck. Now another 6 months later, all 4 wheels are shedding their finish, and look like absolute garbage.
I called BR directly and explained the issue and immediately got the blame game.. They told me it must have been something I washed them with, or the car wash did it to them etc etc. I knew they were out of the listed warranty time, but I figured I would give it a shot, as some companies will occasionally stand behind their products and make things right, regardless of the fine print, not this one.
I asked about removing the metal studs that are in the wheel in the event that I decided to get them refinished. I was told the studs are not metal, but plastic, and that removing them will damage them so they would need to be replaced, and I would have to purchase new ones.
So at this point, I'm just basically out of luck it seems. The wheels look horrid, no support from BR, just excuses..
Is it even worth messing with trying to repaint these or should I just move on and get some new wheels... again?
Fast forward a year and 6 months, I started noticng the clear coat flaking off of one of the wheels, I went to discount and was told the wheels only carry a 1 year finish warranty, tough luck. Now another 6 months later, all 4 wheels are shedding their finish, and look like absolute garbage.
I called BR directly and explained the issue and immediately got the blame game.. They told me it must have been something I washed them with, or the car wash did it to them etc etc. I knew they were out of the listed warranty time, but I figured I would give it a shot, as some companies will occasionally stand behind their products and make things right, regardless of the fine print, not this one.
I asked about removing the metal studs that are in the wheel in the event that I decided to get them refinished. I was told the studs are not metal, but plastic, and that removing them will damage them so they would need to be replaced, and I would have to purchase new ones.
So at this point, I'm just basically out of luck it seems. The wheels look horrid, no support from BR, just excuses..
Is it even worth messing with trying to repaint these or should I just move on and get some new wheels... again?