Most of you probably know that I got new tires a couple of weekends ago. Yesterday I was washing my GT for the first time since I got my new tires and I saw what looked like dirt on my rim near the center hole. I tried to wash it away when I discovered it wasn't dirt at all but that they were paint chips and compression marks. I checked out the other three rims and they all had the same thing. I was not a happy camper! I had bought the new tires at Les Schawb, a tire store chain here in Oregon and Washington. I stopped by Les Schawb on the way to work to show them and I was loaded for bear. I was pissed. When I showed the manager the rims he admitted that they had done it. I asked what we could do about it and he asked whether I wanted four new stock painted mags like I had or if I wanted aftermarket mags. I decided on aftermarket mags and we looked at some. I found some I liked and asked how much they were. They were about $20 more a rim than the stock ones. I told him they cost more than the stock ones and he asked if I liked the aftermarket ones. I said I did and he said, "fine they are yours". He then asked if I wanted them installed right now. Didn't take me long to call my boss and tell him I'd be a little late. One hour later I was driving away with new rims valued at $1117 for free. The new rims are 17x7.5 Alba Type 700 chrome mags.
This is the factory rim
Needless to say I have been stoked all day. [?]