Has anyone on here dealt with WheelDude.com before? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

TruthfulDeception · 08-22-2016, 02:03 PM

After placing an order for Rota Grid-Vs (17x9 5x100/et42 Speed Bronze) last Wednesday , I have still not been given tracking info for my order. When calling AND texting to ask where they are, I rarely get a response. When I do, I've been told they'll "forward me the information as soon as they get a hold of it". I've now called/texted/emailed to cancel after waiting almost a week, and again have not received a response as of right now.

Do they do this to everyone?
@WheelDude.com

Tcoat · 08-22-2016, 02:19 PM

Apparently yes.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=89071
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74461
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=96240

Yoshoobaroo · 08-22-2016, 02:40 PM

Damn, i was hoping to pick up a set of Grids soonish.

Any better dealers in the US?

gramicci101 · 08-22-2016, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo

Damn, i was hoping to pick up a set of Grids soonish.

Any better dealers in the US?

@Mach V Dan sells them.
http://www.fastwrx.com/collections/wheels

Yoshoobaroo · 08-22-2016, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by gramicci101

@Mach V Dan sells them.
http://www.fastwrx.com/collections/wheels

Thanks! Looks like 17s are special order.

-Josh

DarkSunrise · 08-22-2016, 08:16 PM

I ordered a set of 17x7.5 wheels from them. Same as you, never got any shipment information. After a week, I sent an email and was told they had been discontinued. Not the best communication from them. It would have been helpful if they told me earlier so I could have canceled the 215 tires I ordered for those narrow-ish wheels.

saaka · 08-22-2016, 08:51 PM

I have had good response submitting enquiry through the website, and the order and shipment went very smooth. This happened end of last month.

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TruthfulDeception · 08-22-2016, 11:53 PM

Just got my shipment info, after 4 or 5 hours of requesting to cancel. Found out it was shipped Friday and never told until today.. Also, I had placed the order Wednesday. I have friends order from FT86SpeedFActory and get their wheels within 5 days... If I had the choice, I wouldn't shop at WheelDude again. Save money and get RPF1s lol

Synkopy · 08-28-2016, 01:44 PM

Weird...I literally just received my wheels from them a couple days ago. I ordered online, confirmed my credit card info and had a tracking number a few days later. Then about 6 days after that had a set of Rotas on my doorstep. Whole thing was seamless. Idk

SkAsphalt · 08-29-2016, 02:13 PM

My order was super clean and easy, but it was years ago. hopefully you get sorted

Regular · 04-20-2018, 10:58 PM

Just questioning those who did order from Wheeldude. Did everything turn out okay in the end? It's two years later and I'm about to swipe some Rota's off of him.

why? · 04-21-2018, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Regular

Just questioning those who did order from Wheeldude. Did everything turn out okay in the end? It's two years later and I'm about to swipe some Rota's off of him.

I wouldn't if you had a choice. If you are patient and know they are going to do everything just really slow, it is fine, but there are more than a few times they seemed to drop off the map for 5 or 6 months at a time.

Yoshoobaroo · 04-21-2018, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by why?

I wouldn't if you had a choice. If you are patient and know they are going to do everything just really slow, it is fine, but there are more than a few times they seemed to drop off the map for 5 or 6 months at a time.

That and they don't really carry good quality wheels. I steered away from Rota and linea corse after some research. Rotas especially are too light (read thin) for cast wheels. They work fine on the track for a season, but one pothole on the street and you run a large risk shattering them.

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why? · 04-24-2018, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo

That and they don't really carry good quality wheels. I steered away from Rota and linea corse after some research. Rotas especially are too light (read thin) for cast wheels. They work fine on the track for a season, but one pothole on the street and you run a large risk shattering them.

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but that is what you get with the majority of inexpensive lighter wheels.

08-22-2016, 02:03 PM	#1
TruthfulDeception Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Drives: '14 FRS Location: GA, USA Posts: 57 Thanks: 1 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Has anyone on here dealt with WheelDude.com before? After placing an order for Rota Grid-Vs (17x9 5x100/et42 Speed Bronze) last Wednesday , I have still not been given tracking info for my order. When calling AND texting to ask where they are, I rarely get a response. When I do, I've been told they'll "forward me the information as soon as they get a hold of it". I've now called/texted/emailed to cancel after waiting almost a week, and again have not received a response as of right now. Do they do this to everyone? @WheelDude.com

08-22-2016, 02:19 PM	#2
Tcoat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: 2020 Hakone Location: London, Ont Posts: 69,845 Thanks: 61,656 Thanked 108,283 Times in 46,456 Posts Mentioned: 2495 Post(s) Tagged: 50 Thread(s)	Apparently yes. http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=89071 http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74461 http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=96240 __________________ Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar, because Racecar.

08-22-2016, 08:16 PM	#6
DarkSunrise Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 22 BRZ (Previously 13 FR-S) Location: USA Posts: 5,794 Thanks: 2,164 Thanked 4,242 Times in 2,220 Posts Mentioned: 48 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	I ordered a set of 17x7.5 wheels from them. Same as you, never got any shipment information. After a week, I sent an email and was told they had been discontinued. Not the best communication from them. It would have been helpful if they told me earlier so I could have canceled the 215 tires I ordered for those narrow-ish wheels. __________________ "Never run out of real estate, traction, and ideas at the same time." 2022 BRZ Build 2013 FR-S Build

04-20-2018, 10:58 PM	#11
Regular Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Drives: 2017 BRZ Location: London, Ontario Posts: 37 Thanks: 13 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Just questioning those who did order from Wheeldude. Did everything turn out okay in the end? It's two years later and I'm about to swipe some Rota's off of him. __________________ Regular guy... Not so regular car

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