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Originally Posted by Parappa
Wow that is pretty nasty. Actually not even acceptable for a cheap rim....looks more like a defect. I would call xxr and keep complaining. It never hurts to try. Spray paint would last longer. If you have contacted xxr , what was their reply?
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I didn't, because I read that they make you ship them back and it wouldn't be worth it between paying to remove the tires, paying to ship the wheels, then paying for another mount and balance. Just going to go to a local powder coating shop that does wheels and let them do it all. I paid $150 per wheel shipped, another $100 per wheel for a finish better than paint I am ok with. It would probably cost close to the same to powder coat for the cost of the whole warranty replacement process (dismount/ship/remount)... and what if the paint is defective on the new set? Back at square one after all that aggravation, no thanks. This has happened with multiple peoples matte bronzes over a decent period of time, I do not have faith that they fixed the issue, if they cared they would stop shipping out wheels that they know are defective.
Its annoying and bad business definitely, but again they are cheap wheels. I will send them an email with pics and see what happens.