Rim Warrenty

Benjamin Smith · 23-02-2013, 02:38 PM

Hey what do you guys think about getting Warrenty on a cracked rim, the tyre has no damage and I haven't hit a pot hole since I last check it which was Thursday just gone?

mik · 23-02-2013, 03:57 PM

do you think it is a manufacture fault in the rim? is it a ford rim or after market?

**Silver Ghia** · 23-02-2013, 04:59 PM

To get anywhere warranty wise you'd probably need to prove it was a manufacturing fault by doing a metallurgical examination of the crack fracture surfaces. otherwise I think you have fat chance. Unless the manufacturer admits there are problems with those rims.

A metallurgical examination consists of cutting out the crack area, splitting the cracked parts apart without damaging the fracture surfaces, and looking under a microscope for fatigue striations (lines on the crack surface perpendicular to the crack direction through the thickness) propagating from a crack initiation point such as some porosity in the casting, machining mark etc. On the other hand, an overload caused by a pothole etc. would show that on the crack surface (lack of striations).

You could then show this to the manufacturer for proof of faulty manufacture. Not sure about these days but years ago some aftermarket rims used to be prone for having casting or other manufacturing problems.

Benjamin Smith · 23-02-2013, 07:09 PM

It's a XR50 18 inch rim, once I get photo bucket app to work on my ipad I will post it

Benjamin Smith · 23-02-2013, 07:17 PM

uniacidz · 23-02-2013, 08:01 PM

I think these days you have a low chance of getting anywhere especially on a rim

And could be old damage from a pot hole in the past causing it to deteriorate

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**GasoLane** · 23-02-2013, 08:25 PM

Take it back to the place you bought it from and see what they say.

hoodedaxeman · 23-02-2013, 09:11 PM

Take it back and ask.
I don't like your chances of a favorable outcome though.

eyes87 · 23-02-2013, 09:18 PM

What's the white stuff that is on the rim and tire?

IceValk85 · 23-02-2013, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by eyes87

What's the white stuff that is on the rim and tire?

bird ploop lol

mik · 23-02-2013, 09:41 PM

I,d put money on it it's copped a wack even if the tyre was,nt damaged, if they don't want to come to the party, you might be able to get it repaired.

**DJR-351** · 23-02-2013, 09:46 PM

*Spell Check* WARRANTY!

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Benjamin Smith · 23-02-2013, 09:59 PM

Yer just noticed that warranty because a rant is what's going to happen if it doesn't go under warranty, the white stuff is the chalk stuff Bridgestone put on it after I was getting a slow leak checked

b2tf · 23-02-2013, 10:11 PM

Assuming you bought the car new with those wheels on it I dont see why it wouldnt be covered?

Benjamin Smith · 23-02-2013, 10:23 PM

Yer the same wheels with the colour that made me buy the car, sunburst and the darker rims

svo supporter · 23-02-2013, 11:46 PM

No hope for warranty....

It's a common problem caused through low profile tyres and our wonderful roads.

IMA, I see at least 1 every couple of months and the only option is have the wheel repaired at your own expense...

**Silver Ghia** · 24-02-2013, 12:07 AM

The photo shows the crack has opened up, which means the rim has been distorted due to impact damage. Therefore no hope of warranty.

greenfoam · 24-02-2013, 01:15 AM

All us guys with WS Fiesta Zetecs bent all four rims within a year of buying the cars. It's a well known problem with the Fiesta's and Ford will hear nothing of it... So no, you have no chance in hell

. One of mine was bent (wobble) about two inches. So been there done that, even with a rim design that's known to be faulty they turn deaf real fast whenever it comes to money :p. I guess if they pay for one they have to pay for all of them and there's hundreds of thousands of bent Fiesta wheels around.

I just ended up buying some better wheels and haven't had a problem again.

Smoke Pursuit · 24-02-2013, 01:23 AM

Something's hit it. The white marks don't look like bird poop to me.

greenfoam · 24-02-2013, 01:54 AM

The tyre shops mark bent wheels with that white stuff

. Any rim that bends or cracks before a tyre blows is a bad rim imho.

mik · 24-02-2013, 02:31 AM

looking at that rim close up, if i did`nt know better i would think someone has tried to straighten the rim with a rubber mallet???

svo supporter · 24-02-2013, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by greenfoam

All us guys with WS Fiesta Zetecs bent all four rims within a year of buying the cars. It's a well known problem with the Fiesta's and Ford will hear nothing of it... So no, you have no chance in hell

. One of mine was bent (wobble) about two inches. So been there done that, even with a rim design that's known to be faulty they turn deaf real fast whenever it comes to money :p. I guess if they pay for one they have to pay for all of them and there's hundreds of thousands of bent Fiesta wheels around.

I just ended up buying some better wheels and haven't had a problem again.

This problem isn't confined to just Fords.....Nor is it just confined to factory rims.....So you don't have to feel hard done by....Not too many wheel manufacturers warranty this sort of damage

The white chalk is tyre chalk....Us tyre monkeys use it to mark causes of leaks.....Marking the spot on the rim makes it easier to find it a hurry

svo supporter · 24-02-2013, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by mik

looking at that rim close up, if i did`nt know better i would think someone has tried to straighten the rim with a rubber mallet???

What has probably happened is, the tyre monkey has wiped the road grime away from the area in the water with his hand and then marked the crack with the tyre chalk.....Rubbing the road grime leaves a dark smear like this..

Tyre chalk doesn't seem to write too well on road grime and having to make it easier to find the damage makes this process a necessary evil....

AU Mont · 24-02-2013, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Silver Ghia

The photo shows the crack has opened up, which means the rim has been distorted due to impact damage. Therefore no hope of warranty.

so a rim under warranty is allowed to fall to bits from a pothole?

i know Bob Jane Tmarts have a warranty clause that their rim will be covered under warranty from pothole damage only if your took every precaution to avoid it.

It all comes down to common sense.

greenfoam · 24-02-2013, 10:12 AM

I live in a small town and even my local tyre shop say they average one cracked or buckled wheel per day that's bad enough to not be . In the end our roads are too weak to hold the heavy loads we need on them because of a lack of a rail network. But you'd hope the car companies would use a strengthend rim to compensate for the roads. I buckled one rim more than an inch sideways on a whole no more than 3 inches deep and I was doing only 70kmh.

mik · 24-02-2013, 11:36 AM

only 3 inches deep

, i`m thinking that is a decent old wack , i think the problem is less about the rim and more about the profile of the tyre fitted, before all these low profile tyres came out rim damage was much less heard of.

ratter · 24-02-2013, 01:27 PM

another cause is people running too low pressure in their tyres

svo supporter · 24-02-2013, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by AU Mont

only if your took every precaution to avoid it.

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Here is their out from that clause....You can swear black and blue you tried to avoid, but there is no way you can avoid every single pothole....

Nikked · 24-02-2013, 06:19 PM

a good engerneering place should be able to fix it...probally $600 for a new rim from ford....

fonfe · 24-02-2013, 06:25 PM

Green foam - fiesta wheels are known to be soft. Same goes for focus RS wheels. I replaced a buckled one that had done less than 2000 miles before.

Cracked wheels owner (sorry forgot your username) where the roads are crap buy your self some steel rims. Far cheaper to replace and I have yet to see a cracked one. They just bend but it takes one hell of a hit to bend em.