BAMFevo

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So I was just standing by my car with my buddies and all of a sudden I saw something different on my wheel. I look and 3 of my spokes on my driver-side rear wheel are cracked and I look at the other 3 wheels and my passenger side front wheel has only 2 cracked spokes but they're even worse. Is this something I can take to Mitsu and complain about to get them covered by mitsu or am I sh*it outta luck and need to look for new rims asap. Not sure if it will matter that they're powdercoated. Please help! Thanks.



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ugakirk

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DANG! That sucks bro. Honestly, I would think you would be SOL because they are powdercoated. Even if that didn't weaken them, which it prolly did, Mitsu will try to blame it on that. I think with wheels, you can only heat them up to a certain temp when PC'ing or it weakens them..

elusiveGSR

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DAYYYYMNNN !!! good luck.

4G63kevin

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Jeesh!! I wouldn't bother driving it if I were you. Are your wheels powder coated? Can't really tell from your pics. I remember some people saying that it's not safe to powder coat a certain type of wheels. I'm no wheel expert, but others can chime in.

evokel

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omg, that cant be good or safe! get it checked out asap!

BAMFevo

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They are pc'd and were done last august so it's been 10 months and I've only had the car for a year now. I've also had horrible paint bubbling on my driver side side-skirt. For what we pay for these cars, you think some more quality product would be used...

total0wnage

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dam bro that looks bad, i wouldnt drive like that if i were you. the fact that its powdercoated i think mitsu will say no but its worth a try.

BPAuto

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Powdercoating can definitely weaken the structure of certain wheels. I'm assuming the spokes are actually cracked, and not just the finish?

Best of luck, don't drive on them like that!

- Jason

BAMFevo

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I stopped by my mechanic today just for him to look at them and they're cracked all the way around. The front one I think is all the way through because they're not aligned/even when feeling them.

SUCH A BUZZKILL

WHTEVO

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I have had multiple sets powdercoated and i ALWAYS instruct them to bake them at lower heat than usual. If too high of a heat is used to speed it up, then it can definitely ruin the integrity of the metal.

Replace that wheel asap. Good luck.

Aaron

mouseIX

Seen it happen with S2000 wheels when they are powdercoated. That stinks!

ugakirk

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Yea if a shop doesn't do wheels regularly he might not have known.

I would def order some wheels SOON. Don't look at it as a "buzzkil", just look at it as a reason to get new wheels. if you can't afford to buy new wheels, not even rotas, then I would suggest trying to find someone near you that has an X with some stock wheels you can borrow/buy.

WarmMilk

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oh noes! i thought only rota's broke...

but on a serious note, sorry about your wheels dude, that really blows

f1av8trfan

OUCH! As others have said DO NOT DRIVE on those wheels. It looks like one or more could come apart at any time...one pot hole or bump and you could be in a serious wreck.

Check your auto insurance policy quick! If you altered the car and that alteration caused the wreck you may not be insured. Check the fine print closely.

Good news!! You can get those wheels you have been dreaming about.

Almost forgot, Mitsu will not fix it especuially if they can tell they have "messed" with.

4bangn

damn, i didnt know that powdercoating wheels could do that, learn something every day