- Apr 20, 2012
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So, first of all - I don't do my own tire/wheel changes. It costs close to nothing at the shop, I don't have a flat working area and my Subaru needs to be programmed anyway. The shop is literally next door, they will even valet-fetch the car from my habitual parking spot.
When I bought the Levorg, it came with a set of winter tires on. I had them swapped off and on again, but at the inspection the dealer took a look at them, and told me, he wouldn't fit the wheels again, as the conical wheel nuts were too small for the wheel.
I went back to the dealer and the wheel manufacturer, and they all told me, that those wheels were indeed certified by TÜV and only to be mounted with the series wheel nuts of the vehicle. Manufacturer told me, that "it doesn't look pretty, but it works"
This time, even the shop where they mounted the wheels last time, complained that the fit was really shitty, and the wheel nut sinking way too far into the wheel, with the contact patch between nut and wheel being too small for real comfort. The wheel is already clearly marked from being torqued into place, and most of the techs tell me it's a broken wheel/rim in waiting.
I'm thinking of going back to the manufacturer yet again - or just buy a new set of wheels for next winter, and ride them for a fourth season, then trash them, because they're pretty low quality anyway.
Any suggestions?
When I bought the Levorg, it came with a set of winter tires on. I had them swapped off and on again, but at the inspection the dealer took a look at them, and told me, he wouldn't fit the wheels again, as the conical wheel nuts were too small for the wheel.
I went back to the dealer and the wheel manufacturer, and they all told me, that those wheels were indeed certified by TÜV and only to be mounted with the series wheel nuts of the vehicle. Manufacturer told me, that "it doesn't look pretty, but it works"
This time, even the shop where they mounted the wheels last time, complained that the fit was really shitty, and the wheel nut sinking way too far into the wheel, with the contact patch between nut and wheel being too small for real comfort. The wheel is already clearly marked from being torqued into place, and most of the techs tell me it's a broken wheel/rim in waiting.
I'm thinking of going back to the manufacturer yet again - or just buy a new set of wheels for next winter, and ride them for a fourth season, then trash them, because they're pretty low quality anyway.
Any suggestions?
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