after market rims void warranty? help!

[vi3t89]

okay well i brought my car into the stealership today because the wheel lug is loose , i got my tires balanced and when they were puttin the bolts back on 1 lug screwed in but it shakes and its lose the guy at the shop told me its internal and bring it to the dealership to get looked at i bring it in and the tech tells me its not under warranty because i put 20' aftermarket rims on but the problem is internal wdfs? can someone correct me if im wrong? the guy who balanced my tires told me hell fix the problem for free if the dealership isnt going to but he told me its better the dealership fix it because it was an internal problem ?

[adidas2go]

Sounds like they stripped the stud. The stud is the threaded rod that sticks out of the hub that the lug nut screws on to. You have 5 studs on your a/c. They are easy to cross thread or strip if you don't put the lug nut on correctly. Once this happens the stud has to be changed. The stud actually connects internal to the hub its connected to. You have to take the hub apart to remove the stud and replace it. Hes right, it is internal, and Nissan would have the best take on doing it. However, Nissan is never going to cover it because the other guys shop is the one who caused the damage. Take it back to that guy and have him replace it. If he really doesn't know how to do it, he will refer you to someone else to do it, and his shop will cover the expenses. They guy is just trying to save a buck. Hope this helps

[vi3t89]

THANKS HELPS ALOT! only problem is i duno which shop messed it up lol the one who put the rims on or the guy who balanced it the guy who balanced it was the one who said it was messed up after so LOL i uno cuz it was fine from the first guy so im assuming its the second guy

[Mr. Music]

If you have another dealer near by, you can put the stock wheels/tires back on, and pay that other dealership's service department a visit.

[vi3t89]

LOLS i was thinking the same thing the guy who owned the rim shop told me to try that but he was joking he said hell take care of everything cuz hes not satisfied until i am and so on so yeah

[nightrain]

okay well i brought my car into the stealership today because the wheel lug is loose , i got my tires balanced and when they were puttin the bolts back on 1 lug screwed in but it shakes and its lose the guy at the shop told me its internal and bring it to the dealership to get looked at i bring it in and the tech tells me its not under warranty because i put 20' aftermarket rims on but the problem is internal wdfs?

Let's not 'lose' sight of the source of this problem.

20" Rims are the Devil's Wheels.


Modified by nightrain at 12:00 AM 5/21/2008