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tmandoug1 · 04-14-2013, 06:39 PM

Found this today on rear driver side rim while cleaning her up. Scratch marks and chunks of adhesive, want to know if it may be covered under warranty, because I am thinking weights got loose somehow. Any knowledge of the subject would be helpful.

tones2SS · 04-14-2013, 06:55 PM

I've never seen that before. Did someone try messing with your car?

The Stig · 04-14-2013, 06:59 PM

Did you have your wheels remounted recently? Looks like some wheel weights were removed.

AMCBimmer · 04-14-2013, 07:04 PM

Someone used a metal scraper to scrape off old wheel weights.

tmandoug1 · 04-14-2013, 07:04 PM

No, swapped out my brakes two weeks ago full inspection no issues. Took it to a detailer last week.

tmandoug1 · 04-14-2013, 07:06 PM

Why would someone scrape off weights, that is exactly what it looks like.

The Stig · 04-14-2013, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by tmandoug1

Why would someone scrape off weights, that is exactly what it looks like.

I have no idea. There's no reason to unless you were having vibration issues.

Wezbad1 · 04-14-2013, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by tmandoug1

No, swapped out my brakes two weeks ago full inspection no issues. Took it to a detailer last week.

looks like its time to schedule some wheel rebalancing

joes407 · 04-15-2013, 06:53 AM

wheel weights were scraped off there. i had the g.m body shop guy give me some black touch up to match my car and dabbed over the marks. cant see them anymore

tmandoug1 · 04-15-2013, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by joes407

wheel weights were scraped off there. i had the g.m body shop guy give me some black touch up to match my car and dabbed over the marks. cant see them anymore

Are you telling me the factory scraped them off before they shipped it to me, this happened to you?

tmandoug1 · 04-15-2013, 09:44 AM

I find it hard to believe the tech would hack at the rim to get the wieghts off when they were doing the initial balance, no one has touched the rims except me. But sounds like I need to get some touch up paint.

joes407 · 04-15-2013, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by tmandoug1

Are you telling me the factory scraped them off before they shipped it to me, this happened to you?

no, ive been through a set of tires already on mine. they have to come off when you get tires to rebalance.

joes407 · 04-15-2013, 09:50 AM

check your other wheels. the factory weight is a big square stick on weight and the dealer or tire store usually has smaller squares.

04-14-2013, 06:39 PM	#1
tmandoug1 Deep Sea Drives: 2012 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Palm Beach Gardens, Fl. Posts: 969 View My Garage	Now the the anger has subsided,,,,,need to figure out how this happened. Found this today on rear driver side rim while cleaning her up. Scratch marks and chunks of adhesive, want to know if it may be covered under warranty, because I am thinking weights got loose somehow. Any knowledge of the subject would be helpful. Attached Images

04-14-2013, 06:59 PM	#3
The Stig knows 2 facts about ducks Drives: ...and they're both wrong Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The HMS Invincible Posts: 25,072 View My Garage	Did you have your wheels remounted recently? Looks like some wheel weights were removed. __________________

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AMCBimmer Drives: 2002 BMW M5 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Aldie, VA Posts: 250	Someone used a metal scraper to scrape off old wheel weights. __________________

04-14-2013, 06:55 PM	#2
tones2SS Drives: '13 Roush S3 '16 Ram Sport 4X4 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,100	I've never seen that before. Did someone try messing with your car?

04-14-2013, 07:06 PM	#6
tmandoug1 Deep Sea Drives: 2012 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Palm Beach Gardens, Fl. Posts: 969 View My Garage	Why would someone scrape off weights, that is exactly what it looks like.

04-15-2013, 06:53 AM	#9
joes407 Drives: 2014 ZL1m6 red hot #569 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: florida Posts: 2,422	wheel weights were scraped off there. i had the g.m body shop guy give me some black touch up to match my car and dabbed over the marks. cant see them anymore

04-15-2013, 09:44 AM	#11
tmandoug1 Deep Sea Drives: 2012 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Palm Beach Gardens, Fl. Posts: 969 View My Garage	I find it hard to believe the tech would hack at the rim to get the wieghts off when they were doing the initial balance, no one has touched the rims except me. But sounds like I need to get some touch up paint.

04-15-2013, 09:50 AM	#13
joes407 Drives: 2014 ZL1m6 red hot #569 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: florida Posts: 2,422	check your other wheels. the factory weight is a big square stick on weight and the dealer or tire store usually has smaller squares.