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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 10:18 AM
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so in my wreck where the guy hit the side of my car, he bent my front wheel bad enough that it can't be fixed. insurance offered to only replace that one wheel, when they were discontinued about 3 years ago. what do you know,they can't find one. so do they honestly expect me to fork out MY money for 3 other wheels?? so do you think there i can get them to pay for 4 new ones??
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 10:21 AM
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i thought insurance would only offer to pay for one FACTORY wheel. so i dont think you can get them to pay for 4 new wheels.

Insurance usually covers the factory parts on the car. Like for instance, i put the VQ motor into my Sentra. If I were to get into a wreck and the motor was destroyed, insurance would pay for an original factory motor that came with the Sentra. So I wouldn't expect to get your insurance company to purchase you four new aftermarket wheels.
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 10:23 AM
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well they said they were given an equivalent value of $450, which i doubt a stock wheel costs
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 10:25 AM
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Yeah, part of repairing a car after a wreck is repairing it to pre-accident conditions. Including having all 4 wheels match. Since your current wheels are discontinued I would definitely push for all four (or the cash). Best of luck. I hope it works out.
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 10:37 AM
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I would take cash and buy new wheels
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 10:38 AM
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thats what i want, they ruined my SET so they should owe me a new SET of comparable value
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 12:16 PM
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I think you should call your adjuster and find out your options
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 12:49 PM
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What wheels are they?
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 01:13 PM
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 01:19 PM
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damn that sucks bro... get some cheap Rota's
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