You know I wasnt going to post again to ruin his evening but he needs to know how bad he got fucked here.
I charge $55.00 per hour at my shop. I guarantee I could have replaced that stud in 20 minutes....tops. I hope like hell you have Michelin LTX tires or something of the like.
300 bucks eh? :nooo:
i`m in baltimore.....getting fucked is a way of life...the labor killed me...plus the little add ons(md tire tax/shop supply/yada yada)....
they claimed they had to torch the stud(i didn`t see any scorch marks on the aluminum wheel,thankfully)...truth be told,i really don`t know how they removed the damned thing........they claim to have tried several different kinds of lug wrenches with no luck(that i can buy considering what i did to that nut trying to keep from having to go to the shop,where i knew i`d get ripped a new one)
they stuck some shitty kind of open lug on the damned thing(just perfect to let the elements get into the bolt....luckily,i had a few extra "premium"chrome plated chrysler lugs laying around in my toolbox(lol)...at least they keep the elements from corroding the stud....
of course there was a total of $147 worth of "declined" services,so you know these guys were thieves....and i was a little rude on the phone(luckily,i didn`t see an itemized charge for that on the receipt).....:SIB
i`m sure there are honest vendors out there,but,all due respect sprint,i don`t trust any of em....
thanks for the help guys....i`m pretty sure i did about as much as I could to reconcile the issue....just didn`t have the wherewithal to do it at home....