wheel paint flaking

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PittsburghJoe
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Hi Guys,

I know some of you have had success getting Suzuki to repaint/replace your wheels for flaking paint. My question is first is this what your wheels looked like or is this just a side effect of everyday driving after 41K. That brings up the next question of it's a 2012 bought June 2012 with 41K on it. I bought an extended warranty but passed on some sort of extra tire/wheel warranty. Do you guys think I'd have any luck in my situation?

Thanks,

Joe
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WESHOOT2
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Location: Vermont

No.

They'll blame "driving environment".
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Juan
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I'm having the same issue with my 2012 sls with 30k. I'm going to stop at the dealer and inquire. Anyone has done this with sucess?
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krell
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Location: New York

My SLS wheels worst than yours Jeff D'Ambrosio Suzuki in Frazer was gonna take care of it but can't guarantee that the peeling might happen again in the near future .. gonna take the wheels to this wheel guy in Brooklyn who does great job let him do it for $500 in gunmetal just gonna have to eat this one
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paininthenuts
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Mine going exactly the same, and the car is only a few months old. Going to see the dealer tomorrow. My neighbor has a 2 year old BMW, with the same problem. Brought the car into the dealership a few weeks ago, and they changed all 4 wheels at a cost of £1850 ($2800). That's the type of result I expect.
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Knightstruth
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Yeah $2800 is a lot to replace those wheels. I bought these: http://m.ebay.com/itm/360980434945.
Not as nice as stock but I'm hoping they don't chip away in a short amount of time.
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krell
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Had to get new tires or else i would paid $500 to repaint the wheels since the dealer decided to repaint the them i was happy for that.
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paininthenuts
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Knightstruth wrote:Yeah $2800 is a lot to replace those wheels. I bought these: http://m.ebay.com/itm/360980434945.
Not as nice as stock but I'm hoping they don't chip away in a short amount of time.
Not a lover of black wheels, but they look great. I bet they are a lot easier to clean as well
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bootymac
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PittsburghJoe wrote:My question is first is this what your wheels looked like or is this just a side effect of everyday driving after 41K.
The flaking paint is definitely a defect. Getting Suzuki to admit that is a different story though...
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krell
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This the refinished wheel
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