Writing on behalf of my son (honest!) who has inadvertently purchased 5-stud alloys for his Corrado in the belief, of course, that he had 5-stud hubs. Duh - they're 4-stud. Should have asked the Old Man to check for him.
Needless to say, he is trying to get the supplier to take them back and refund him, since they don't stock 4-stud versions of this particular wheel. If this fails, and before we resort to Ebay, etc to offload them, can anyone advise what is involved in switching 4-stud hubs for 5-stud? Is it a major job or simply a case of undoing a few bolts / screws?
All help appreciated - life is so much better without hacked off offspring in the household.
Regards
Mike
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if your son has not used them then the store should give a refund, so longs its not been too long shouldnt be any trouble.
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hardly worth the hassle
new discs ( and might as well fit bearings on the rear)
the front will be discs, bearings and ...id suppose youd call it a hub? the part the disc bolts to
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>>if your son has not used them then the store should give a refund, so longs its not been
>>too long shouldnt be any trouble.
Not necessarily, as far as I understand the law, the store have no obligation to take back the wheels that your son incorrectly ordered. It is up to the buyer to check that they are purchasing the right item. If the store had supplied the wrong wheels (ie their fault), then they would be obliged to offer a refund.
As it is most stores will take back goods that haven't been used if they are a normal stock item and if they are returned in their new original packaging and hence they can sell them again as new. But I'm sure that they don't have to.
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Corrado VR6 has 5 stud wheels but all others have 4 stud.
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You use the term supplier, were these internet/mail order? If so the distance selling laws may help you to be able to return them.
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Yes, they were ordered online so maybe the distance selling laws will be useful.
To be fair to my son, he did research the 4-stud / 5-stud situation on a couple of sites and gained the impression that his car had 5-stud fitments. Unfortunately he didn't think to do the obvious thing and take the centre-cap off his existing wheels to check. Oh well, we live and learn.
Thanks for the responses, guys - much appreciated.
Regards
Mike
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I'm not sure that the distance selling regulations will be of much use to you in this case as everything was as described and you got what you ordered. The only thing is that you are allowed a seven day cooling off period, so that may provide an escape route. I would guess that this period starts from when you hit the buy button so to speak, so you may need to act fast. Let us know how you get on and good luck.
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Simon, I had a quick squint at the distance selling regs and, from memory, it gives the 7-day cooling off period beginning from the date of receipt of the goods. The deal included a set of locking wheel nuts, which have still not arrived after some 4 or 5 weeks of chasing and waiting. Consequently, my son is not in full receipt of 'the goods', therefore I consider that the cooling off period hasn't even started as yet!
Thanks again - will keep you posted.
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