Desperately Need a Rear Wheel

[jroitz]

I am having all kinds of issues running down a plain OEM rear wheel to replace the one on my wife's 2009 Fourtwo that was eaten by a pothole.

I ordered one from a website and their process basically consists of telling you they've got stock and then when you call to check weeks later you find out they don't. Arghhh.

Can anyone help?

[jimvw57]

Check with the local dealership, they may be able to help you out with a take-off or know of someone who updated their rims.

[SmartMadness]

Originally Posted by jroitz

I am having all kinds of issues running down a plain OEM rear wheel to replace the one on my wife's 2009 Fourtwo that was eaten by a pothole.

I ordered one from a website and their process basically consists of telling you they've got stock and then when you call to check weeks later you find out they don't. Arghhh.

Can anyone help?

jroits,

You are probably referring to our company in the above statement.

I can certainly understand your frustration in trying to secure a rear wheel for your smart. We typically have these wheels in stock because many customers decide to upgrade to custom wheels and trade their stocks in.

However, the rear wheels have been a hot commodity lately. Sometimes we get 5 sets of wheels traded in a week and sometimes it is only 1-2 sets. We can never tell. The orders are about the same. Some weeks 5 sets and some 1-2.

During the last several weeks we have had a lot of interest in the rear wheels and even though the trade ins kept coming the sales surpassed them and we currently have a several people on a waiting list. Sometimes the wait is a couple of days and sometimes it is a couple of weeks.

We have recently updated our website to reflect this and apologize for the delay.

If you are still interested in getting a set give us a call and we will be glad to inform you of our current time frame.

This board and eBay is also a great place to look for them. There are always folks here selling wheels. If our customers choose to sell the wheels on their own and not trade them in this is the first place I tell them to post.

My sincerest apologies for any troubles.

Respectfully,
Boris Tilim
Principal
SMART MADNESS

[jroitz]

Originally Posted by SmartMadness

jroits,

If you are still interested in getting a set give us a call and we will be glad to inform you of our current time frame.

Respectfully,
Boris Tilim
Principal
SMART MADNESS

Yes! I still need a wheel!

[jroitz]

Originally Posted by SmartMadness

jroits,

If you are still interested in getting a set give us a call and we will be glad to inform you of our current time frame.

It's interesting that you ask if I'm still interested -- when you charged my credit card a month ago. And I was number 1 on the list almost 2 weeks ago, which is hard if you're getting in 1-2 or 5 sets in a week.

I waited forever to get the first order I placed with you guys, then gave you another try with this wheel. Which was a mistake. After waiting weeks, I get tired, post a message to try and find another one, and then you pop up and tell me to call if I'm still interested. While you're holding my money!

Thank you for your polite response, but I'm done with your firm.

[tabevan2052]

If you want to try all four the same , I have a pair of fronts with tires.

just drop me a note...