I've learned the hard way DIYs can turn horribly wrong.
I was on my way to NYC from VA last night, when I started hearing a rattling sound from my left passender side wheel. I made an emergency stop, and looked at the wheel, and found one bolt on the rim missing! And another bolt was kind of hanging lose! And when I tried to put the bolt back in there, I realized that the threaded part actually broke off inside the bolt!
Now, i'm in a hotel room in Towson, while it's been worked on in Towson Lexus dealership. They have a very nice facility, but we'll see how well they fix it. The service consultant told me that the threaded part broke off because the bolts must have been screwed in incorrectly, and that's the only reason the studs would break off like that. So, their car warranty won't cover it.
I've been working on the rims a lot, adjusting the height of the car etc. so it's very possible I didn't bolt it in straight. I asked him to try to take care of it, but it does not seem it will happen. They are charging $95/hour so I hope they fix it quick!
Anyway, if I had asked a shop to lower the car, and this happened, I can blame that shop, but now, I have noone else to blame but myself. Well, guys, just know when you put your rims on your car, make sure they are bolted in straight!!
I was on my way to NYC from VA last night, when I started hearing a rattling sound from my left passender side wheel. I made an emergency stop, and looked at the wheel, and found one bolt on the rim missing! And another bolt was kind of hanging lose! And when I tried to put the bolt back in there, I realized that the threaded part actually broke off inside the bolt!
Now, i'm in a hotel room in Towson, while it's been worked on in Towson Lexus dealership. They have a very nice facility, but we'll see how well they fix it. The service consultant told me that the threaded part broke off because the bolts must have been screwed in incorrectly, and that's the only reason the studs would break off like that. So, their car warranty won't cover it.
I've been working on the rims a lot, adjusting the height of the car etc. so it's very possible I didn't bolt it in straight. I asked him to try to take care of it, but it does not seem it will happen. They are charging $95/hour so I hope they fix it quick!
Anyway, if I had asked a shop to lower the car, and this happened, I can blame that shop, but now, I have noone else to blame but myself. Well, guys, just know when you put your rims on your car, make sure they are bolted in straight!!