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Old 08-10-2009, 10:25 AM   #3
chaabouni
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Ohio
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My $0.02 on this:

First, on the light: there is no right rear fog light - only left. So, that's not dealer's fault. It's just the way they come.

The wheels: I had two front wheels bent on my last Audi (now gone) because the tire shop that replaced the tires did it by hand using hand tools (citing low profile issues and machine can't do it, blah blah blah) and they bent them! You don't have to hit a pothole to get them bent. If you do, you usually have some distinctive rash that goes along with that. So, I went to another tire shop to get a professional opinion on what to do. They said they can bend them back into shape. However, there is a slight problem with this solution. Aside from the cost, which can be high (they have to ship them to a 3rd party shop), they have to heat the wheels up with heat gun to soften the aluminum to bend it back. Doing this, compromises the structural integrity of the wheel, and therefore is not recommended for high performance cars, especially if you want to drive them at a good speed. Isn't that why we all have Porsches? So, even though it was an Audi, I had to spring up for a whole new set of wheels (fronts and back matching). The original shop would not fess up to their idiotic mistake. Live and learn - $1,500 later!

Good luck!
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