I had 4 new tires mounted on Monday by Firestone. I was checking them out today and noticed a large gouge on the top of the passenger side rear caliper...ugh :mad:

I took the wheel off to get a better look and found cloth stuck in the inside bead. It looked like a shop rag got caught in there and the moron just ripped it off. Needless to say, I took all 4 wheels off to check everything and found that the paint on the drivers side rear caliper was damaged, also.

I took the wheel back and had them remove the rest of the rag. I did not have nice things to say to the service manager and, as luck would have it, the shop owner was there. I touched the paint up, but it doesn't look perfect. Luckily, it's hard to see since its on top.

I spent 6 hours fixing the mess. That's what I did with my Boxster today. :rolleyes:

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Yes, I'd like to jump in on that too and meet the both of you.
I'm hoping to get out to more Auto-X again in SD soon.

Just had a new windshield put in - done in the driveway. Luckily insurance paid most of it and I made sure it is an OEM windscreen.
A rock whacked last Saturday, left a big star that quickly cracked all the way to the edge - was on the way home from a fun drive around Malibu and Mulholland 'Snake'.
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New windshield is very clear - didn't realize how scratched up my old one was!

Definitely come on down. We just had a great AX event Feb 6
Our next AX is Mar 26

And Charles, that really sucks!
I had a tire shop scratch all 4 of my wheels. At least they paid to have them refinished

Um wow just wow!! I can believe they scratched up the brakes, but I can't believe he left that rag in there. Did the owner at least give some money back?

I received store credit and an assurance that no one but the euro specialist will touch it from now on. The credit isn't much use since I don't want to take it there anymore, but I guess it will cover quite a few state inspections.

I even left the lug alignment tool, lug key and printed tire removal instructions with pictures on the passenger seat for the tech. I guess he didn't have the time to read my stupid instructions or care about damaging my car. He was a younger guy (looked early 20's) and I'm pretty sure that he is now unemployed. :(

I'm guessing you didn't leave any directions on what to do if he got a rag stuck in the tire. That's probably when he got confused and caused him to smash the wheel into the barely noticeable nuclear green calipers.

That's the craziest damn thing. I am surprised it didn't leak air. How long would it have taken to remove it? Break the bead and re-seat, 60 seconds? What an ass hat.

Dealing with a foot+ of snow right now, my cabin fever took a severe turn for the worse. I stared at my car this weekend for an hour, uninterrupted drinking PBR's. I kept pacing between the garage and house staring at the Box questioning "When will I drive you again?". I ended up digging for my old Plastation3 to somewhat cure myself. GRAN TURISMO 6 for the past 24 hours!! Farewell weekend, see ya next week.

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Finally got her back from the body shop this afternoon. All in all, happy with how she turned out!

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^ sweettttt

Had my 2003 mot'd on Friday and for the second year running she passed with the only advisory being to replace the rear tyres......Happy days indeed :)

Just purchased her a few weeks ago, with the bad weather haven't been able to enjoy her but spring is just around the corner! Been lurking on this site for a few weeks, you guys are an absolute wealth of info, thank you!


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Very nice, Jorge. I'm not usually a white car guy, but that really looks good. Same wheels as mine, too. Welcome and good luck!


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New central locking/alarm box. Can remotely unlock again! :)

Looked at it through my garage windows, on my way to the beater.

Still red.

My 986 had a day of beauty.
I picked up a $1 spare part at the dealer, then washed/waxed and conditioned the leather.

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2002 Bosxter S. Replaced interior mirror w/auto dimming/rain sensing from LA Dismantler. Easy job, cover pops off in two pieces, small cannon plug, two small metal clips ( 3 and 9 o'lock), ply one clip off pops mirror. :)

Looks great!

Pulled headlights out for a good refresh.