Eunos_Cosmo
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- '84 Mazda RX7, '12 Mazda 2, '99 Porsche Boxster
I'm having some "issues" with the new tires that I got for my car.
When I took the tires to get them put on the first time, one of them split/blew out the inner lip when the guy was mounting the tire onto the wheel. He immediately claimed it was a manufacturer defect, and I reluctantly agreed with him. (I had no possible way to know if he was telling the truth or not)
Driving home today, another one of my new Falken's blows out in the same EXACT fashion as the other tire. I took the wheel/tire to discount tires, and they claim the damage was caused by improper mounting of the tire, basically the guys at the first shop screwed up.
Here are pics of the damage (exact same injury to both tires)
Inner side
Outer side
If I go to the original tire shop and try to get my money back for both tires, $55 each, it will just be my word against theirs, so I don't really know what recourse I have.
In the meantime, I'm a little worried about the 2 other tires that have NOT blown out. I don't know if the car is safe to drive
When I took the tires to get them put on the first time, one of them split/blew out the inner lip when the guy was mounting the tire onto the wheel. He immediately claimed it was a manufacturer defect, and I reluctantly agreed with him. (I had no possible way to know if he was telling the truth or not)
Driving home today, another one of my new Falken's blows out in the same EXACT fashion as the other tire. I took the wheel/tire to discount tires, and they claim the damage was caused by improper mounting of the tire, basically the guys at the first shop screwed up.
Here are pics of the damage (exact same injury to both tires)
Inner side
Outer side
If I go to the original tire shop and try to get my money back for both tires, $55 each, it will just be my word against theirs, so I don't really know what recourse I have.
In the meantime, I'm a little worried about the 2 other tires that have NOT blown out. I don't know if the car is safe to drive