Hi, first post here and might be a real dumb post but... I have no idea what these seemingly mini wheels are on my brakes? I had my Redline's front brake pads changed not long ago and then noticed the small wheels attached to what appears to be a brake pad spacer. My concern is that the drivers side wheel is scratching the rims... are these necessary? I've never had them before and am not sure why they are there now?
Weights to stop squealing. I’d take it back to whomever fitted brakes and ask for an explanation. Likely will refer you to Holden dealer. That shouldn’t scrape the rim.
They are weights. Stock pads have smaller ones. Those are most likely generic brembo that are common but do not come stock on Holden
They look like Chev Camaro FRT brembo brake pads and will not fit under genuine Redline rims properly. The weights are to help reduce squeal, so grind them off if needed, else go back to where you bought them off. The Holden specific FRT brembo brake pads have square weights which fit under the Genuine Redline rims.
Thanks all. I'll take the car somewhere else and get the pads fixed, I don't have a lot of confidence in taking it back to where they obviously fitted the wrong ones... Now to see what I can do about the paint missing from my rims.
Id take it back to who did it man. They'll have to change the pads and repair your wheels free of charge.
Do this. It's an obvious mistake and damage that can be easily seen as a result of their mistake. They can't deny it, so if they're a reputable company they'll cop it and fix it at no charge.
Not sure how gouged the inside of the rims are from the pics but i'd not want a stress raiser running around the inside of my rims. May be some qualified automotive engineer can to tell you if you need new rims or if the old ones can be repaired. It's just that i wouldn't trust the spanner jocky that made the mistake to know if such damage can be fixed or if the rims MUST be replaced. Heck, i'm not sure the Delaer spanner jockies would know either. I'd suspect the shop that did the bodgie job will just want to minimise their costs and either say the rims are OK or fix the rims cheaply (maybe with just a lick of paint). Possibly you can discuss this issue with your insurance company as they may handle such issues for you (without an excess being paid since you know the at fault party). Basically i took such action when i had a fuel contamination issue. I bought contaminated fuel from my local Woolworths but they denied liability so i lodged a claim with my insurance company. I had the receipts to prove i bought fuel only from that Woolworths outlet over the last 6 months so the claim was accepted with no excess. Woolworths later paid the Insurance companies claim without question even though they denied my direct claim with the same docs.. Another time a council paid me for two bent rims and two replacement tyres when i hit a poorly packed excavation hole made by a plumber but not sealed by the council due to dispute beween the council and the plumber about the quality of the compaction. I told the council i would not discuss the issue with the plumber as he is not resopnsible for the raod - the council is so i will takem them to small claims. I told them the council can pay my costs and then recover them from the plumber if the wish. The council paid me $1300 and this was some 20 years ago... Guess what i'm saying is don't take the wrong path and make the issue more complex by getting someone else to bodgie it up. Get the technical info and quotes you need to hammer the bodgie shop and stand your ground. There are options (insurance, state consumer group, small claims court). Do it once and do it right.
I believe your insurance company will give you the finger as you engaged this shop to do work on your car so any issues arising from their work are your problem.
I engaged Woolworths to supply petrol yet that was covered by my insurance company (but not by all insurance companies). If the wheels were damaged and if they broke and caused a crashed would/could the Insurance company absolve themselves, I'd think not. The normal course is the Insurance company would fix the other parties vehicle and if you have comp insurance, your vehicle. They would then look to recover from the at fault party, which would be the mechanic doing the work (and he should have his own liability insurance to cover for such issues). If you don't crash into another vehicle buy still suffer damage, same phylosophy should be at play. Point being that without talking to your Insurance (after critically reading your policy so you can phrase the issue in the best way) you don't really know what to expect.
