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Old 06-11-2005, 12:21 AM
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Just thought i'd share my experience with wheelguyz.com with you guys. Ordered wheel/tire package over the phone and asked them to verify in stock or not, was told yes in stock and i should have them in 3 to 5 days. A week goes by and no wheels no contact. Called customer service for an update and was told wheels were scheduled to be shipped in 3 weeks. Apparantly in stock means that the company that makes the wheels has them - wheelguyz does not. Didn't want to wait that long so i asked to cancel the order - no problem - card should be credited in the next 7 days. Gee thanks. So now no wheels and no cash to order from local vender either. In my opinion bad customer service and a company to steer clear of. Just my 2 cents.
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Old 06-11-2005, 12:31 AM
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ooo good call. thanks for the post up! i just ordered a new set from Discount Tire Direct. we'll see how they are!

On an off note, if you want cheap wheel and tire packages, contact Best Wheel. They are awesome! Fast and great to deal with!
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i ordered wheels from wheelguyz.com when i had my focus, and i had no problems with them. it took me 2 weeks to get my wheels. i thought they were kind of slow with the shipping...but all in all wasnt to bad for me.


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Can't go wrong with Discount Tire or The Tire Rack. I got my wheels and tires from The TR. Ordered online on Sunday, they shipped Monday and I got them on Wednesday!!!

TR and Discount Tire sells you everything you need including lugs and most importantly, hub centric rings.
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i have ordered countless sets of tires from both TR and discount tires...each time nothing but satisfaction. i just recently ordered a set of wheels and tires from wheelsnext.com...only reason cuz the package was a pretty good price that couldnt have been beat.
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Discount Tire Direct = A+ orderd my wheels at 9am on a friday got them on monday.
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Old 06-11-2005, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by sexyscionlover
On an off note, if you want cheap wheel and tire packages, contact Best Wheel. They are awesome! Fast and great to deal with!
definitely. got my wheels in less than a week from ordering....but now i want some work wheels...
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Old 06-18-2005, 12:55 AM
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I used wheelguyz as well for my girls' supra. After waiting over a month for the wheels, the fitment was wrong. I had to get spacers to get them to fit.... They told me I never told them it was a turbo car and that was why... Yea, whatever....Losers... Dont buy from them
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just an update. Ordered wheel package from wheelmax.com on monday and received it on friday. Great service and better product for less money. Big thanks to wheelmax.com and sashi at ext 1064 for putting up with me. Now if wheelguyz would just refund my money...............
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I ordered mine from wheelguys and got them 2 days later. Weird, Tirerack and discount tire are the way to go though, very fast and excelent prices
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Old 06-23-2005, 10:25 PM
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I just got mine after 6 days, and no issues either
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one more shout out for tire rack. definitely the best. great prices, super fast shipping, awesome customer service.
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I just ordered mine, we'll see how it goes.
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Gotta give my personal thumbs-up to Discount Tire Direct as well. Ordered with zero hassle and rims/tires arrived quickly.
The day I put them on however, one of the center caps came off while I was driving so I called the salesman I had been dealing with and told him my story. Two days later a brand new center cap showed up at my door - no charge, no questions, no problems.

I'll definitely be ordering again from them.
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I've ordered from wheelguyz 3 times now. They are always top notch, and ship insainly fast, I guess every company has a few bad apples.
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i ordered mine from wheelguyz on a friday wheels were here on monday 2pm no problem
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Old 09-28-2005, 05:08 PM
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hey u are absolutely right i ordered a set from wheelguyz and same ____ waited forever and to get my money was the same never again try millenium stylez for all ur scion needs and rims and much more 407-595-4779
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Old 10-05-2005, 10:04 PM
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I bought a set of wheels from them once and had no problems - but they did tell me that they would be backordered a month... and they were. Oh well.

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Sorry to revive an old thread but I should have known better than to order from them after reading this thread. I ordered my wheel/tire package last Wednesday, was told I'd get them in 7-10 days. It is now day 7 and I don't even have a tracking number yet! I've tried calling their customer service line like 50 times in the last 3 days and cannot get through to anyone. I've e-mailed them, left voicemails, etc. So it looks like I'll be going to a meet on Saturday with my STOCK WHEELS! UGHHHH
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i ordered wheels from them and got them in a week
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