Hello all,
I picked up my '04 vert yesterday and couldn't help but notice that the wheel weights were mounted on the outside of the rims. Just to confirm, I checked the remainder of the cobras in the lot, and they were all that way. After talking with the sales manager, he informed me that that's the way they are built at Ford Motor Company here in Dearborn, MI. I must ask, does everyone have this issue? I can't understand why a $42000 sports car would have the weights mounted on the outside of the rim. When I purchased my cobra R wheels for my other stang, they were careful not to mount them on the outside. I can probably live with it, though the dealership said they'd be more than happy to reverse them for me, though I do worry about balance issues if they're messed with (never quite the same from the factory). What do you suggest? What a pain in the a**.
Also, my cobra is an '04 but was manufactured in September of '03 and sat for almost a year before it was purchased (by me). When I went to pick it up last night, I was extremely disappointed by the way it was presented to me (the car was not only dirty, the interior had a piece of molding stuck in the passenger door, which left an imprint on the door itself. I refused to take it home like that, so I made them clean it up, though it still needs some work. My '00 still looks cleaner and that was over a week ago when I cleaned it. Sorry to vent, but the last thing I wanted to ask was, what would all of you have done? I told the sales manager he's replacing the entire rear bumper cover next week since there's a dull spot that won't come out and some touch up paint on it as well. What a crock of ! Also, I may have the passenger door molding replaced. Thanks for all the recs to everyone, other than my beef with the cosmetic stuff, the car is a rocket on wheels-
-Mike
I picked up my '04 vert yesterday and couldn't help but notice that the wheel weights were mounted on the outside of the rims. Just to confirm, I checked the remainder of the cobras in the lot, and they were all that way. After talking with the sales manager, he informed me that that's the way they are built at Ford Motor Company here in Dearborn, MI. I must ask, does everyone have this issue? I can't understand why a $42000 sports car would have the weights mounted on the outside of the rim. When I purchased my cobra R wheels for my other stang, they were careful not to mount them on the outside. I can probably live with it, though the dealership said they'd be more than happy to reverse them for me, though I do worry about balance issues if they're messed with (never quite the same from the factory). What do you suggest? What a pain in the a**.
Also, my cobra is an '04 but was manufactured in September of '03 and sat for almost a year before it was purchased (by me). When I went to pick it up last night, I was extremely disappointed by the way it was presented to me (the car was not only dirty, the interior had a piece of molding stuck in the passenger door, which left an imprint on the door itself. I refused to take it home like that, so I made them clean it up, though it still needs some work. My '00 still looks cleaner and that was over a week ago when I cleaned it. Sorry to vent, but the last thing I wanted to ask was, what would all of you have done? I told the sales manager he's replacing the entire rear bumper cover next week since there's a dull spot that won't come out and some touch up paint on it as well. What a crock of ! Also, I may have the passenger door molding replaced. Thanks for all the recs to everyone, other than my beef with the cosmetic stuff, the car is a rocket on wheels-
-Mike
