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Barry45RPM · 2008-09-22 20:54:56

hmmm my car doesnt have a plastic tether line. i was rear ended in january and the rear bumper (which was the original bumper) did not have a plastic tether and the new bumper that replaced it doesnt have a tether either. Tether is part of the tow hook cover in the plastic bag it comes in. ($28.00 Primed in Black for my color 747 Granite) Its about 5 inches long made of black plastic. It is already attached to the part & has a T shaped end like a Popeye anchor that you pop in one side at a time To a slot in the upper left corner of the bumper hole.

10-22-2009, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Kerby

Hey Barry, when your wheels were stolen did insurance cut you a check after providing them receipt of your purchase?

Did they give you a check to go out and make your purchase? Also (LOL, sorry), Is it common practice to have them just give you parts instead of money?

They 1st said they would try to locate a set of used wheels, but when they saw that the car is in mint, as delivered condition, the adjuster said they'd cut a check minus my $50.00 comprehensive deductible. I told them I had to get the car on the road, I'd pay up front & the dealer would install at my house so there would be no tow, and that I'd supply them with the MB bill & my credit card receipt.

The insurance company did send a private detective (ex Police Detective) to the house to interview me, who told me that people do this to their own cars sometimes, but he said before leaving that he could tell that this was a legit claim. (I guess sitting at the kitchen table with him, the house, the neighborhood & the furnishings spoke to the unlikelihood that I would commit a fraudulent claim like this.)

I added a set of MB Wheel Locks to the bill which they didn't pay for, of course. The wheels were stolen Sunday night into Monday early Morning & by Friday Noon the car was on the road & off the blocks again. The check came about 10 days later. (Well before the Credit Card bill came anyway.) The dealership gave me a discount off the total bill which I passed along to the insurance company... further proof of my desire not to defraud.

Probably, if thay would have wanted to provide me with a set of used wheels & tires, they would have located them, had them delivered to the MB dealer for installation, & the reimbursed me for the installation fee. My car came with Michelins, & I told the adjuster I didn't want used wheels if they came with Contis.

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