SlickSpur Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 I dont know what happened to my centercap, Im assuming it fell off at some point. Will this be covered under bumper to bumper warranty and replaced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 No. But some dealers are nice. My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbssubaru Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 doubtful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillboy Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 How would this be any different than when the car wash blew off my B pillar trim? It was replaced under warranty. You don't expect any part of a relatively new car to just fall off. It is still ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crash Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 I've got an extra one (2005) BNIB. PM me if you're interested! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlickSpur Posted February 4, 2010 Author Share Posted February 4, 2010 How would this be any different than when the car wash blew off my B pillar trim? It was replaced under warranty. You don't expect any part of a relatively new car to just fall off. This was my thinking as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Because it may not have just fallen off. Someone may have stolen it or knocked it off. If you get a flat, do you complain to the dealer? If you hit a curb and rip off the undertray, who's fault is that? Subaru's for making it too low? It's most likely that the OP hit a bump and it flew off. Stuff happens, deal with it. It'd be different if the door handle popped off when you pulled on it. Or a sideview mirror fell off while adjusting the mirror. My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlickSpur Posted February 5, 2010 Author Share Posted February 5, 2010 Just because it 'could' have gotten stolen, Im not going to assume that happened. If their centercaps fall off because I hit a bump, then thats not very good quality; therefore, it should be replaced so long as Im under bumper to bumper warranty. The effects on the vehicle of hitting a bump in the road should be accounted for by Subaru engineers, dont you think? people do this multiple times whenever they drive their car. I wouldnt liken it to the effects of someone driving their car over a curb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 you probably would want the dealer to replace lost hubcaps too My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carguyco Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Good luck....I would love to be there when you use that attitude as a reason for them to replace it....please videotape it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 All my wiper fluid is missing. I don't know how it happened. I demand the dealership replace it under warranty. If the centercap had gone missing within a couple hundred miles of you receiving the car... ok, whatever. But once you start driving a car, stuff happens. If the windshield cracked from a rock, are you gonna demand they replace that too? What about door dings and paint chips? The wheels and tires probably take the most abuse of anything on the car. Stuff is gonna happen to them and it's not Subaru's fault. My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlickSpur Posted February 5, 2010 Author Share Posted February 5, 2010 Good luck....I would love to be there when you use that attitude as a reason for them to replace it....please videotape it. Im not giving an attitude, just giving my reasoning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillboy Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 I can understand a wheel cover coving off from hitting a big pothole or curb, but a center cap??? I have to push mine out from the back side of the wheel and they are on there pretty snug. I suppose its possible the wheels were off the OP's car (maybe for balancing?) and the tech didn't get caps put back on properly and one fell off. The windshieldwasher fluid is a poor analogy...I know you're smarter than that weiner. OP...if you end up installing one yourself, do NOT push on the center of the cap when installing it (push around the edges of the cap until it is fully seated)...they are soft aluminum and you will put a dent in the middle of it. It is still ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 i thought they were plastic. Haven't had stock wheels for a few years. My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlickSpur Posted February 8, 2010 Author Share Posted February 8, 2010 I can understand a wheel cover coving off from hitting a big pothole or curb, but a center cap??? I have to push mine out from the back side of the wheel and they are on there pretty snug. I suppose its possible the wheels were off the OP's car (maybe for balancing?) and the tech didn't get caps put back on properly and one fell off. The windshieldwasher fluid is a poor analogy...I know you're smarter than that weiner. OP...if you end up installing one yourself, do NOT push on the center of the cap when installing it (push around the edges of the cap until it is fully seated)...they are soft aluminum and you will put a dent in the middle of it. I did have to get a wheel balanced at one point when I had a new tire put on (the cost of a new stock tire w/ TPMS is ridiculous. Was almost $400 together, over that once they charged me for resetting the ECU). This could be where the cap fell off. They really wouldnt give me the time of day as far as replacing a new centercap. I didnt make a big fuss about it, so maybe someone else would have better luck than me if they wanted to put the effort into it. Pill, thanks for the advice. Had you not told me that, Im sure I wouldnt have thought twice about pushing in the center. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillboy Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Ask me how I know...I have done it myself. I was pissed that I forgot to take the cap off when I dropped off a flat last fall...sure enough, the cap was dented when I got it back from the tire shop. It is still ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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