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Old 04-22-2021, 02:33 PM   #27
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Originally Posted by zaimer View Post
Invoice price on parts is often not too far from the price you or I could purchase at off of the street; dealers typically don't make a killing off of parts. It is the labor, warranties, protection packages, and miscellaneous charges related to sale of a vehicle and/or financing. Selling parts doesn't keep the lights on.
Either way, repairing four rims at a cost of $500 (or less) is far less expensive than having them replace the rims at a cost of $1200 or more. And, honestly, they very well might have the rims repaired and tell you they replaced them anyway (in some cases) - you likely wouldn't be able to tell.
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