ARRGH!!! Why can't you take your car to a shop w/o them effing up something else?

[MPC Motorsports]

I went by the body shop this morning to check on my Yaris. The collision repair is almost finished and my car was sitting outside the shop. I gave it the "once over" and discovered the chrome plating was gone from the center caps of my Enkei RS-V rims!!! The service rep I'm dealing with was quick to mention that "they didn't use anything besides window cleaner to clean the wheels and that window cleaner would not hurt them." Well, if said window cleaner has AMMONIA in it, it most certainly will remove the chrome plating from the plastic.

Replacement caps are available at a cost of $15 each but it is going to be a pissing contest to get them to pay for it I can tell.

I'm also fighting for a replacement TRD exhaust, which was purchased and added by the dealer before delivery last year. It used to fit up snug against the bumper with bearly clearance to slide a towel between to clean. Now, it hangs down between 1-2 inches below the bumper. They claim the exhaust is not bent and there is nothing they can do. I have pictures to prove the fit before the collision. I'm going to suggest the dealer (who owns the collision center) get a new TRD exhaust, remove mine and compare the two. If mine is not bent, then there are other problems underneath. I think it is bent as the bumper was pushed down onto the TRD tip after the collison.


Thanks for letting me vent!!! I'll post updates later.
Marc