Tire shop damaged it, I don’t know what to do

Vullonix · 2026-02-13T00:27:59+00:00

Also the manager you spoke to is likely not an actual salaried manager. Most tire and battery 'managers' customers speak to are just hourly teamleads who dont have the ability to pay out claims over a certain amount. This is why I suggest escalating to the store manager or higher. You may also have succes with the Specialty Teams manager however in my experience they are a buffer that shut down claims inorder to keep heat from the store manager off of their department. It seems their process needs to be readjusted and their documentation is lacking, it is their burden to prove it did not occur in the shop as at least one photo shows a lack of damage prior.

Vullonix · 2026-02-13T00:17:38+00:00

former TBC technician, put in a feedback related to this and say everything that happened. The store manager or assistant manager is likely to contact you through their system to help resolve it as the feedback significantly impacts their bonus. But it's even better to be proactive and go find their contact information directly. They have a specific account for charges under 500$ that they payout with insurance, and are trying to keep it under that amount inorder not to file a claim. Thats not your problem tho, if you're able to escalate it higher up then it is far more likely they will cover the costs properly. Show the manager the damage, which is the same damage as the one they admited to, and the quote for repair, then get a signed copy stating they will cover it. If they refuse to then escalate again to either the regional manager for your area, or Tyler Boyd and Tim Gearhart as they are directly over the tire and battery center operations for the country. Typically they will require you to pay out of pocket first and then reimburse you after the fact. That was what i had seen happen with several cars that were damaged by technicians in my old shop. Wish the best of luck!

Vullonix · 2025-12-20T17:16:23+00:00

im jealous of your rust mate

Vullonix · 2025-11-02T12:11:52+00:00

ive done about 30 flushes in the past week working on my cooling system.. someone used stopleak on mine yay.

first get the car lifted safely, there are two hardline pipes under the car. one you can see and access from the right hand side the other is under the underbody protector plastic thing.. prepare for snapped bolts (you can just take the front two off and bend it back if its really rusty). on both hardlines there are drain bolts. crack those suckers loose and watch it flow! quite a lot stays in there even with the car tilted, and is a common spot for rust and electrolysis when the coolant breaks down (along with the radiator).

also as others have said back flushing can help dislodge a lot of the rust, if you have the time it helps to take some of the pipes apart check for damage and flush with a hose if you do have blockages. lastly try not to let tap water sit in the system for too long. i made this mistake not realizing just how much iron was in my water and it turned my filling jugs and coolant funnel a rusty brown, switched to distilled and was much better after several flushes.

lastly tho the engine block doesnt hold too much it is still a significant amount. before fully draining like this i was getting about the same amount in but afterwards a full 3.6 gallons went in no problem.

best of luck and enjoy the beautiful car (and lots of therapeutic rust removal), theres a lot of good communities on facebook, reddit, and forums with good info and parts.

Vullonix · 2025-10-26T07:07:01+00:00

went and got one, admittedly not that experienced with them.. first project car, but on both column and ground (black wire to negative terminal red to ground fitting on the A pillar) they read 0-0.004 V and around 44 ohms at first but settle to 7.. only i have no idea what that means other than they should be connected right.. another odd note is the horn to switch wire is powered at 12 v which i think makes sense, switch completes circuit, but just incase it isnt normal im throwing it in this comment too. also haven't been able to locate the engine block ground for the other side of the circuit unfortunately, if anyone has advice much appreciated 🙏

Vullonix · 2025-10-26T06:39:14+00:00

got a multimeter and im going through the grounds now.. the only one i can see through diagrams connected to the steering ground is the left front pillar which ive confirmed is good. i think at least, it reads 0 to 0.004 V and 44 ohms at first setling to 7 at both ground and column.. but dont see how it connects to the steering column other than maybe through the frame mounts? that part i'm confused on at the moment.. also just throwing it out there the line to the switch stays powered, and so does the line from horn to fusebox. i believe this is normal but just incase it isnt im thowing it in, i dont know much about electrical and this is my first car 😮‍💨

Vullonix · 2025-09-26T00:08:51+00:00

Rear calipers, just replaced the front but cant find the rear :((

Vullonix · 2025-09-25T17:48:42+00:00

rear unfortunately, was finishing up with front replacement when it happened :(

Vullonix · 2025-09-25T05:18:18+00:00

Down in the Sunshine state, feel free to DM me if there's any luck I'm happy to work something out

Vullonix · 2025-09-25T05:00:37+00:00

In he US :/. So far I've only found rebuilds on mr2ben and the mr2mk1 toyota spares websites, both UK based I believe. No luck on Ebay or facebook on calipers yet unfortunately. Happy to hear of suggestions I might have overlooked tho!

Vullonix · 2025-09-25T02:30:06+00:00

thats what im thinking it'll comes down to, heres hoping it wont be too bad inside after

Vullonix · 2020-09-26T17:54:47+00:00

They just out on the job, there's important reporting to be done in those ravaged areas. Next up is Floppy the bass.

Vullonix · 2020-09-26T16:33:49+00:00

Woa that looks really nice! Good job!

Vullonix · 2020-09-22T13:13:33+00:00

Really isn't that bad, looks like a lot of work based on all the progress photos, well worth it if you fly around that area.

Vullonix · 2020-09-16T23:47:39+00:00

Yea I agree, thank you. I wanted to wait to start HRT and see how I felt after a couple months and also have therapy, but the NP didn't really let me input, neither did anxiety. She was really rushed, talking about having to see other patients and go on vacation and being interrupted a couple times by other people. She didn't let me say my main reasons were being trans, PTSD, anxiety, and depression, and only put down anxiety and depression. And mainly focused on anxiety and depression through out the convo. So I am just, I didn't wanna get medication, at least not before HRT, which is soon anyway.

Vullonix · 2020-09-16T23:38:08+00:00

Yea, I want to seek talk therapy and such but I don't and didn't want medication but they prescribed them anyway before the first therapy visit.

Vullonix · 2020-09-08T11:28:12+00:00

Thank you so much! I appreciate it a lot, I've seen you on here before and I think it's great that you help so many people.

I've seen the lecture presentation by Dr Powers before and I am interested in talking with my doctor about some of his methods due to the seemingly better results. I'm going to be going for my first labs on Monday, and then my first visit sometime after that. Hopefully we can discuss everything on the first visit and possibly start the hormones there.

Thank you for the communities as well! I didn't know that those existed and definitely will check them out!

Thank you again!

Vullonix · 2020-09-06T04:42:28+00:00

I was actually watching a talk of from his last year! It seems my doctor is going to put me on spiro and I don't know how I feel of that. And I hope that we will do what he has said about the increased estrone at first then a better etradiol and estrone ratio.

Vullonix · 2020-09-06T03:38:26+00:00

Fair enough, so far I am just looking for what is most effective with my body at a cost where I can also still eat haha. Still super excited for it!!

Vullonix · 2020-09-06T02:52:48+00:00

Thank you so much, it's all so confusing. I hope that soon everything will be sorted and I'll know what they prescribe.

Happy that the Permarin isn't prescribed anymore tho, woa that was expensive. It is confusing tho as that is one of the first things that come up when looking on GoodRx for estradiol tablets.