Question on turning in lease with aftermarket wheels

[Ylow281]

Hi, I'm currently leasing a 2015EB but will be turning it in in April and will be ordering a GT. My problem is that I put aftermarket wheels on the car and sold the stockers. At the time I thought I was going to buy the car after the lease was over. I don't want to spend a fortune buying stock wheels from Ford just to turn it in and I haven't found any used ones yet. The car has the wheel/stripe package so they are the 19's. Does the car have to be turned in with the exact wheels it came with? And what happens if it doesn't? thanks

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[nastang87xx]

Probably going to have to check the terms of your lease. Gotta read that fine print...

Fact of the matter is the car isn't yours so you're going to have to deal with whatever consequences that were laid out in the terms. Or it might not be a big deal. That's between you and the dealership.

 

[Ylow281]

I talked to the dealership and they weren't sure themselves :shrug:

 

[MaskedRacerX]

I turned in a leased Corvette a long time ago, aftermarket wheels.

I didn't tell, they didn't' ask

(They were basically a factory fitment so it's not like it was even apparent outside of the style).

 

[nastang87xx]

To hell with it then I guess lol.

 

[WaltA]

I didn't tell, they didn't' ask

Unless the person inspecting the vehicle is a Mustang expert (gold level judge?), as long as the aftermarket wheels look acceptable and appropriate, they probably will not even notice.

I mean, just don't try to turn your Mustang in with 13" painted steel wheels.

 

[Ylow281]

I mean, just don't try to turn your Mustang in with 13" painted steel wheels. [/QUOTE]


LOL:lol:

 

[barstowpo]

So you sold something you were leasing?

 

[EJS2016]

So yeah...
You didn’t own the car.
The wheels were not “yours” to sell.
Hope it works out...

 

[AXO]

They make reps that look like stockers on the cheap. This may be a solution.

 

[ronemca]

It's unfortunate that you already permitted the feline to escape the paper enclosure, because I agree with the notion that it wouldn't have been noticed.

I'd still take this chance though. Say nothing more, and make sure the car is IMMACULATE and GLEAMING when it's turned in. It's not like you're committing a crime or anything; just make sure they don't say okay and then turn around the next day and try to charge you for a full set of replacements.

 

[NoVaGT]

I talked to the dealership and they weren't sure themselves :shrug:

:tsk::tsk:

C'mon dude, calm yourself and slow down. It wasn't 14 minutes after asking here that you're on the phone asking the dealership.

Until you did that, you could have just turned the car in and crossed your fingers no one noticed the wheels. Now you've alerted everyone to be on the look-out for your car's wheels at the dealership.

 

[Ylow281]

:tsk::tsk:

C'mon dude, calm yourself and slow down. It wasn't 14 minutes after asking here that you're on the phone asking the dealership.

Until you did that, you could have just turned the car in and crossed your fingers no one noticed the wheels. Now you've alerted everyone to be on the look-out for your car's wheels at the dealership.

No, I asked the salesman (who I've purchased from for years at this dealer) last week thinking he would either say "it doesn't make a difference" or " yes, you absolutely need the stockers". However, he couldn't tell me and neither could the sales manager. That's why I'm on here asking if anyone else has been in a similar situation and what they did.

 

[NoVaGT]

No, I asked the salesman (who I've purchased from for years at this dealer) last week thinking he would either say "it doesn't make a difference" or " yes, you absolutely need the stockers". However, he couldn't tell me and neither could the sales manager. That's why I'm on here asking if anyone else has been in a similar situation and what they did.

All you can do it turn it in and not say anything.

I'd think it would be fine, if they're not gold 12" low-riders with white-walls.

 

[plc268]

It doesn't surprise me that people modify leases, but it baffles me that those people would sell off their stock parts... especially the wheels. If you don't have the room to store it, or can't afford a storage unit, you shouldn't be swapping them off.

That said, it shouldn't be difficult to find stock wheels off of craigslist. Really doesn't matter which stock wheels, switch them with a ford oem mustang wheel that fits, and sell your aftermarket wheels.

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