DumbQuestionUser Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 I'm looking at the 2016 Fusion SE Hybrid configured as such 502A Heated Steering wheel Nav Moonroof And I would like to change the wheel from "17-inch Hybrid Unique Aluminum Wheels" to the "17-inch 10-spoke Painted Aluminum Wheels" However when I select that wheel it auto removes the Heated Steering Wheel as well as moving the options to 501A If I then select the 502A package again it auto removes the 10 spoke wheels I spoke with the dealer and he said "there must be some rule at Ford factories that doesn't allow them to do this". I further asked if he could swap the wheels with a car on their lot and he told me "everything was different, bands and clips, etc" and the dealer owner has said no more wheel swapping allowed on new sales, only used cars. I can kinda get the Ford factory rule, perhaps they don't have the capability to do such custom requests for the assembly line. But what about the dealer's rule? I called the parts department ahead of time and the 10 spoke wheels I want (and the Titanium comes with) are $158 while the 15 spoke SE wheels are $207, so I don't think its a $ issue Thank you in advance for any thoughts/insight 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Those wheels are only included with the 501A "appearance package" and the heated steering wheel is not available with the package. As for the dealer - they can do whatever they want when it comes to swapping wheels. Check with another dealer or for $158 each just buy the 4 new ones and sell the old ones. Or just upgrade to a Titanium where you get both standard with the 600A package. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumbQuestionUser Posted October 15, 2015 Author Share Posted October 15, 2015 So there are no technical reasons the wheels would not work with a 502A equipped Fusion? The dealer said it has caused them nothing but trouble/headaches doing wheel swaps mentioning "bands and clips" being different and I was trying to understand if that was real. Will reach out to other dealers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 I've never heard of "bands and clips" being different on different wheels on the same vehicle (or even between vehicles of the same year). Maybe they were referring to TPMS sensors but I think those are all the same now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumbQuestionUser Posted October 16, 2015 Author Share Posted October 16, 2015 Great, thanks for your answers! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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