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Thoughts on Cracked 296 alloys please
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I had both my rears replaced under warranty after 13 months. Had to push it a bit but they did it then they fitted the newer style 296 with bigger inner lip.
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What's all made up?jamie_z4 wrote:Busterboo wrote:What evidence is there that runflats crack wheels?best way to combat it is to fit non runflat tyres ...
There is none. It's all made up
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The runflat conspiracy that you're trying to uncoverBusterboo wrote:What's all made up?jamie_z4 wrote:Busterboo wrote:
What evidence is there that runflats crack wheels?
There is none. It's all made up
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No, Rob, I'm just hoping someone will produce some evidence of a relationship between hard tyres and cracked rims.
Not the "It's obvious", or the "Everybody knows", or the "There have been lots of posts about it" type ... or the "It's not rocket science" sort of science, but actual evidence.
A report from a test, for example.
Not the "It's obvious", or the "Everybody knows", or the "There have been lots of posts about it" type ... or the "It's not rocket science" sort of science, but actual evidence.
A report from a test, for example.
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You seem to be the only one wanting 'evidence' so instead of demanding it from others why don't you produce some that says run flats DON'T cause cracking, then when you have found such evidence you can tell us all about it.
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I don't know if run flats do or don't cause cracking, because I don't know if there's any evidence one way or the other.john-e89 wrote:You seem to be the only one wanting 'evidence' so instead of demanding it from others why don't you produce some that says run flats DON'T cause cracking, then when you have found such evidence you can tell us all about it.
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Let's speed things along then mr BBusterboo wrote:No, Rob, I'm just hoping someone will produce some evidence of a relationship between hard tyres and cracked rims.
Not the "It's obvious", or the "Everybody knows", or the "There have been lots of posts about it" type ... or the "It's not rocket science" sort of science, but actual evidence.
A report from a test, for example.
As testing infinite wheel / tyre / pressure / road combinations is never going to happen 5 factors are possible reasons
( please shout up if you don't agree or have others to add )
Tyres not big enough profile ?
Tyres too hard sidewalls ?
Recommended tyre pressures too high ( happens on many other BMW models running less pressure so unlikely )
Alloys inferior construction ( happens with many other BMW OEM alloys made over 10year period so unlikely )
Potholes too big or wrong shape for wheels
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You may have missed the all important driver misuse.mr wilks wrote:Let's speed things along then mr BBusterboo wrote:No, Rob, I'm just hoping someone will produce some evidence of a relationship between hard tyres and cracked rims.
Not the "It's obvious", or the "Everybody knows", or the "There have been lots of posts about it" type ... or the "It's not rocket science" sort of science, but actual evidence.
A report from a test, for example.
As testing infinite wheel / tyre / pressure / road combinations is never going to happen 5 factors are possible reasons
( please shout up if you don't agree or have others to add )
Tyres not big enough profile ?
Tyres too hard sidewalls ?
Recommended tyre pressures too high ( happens on many other BMW models running less pressure so unlikely )
Alloys inferior construction ( happens with many other BMW OEM alloys made over 10year period so unlikely )
Potholes too big or wrong shape for wheels
Although everybody who has had a cracked wheel says they have never hit a pothole hard, is this actually true though, not just for the owner but the previous owners.
There wont be many people who will come on here and shout about how they smacked a pothole doing 50 and cracked the wheel. and neither will they tell BMW that if they are trying to get wheels for free.
It can be very difficult to avoid every pothole on the road especially in the dark.
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Sounds like science to me.mr wilks wrote:Let's speed things along then mr BBusterboo wrote:No, Rob, I'm just hoping someone will produce some evidence of a relationship between hard tyres and cracked rims.
Not the "It's obvious", or the "Everybody knows", or the "There have been lots of posts about it" type ... or the "It's not rocket science" sort of science, but actual evidence.
A report from a test, for example.
As testing infinite wheel / tyre / pressure / road combinations is never going to happen 5 factors are possible reasons
( please shout up if you don't agree or have others to add )
Tyres not big enough profile ?
Tyres too hard sidewalls ?
Recommended tyre pressures too high ( happens on many other BMW models running less pressure so unlikely )
Alloys inferior construction ( happens with many other BMW OEM alloys made over 10year period so unlikely )
Potholes too big or wrong shape for wheels
And ... I hesitate to say this, because it's so obvious ... it also seems probable, as I'm sure it does to you, that any permutation from this combination of factors is responsible for rim cracks and not only run-flats.
Now, whilst this statement is hardly a revelation, it does raise the question, of course, of why these factors do not seem to do the same consistency of damage to other manufacturers' wheels?
So, for example, in your Porsche days, were cracked wheels a constant topic? I can't remember it being in mine.
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It's excellent. Thank you very much, indeed.Burgy100 wrote:It's not evidence or proof but a start
http://whatconsumer.co.uk/forum/consume ... ed-up.html
It also confirms one of my beliefs: "... because the low-profile tyres may have been slightly underinflated."
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Do Porsche use runflat tyres?
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A good point, Rob. No.Smartbear wrote:Do Porsche use runflat tyres?
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But they do run their wheels on 36psi front and 44psi rear.
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On both previous Audi A6 Avant & current C Class estate both came with staggered tyre set up & both were running bigger stock profiles than similar Bmw models (225 45 18 & 245 40 18)
My son has had many performance VWs on 18s & 19s again running bigger tyre profiles either 4 x 235 35 or 4 x 225 40
Non of the above have ever been runflats so straight off you have increased chances of not splitting a rim by direct comparison to BMW models on runflats & smaller profiles . . That's how i read the situation but I'm only applying common sense & logic as apposed to scientific research
My son has had many performance VWs on 18s & 19s again running bigger tyre profiles either 4 x 235 35 or 4 x 225 40
Non of the above have ever been runflats so straight off you have increased chances of not splitting a rim by direct comparison to BMW models on runflats & smaller profiles . . That's how i read the situation but I'm only applying common sense & logic as apposed to scientific research
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Makes sense.Nictrix wrote: You may have missed the all important driver misuse.
Although everybody who has had a cracked wheel says they have never hit a pothole hard, is this actually true though, not just for the owner but the previous owners.
There wont be many people who will come on here and shout about how they smacked a pothole doing 50 and cracked the wheel. and neither will they tell BMW that if they are trying to get wheels for free.
It can be very difficult to avoid every pothole on the road especially in the dark.
We've all done it occasionally, thumped down a pot hole we hadn't seen. Unless you stick to the A roads its a f**king nightmare driving around Preston. I know all the problem roads now and haven't been caught out yet.
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