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What's the state of play with cracked alloys nowadays?

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What's the state of play with cracked alloys nowadays?

Post by hopz121 » Wed Sep 06, 2017 7:59 am

mr wilks wrote: Tue Sep 05, 2017 9:50 pm
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Linzi_m wrote: Tue Sep 05, 2017 9:42 pm Just had mine in under warranty for a nasty whining noise coming from the engine bay, they're still 'stripping to diagnose' at the moment, but whilst it's in they've found 2 cracks in my rear near side wheel. It's a 64 plate with 6 months warranty left and They're not replacing under warranty, so it's a £615 bill for me :x currently searching for four new NON runflat tyres!
Hi, you can have the cracks repaired for £30/40-your call :?
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£15 in Lancs & a top job too :oops: barely see where they've been :D
That is very good price, its a no brainer repairing and putting non run-flat tyres on.
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Post by Linzi_m » Wed Sep 06, 2017 5:10 pm

I've asked them for my original wheel back, they weren't happy about it, but I pointed out that if they weren't paying for it on warranty then it's still mine. They asked what I wanted it for - I told them I'm putting it under the electron microscope at work to look at the fracture faces and prove that it's a manufacturer defect, not an impact defect (don't mess with an engineer that deals with fracture!).... they went quiet at that point :rofl:

I may look at getting it repaired but am about to switch to a set of new tyres which will hopefully solve it once and for all.....

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Post by Linzi_m » Wed Sep 06, 2017 5:11 pm

Anyone know of anywhere good near Loughborough that can repair them?

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Linzi_m wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2017 5:10 pm I've asked them for my original wheel back, they weren't happy about it, but I pointed out that if they weren't paying for it on warranty then it's still mine. They asked what I wanted it for - I told them I'm putting it under the electron microscope at work to look at the fracture faces and prove that it's a manufacturer defect, not an impact defect (don't mess with an engineer that deals with fracture!).... they went quiet at that point :rofl:

I may look at getting it repaired but am about to switch to a set of new tyres which will hopefully solve it once and for all.....
I used to ask for all the old service items back, spark plugs, air filter, oil filter etc. to make sure they had actually done the jobs it was there for.
At the end of the day they are yours.
Some of these garages are probably getting these wheels repaired themselves and selling privately making money on the side.
You have to wonder if they contact BMW at all to see if they will change it for free. If they contact BMW they might want the wheel sent to them and that way they lose the wheel and possibly lose money from reselling the repaired wheel.
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Post by Busterboo » Wed Sep 06, 2017 6:51 pm

h.opz121 wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2017 7:59 am ... its a no brainer repairing ...
It certainly is.
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Post by mr wilks » Wed Sep 06, 2017 7:06 pm

Busterboo wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2017 6:51 pm
h.opz121 wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2017 7:59 am ... its a no brainer repairing ...
It certainly is.

Why is that :?
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Post by Busterboo » Wed Sep 06, 2017 7:53 pm

mr wilks wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2017 7:06 pm
Busterboo wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2017 6:51 pm
h.opz121 wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2017 7:59 am ... its a no brainer repairing ...
It certainly is.

Why is that :?
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Post by Linzi_m » Wed Sep 06, 2017 8:52 pm

So I've been and treated myself to 4x Michelin pilot sport 4s' - £699 in Costco this month!!

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Post by Zed Five » Wed Sep 06, 2017 9:29 pm

Disca wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2017 6:21 am Redesign was in 2012 to add a step in the lip and thicken overall. Shouldn't have any issues!

It's the pre-2012 cars that worry me, was looking at one with 19" 296s :?
Mines a 2015 car with the step. Both rears cracked and replaced under warranty.
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Post by mr wilks » Wed Sep 06, 2017 9:29 pm

Busterboo wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2017 7:53 pm
mr wilks wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2017 7:06 pm
Busterboo wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2017 6:51 pm

It certainly is.

Why is that :?
:rofl:
Wow such a exhaustive in depth answer , enjoyed reading , thanks for the effort :thumbsup:
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Post by ronk » Wed Sep 06, 2017 9:55 pm

Linzi_m wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2017 5:10 pm I've asked them for my original wheel back, they weren't happy about it, but I pointed out that if they weren't paying for it on warranty then it's still mine. They asked what I wanted it for - I told them I'm putting it under the electron microscope at work to look at the fracture faces and prove that it's a manufacturer defect, not an impact defect (don't mess with an engineer that deals with fracture!).... they went quiet at that point :rofl:

I may look at getting it repaired but am about to switch to a set of new tyres which will hopefully solve it once and for all.....
Thank goodness somebody has done this :thumbsup:
I hope you'll let us know what you find please.
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Post by dario » Fri Sep 08, 2017 11:39 am

I had 2 cracked wheels on my 2011 Z4 35i a while back outside of warranty. Mot 2015 and 2016 it passed, then at 28k miles 2 cracked wheels. I had them welded and refinished. they lasted to the next MOT until 33k miles and failed the 2017 MOT.

I was offered a pair of rears for £1100 but looked at a set of BBS CH rims. full set delivered was just over £1,400. then i sold the original set for £700 with cracks disclosed to the buyer. When you see how thin the inner rim side wall is its no wonder compared to the BBS.

on the MY 2013, a friend of mine with his 35iS fails the MOT with one cracked rim. they did the out of round test and it passed. He was fortunate that they changed the wheel under warranty. that had covered 28K miles.

They are just s**t wheels!

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Post by Busterboo » Fri Sep 08, 2017 11:29 pm

1 Which of BMW's s**t wheels were yours?

2 When they cracked the second time, was it near the welds?
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Post by SteveSmith » Sat Sep 09, 2017 6:19 am

Just been to BMW to have new discs and pads all round. 3 cracks in NSR wheel. It's still holding air with no issue.

I'm outside warranty by a few months now.

I'm tempted to get some M359 reps and sell on my M326's.
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Post by dario » Thu Oct 19, 2017 7:29 pm

Busterboo wrote: Fri Sep 08, 2017 11:29 pm 1 Which of BMW's s**t wheels were yours?

2 When they cracked the second time, was it near the welds?
The usual ones..... 326M

I did have both my rears weed and refurbished. about 5k miles later they were cracked again. Hence the change out to the BBS CH wheels.

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