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326 M Alloy Cracked

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Post by hopz121 » Sun Oct 02, 2016 7:39 pm

There is a wheel refurb place in Guildford maybe try giving them a call and see if they will weld it for you.

I have heard good things about them

http://www.primoalloys.co.uk

Hope this helps

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Post by Wrs » Sun Oct 02, 2016 7:43 pm

hopz121 wrote:There is a wheel refurb place in Guildford maybe try giving them a call and see if they will weld it for you.

I have heard good things about them

http://www.primoalloys.co.uk

Hope this helps

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Post by hopz121 » Sun Oct 02, 2016 8:29 pm

Wrs wrote:
hopz121 wrote:There is a wheel refurb place in Guildford maybe try giving them a call and see if they will weld it for you.

I have heard good things about them

http://www.primoalloys.co.uk

Hope this helps

Ash
I'll give them a call tomorrow. Cheers Ash!
No worries mate

Looks like they do wheel welding and they are highly rated :)
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Post by Tbone » Mon Dec 04, 2017 6:19 pm

I have had this also just this weekend the car was in for a recall and they spotted this in the healthcheck, had the car about 6 months now, E89 23i with the 326M alloys on a 2010 plate.

the dealer wants £561 to replace. the car is up on Bridgestone Potenza Run flats.

I am toying with the idea of buying set of after market Wheels, I can get a set for around the same price. but really? I'm absolutely gutted, as I love the style of the 326M's and its part of the reason I went for that specific car.

can anyone suggest what tyres are best to avoid this happening in future? or... are after market Rims the way to go?

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Post by mr wilks » Mon Dec 04, 2017 6:21 pm

Tbone wrote: Mon Dec 04, 2017 6:19 pm
the dealer wants £561 to replace. the car is up on Bridgestone Potenza Run flats.


can anyone suggest what tyres are best to avoid this happening in future? or... are after market Rims the way to go?
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Post by Tbone » Mon Dec 04, 2017 6:34 pm

Haha, thanks!

I really didn't want my first post here to be a whinge, but hey ho!
I'm loving the Z4 experience, I spent 6 months picking out the one for me, she's red, and I went for the manual.

The Mrs nearly hit the roof when she saw it, 'you said you were going out to buy a car' WTF is that? she said.
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Now all this happening is feeding armour piercing rounds in the 'I told you so' machine gun!

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Post by mr wilks » Mon Dec 04, 2017 6:42 pm

Tbone wrote: Mon Dec 04, 2017 6:34 pm Haha, thanks!

I really didn't want my first post here to be a whinge, but hey ho!
I'm loving the Z4 experience, I spent 6 months picking out the one for me, she's red, and I went for the manual.

The Mrs nearly hit the roof when she saw it, 'you said you were going out to buy a car' WTF is that? she said.
(Yes I have Kids)

Now all this happening is feeding armour piercing rounds in the 'I told you so' machine gun!
You aren't the first to arrive down that path :P throw up a post in the Newbie section with some pics :thumbsup: tyre / wheel problems easy solved on here :D
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Post by Tbone » Mon Dec 04, 2017 6:44 pm

I had a look into that Guildford website, that was posted here and they advise against welding alloys designed for run flat tyres. :(

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Post by mr wilks » Mon Dec 04, 2017 7:13 pm

Tbone wrote: Mon Dec 04, 2017 6:44 pm I had a look into that Guildford website, that was posted here and they advise against welding alloys designed for run flat tyres. :(
In all seriousness you have a few options ,
1) if you intend keeping the 326s then find a single alloy undamaged alloy either new or secondhand , then change the tyres , now here is where you are going to get differing info & only you can decide which to follow :cry:
Myself i would drop the runflats for standard rubber & upsize the rear tyre profile to 255 35 19 , at the same time i would run them with 33-34 psi front / 34-36psi rear
2) flog the 326s & go for aftermarket wheels , many including myself have done this .
3) Have the split welded & either stay with runflats & risk it happening again or switch to standard rubber but it may still split again as the wheel is already weakened
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Post by john-e89 » Mon Dec 04, 2017 9:18 pm

Tbone wrote: Mon Dec 04, 2017 6:34 pm

Now all this happening is feeding armour piercing rounds in the 'I told you so' machine gun!
:rofl: :rofl:

I love some of the quotes on here....

I like your style Tbone, forge ahead with a purchase knowing full well what’s waiting when you return to the fold...

You’re as daft as I am..... :lol:
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Post by Smartbear » Mon Dec 04, 2017 9:40 pm

john-e89 wrote: Mon Dec 04, 2017 9:18 pm
Tbone wrote: Mon Dec 04, 2017 6:34 pm

Now all this happening is feeding armour piercing rounds in the 'I told you so' machine gun!
:rofl: :rofl:

I love some of the quotes on here....

I like your style Tbone, forge ahead with a purchase knowing full well what’s waiting when you return to the fold...

You’re as daft as I am..... :lol:
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Post by Tbone » Mon Dec 04, 2017 10:43 pm

I think she secretly likes it.

just not when I do this with it though... lol
and.. no thats not her. (runs for cover as book flies at head)

Couldnt even blame the model for the cracked wheel either! as its one of the rears that gone. (and one rear on the bonnet, if you look at it that way)
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Post by Wrs » Tue Dec 05, 2017 12:25 am

:crazydude: NICE Pic

Apologies I should have updated the thread as you are right Primo Alloys didn’t want to weld my cracked alloy.

I went for option 2 (from Mr Wilks post above) and viewtopic.php?f=23&t=92344 regretted it. I bought a replacement rear 326M alloy and fitted Michelin Pilot Super Sports. No cracks in over 3-4K miles and regular checks.
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Post by Tbone » Tue Dec 05, 2017 12:30 am

how much did the tyres set you back? Assuming you replaced all 4?

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Post by Wrs » Tue Dec 05, 2017 12:37 am

£700 + fitting from memory.
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