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326 M Alloy Cracked
- hopz121
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326 M Alloy Cracked
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 have heard good things about them
http://www.primoalloys.co.uk
Hope this helps
Ash
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- Wrs
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I'll give them a call tomorrow. Cheers Ash!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
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- hopz121
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No worries mateWrs wrote:I'll give them a call tomorrow. Cheers Ash!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
Looks like they do wheel welding and they are highly rated
2004 BMW E46 M3 Coupe - Manual - Silver Grey
2017 BMW F31 318d M-Sport - Auto - Glacier Silver
2007 Porsche Cayman 2.7 - Manual - Arctic Silver
2003 Renault Clio 172 Cup - Blue
2003 BMW E85 Z4 3.0i - Gone
2008 BMW E90 330i SE - Gone
2017 BMW F31 318d M-Sport - Auto - Glacier Silver
2007 Porsche Cayman 2.7 - Manual - Arctic Silver
2003 Renault Clio 172 Cup - Blue
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2008 BMW E90 330i SE - Gone
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326 M Alloy Cracked
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?
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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Can opened , worms everywhere
Welcome to the forum
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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!
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!
- mr wilks
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326 M Alloy Cracked
You aren't the first to arrive down that path throw up a post in the Newbie section with some pics tyre / wheel problems easy solved on hereTbone 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!
3 ZMRs
3 E89s
5 Si coupes
5 Si roadsters
997 C4
TTRS
F82 M4
MK7 Golf Gti
current Bmw 6 Gran Turismo
3 E89s
5 Si coupes
5 Si roadsters
997 C4
TTRS
F82 M4
MK7 Golf Gti
current Bmw 6 Gran Turismo
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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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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
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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TTRS
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MK7 Golf Gti
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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.....
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Yep, she’ll get used to it after a while- good man
Rob
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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)
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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- Wrs
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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.
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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how much did the tyres set you back? Assuming you replaced all 4?
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£700 + fitting from memory.
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