is this bad?? looks like a crack in rim!!!

campbelly · 11-15-2010, 04:04 PM

so i got my car used about a year ago and have a warranty until 2012 or 160,000km...at the beginning of the summer i got new rims so the OEM ones were changed by a professional garage and put into bags for the summer...today i was cleaning them to get ready to put them back on for winter and i saw what looks like two pretty big cracks on the inner lip of one of the rims (one crack is a lot bigger than the other)...it could have been there from the previous owner for all i know, but i never looked there before...

my questions are:

1) is this really bad?? like to the point where i shouldn't mount it?

2) is there any way it might be covered under warranty of any kind? (i dont believe i have any extra tire/rim warranty)

any help is greatly appreciated,
here are some pics:

Gavin@MMW · 11-15-2010, 04:17 PM

Thats for sure cracked.

Id at least get it welded before rolling around on it, and if the dealer sold u the car with those rims they should be able to get it fixed for you.

VMRWheels · 11-15-2010, 05:26 PM

The rim is cracked and I would not recommend driving on them. I would rather recommend you get them replaced just in case.

-Charles@VMRWheels

Mr. ///M3 RD · 11-15-2010, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by campbelly

so i got my car used about a year ago and have a warranty until 2012 or 160,000km...at the beginning of the summer i got new rims so the OEM ones were changed by a professional garage and put into bags for the summer...today i was cleaning them to get ready to put them back on for winter and i saw what looks like two pretty big cracks on the inner lip of one of the rims (one crack is a lot bigger than the other)...it could have been there from the previous owner for all i know, but i never looked there before...

my questions are:

1) is this really bad?? like to the point where i shouldn't mount it?

2) is there any way it might be covered under warranty of any kind? (i dont believe i have any extra tire/rim warranty)

any help is greatly appreciated,
here are some pics:

Looks like your car is 4 years old therefore no hope for a warranty claim here. You best get yourself a new set of wheels, by the looks of this wheel some of your other wheels may also have cracks or soon will have cracks. (I edited this after seeing the age of the car)

I had 2 wheel cracks after 18,000 KM see photos in my garage. One was replaced under warranty the other was not.

Here is a photo of the wheel that cracked on me I am still waiting for BMW to give me my money back ... Long story CLICK

One more thing, clean up the spokes inside your wheel and find the year of manufacture my wheel (photo below) was made in Oct. 2008 (dots represent the month)

My wheel is a BMW Style 296 made in Oct. 2008 Click for Photo

My wheels are 19 inch running on RFT (not for long any more).

Many wheel crack stories just Google "UK Watchdog Cracked Wheels" and read all about it.

Whatever you do do NOT have it welded get a new wheel. Also check all your other wheels for cracks. They always crack in the same area (inside outer rim diameter, it is the weakest link on your wheel).

Mr. ///M3 RD · 11-15-2010, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Craven 328

Thats for sure cracked.

Id at least get it welded before rolling around on it, and if the dealer sold u the car with those rims they should be able to get it fixed for you.

+1 ... looks like more then 1 crack, perhaps 2 or even 3.

He should clean up all 4 wheels and carefully check them for cracks. Then get a quote for a new set of wheels.

I certainly would not drive another mile with them there wheels

pruettfan · 11-15-2010, 09:47 PM

Very bad. There are places on the net you can get a refinished one for $267. All in all not that bad

Mr. ///M3 RD · 11-16-2010, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by pruettfan

Very bad. There are places on the net you can get a refinished one for $267. All in all not that bad

I think his problem is more severe then one wheel. The pictures (if you look close) he posted show more then one crack. I am almost convinced there are more cracks on his other wheels as well. Time for him to clean all his wheels and have a closer look then get a new set of wheels.

Driving his car will not be safe for him or others on the road.

BOOSTED4DR · 11-16-2010, 09:50 AM

Definitely cracked, fix them and take off those harsh runflats

remmib · 11-16-2010, 12:00 PM

What OEM wheels are those?

SpmnE9zero · 11-16-2010, 12:02 PM

Throw them in the garbage and get some new ones!

campbelly · 11-16-2010, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by remmib

What OEM wheels are those?

OEM BMW style 159 i believe

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpmnE9zero

Throw them in the garbage and get some new ones!

just got new summers im not ready to go all out again so soon..esp for winter rims

Quote:

Originally Posted by BOOSTED4DR

Definitely cracked, fix them and take off those harsh runflats

i switched to hankook ventus v12's for my summer tires and ya i know hugeeeee difference without the runflats there for summer..but the last thing i want is to have to change a tire in a -20c blizzard when the snow comes here soon

Quote:

Originally Posted by pruettfan

Very bad. There are places on the net you can get a refinished one for $267. All in all not that bad

where can you get it for that cheap??

Peter@VMRWheels · 11-16-2010, 08:12 PM

Cracked wheel = unsafe to drive on.... If there is no visible or measurable point of impact to cause those cracks, its most definitely a structural issue that you should be able to warranty, assuming that the car has a warranty. If you've hit something with the wheel (yes its very obvious when you spin it, no matter how careful you say you are), then its basis for denying warranty.

Rice&Pumkin · 11-17-2010, 09:21 PM

replace wheel

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campbelly AC Schnitzel 85 Rep 546 Posts Drives: 2006 325xi Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Toronto iTrader: (3)	is this bad?? looks like a crack in rim!!! so i got my car used about a year ago and have a warranty until 2012 or 160,000km...at the beginning of the summer i got new rims so the OEM ones were changed by a professional garage and put into bags for the summer...today i was cleaning them to get ready to put them back on for winter and i saw what looks like two pretty big cracks on the inner lip of one of the rims (one crack is a lot bigger than the other)...it could have been there from the previous owner for all i know, but i never looked there before... my questions are: 1) is this really bad?? like to the point where i shouldn't mount it? 2) is there any way it might be covered under warranty of any kind? (i dont believe i have any extra tire/rim warranty) any help is greatly appreciated, here are some pics: Attached Images __________________
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Gavin@MMW Brigadier General 406 Rep 3,879 Posts Drives: MMW Supercharged E90 328i Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 818/805 iTrader: (18)	Thats for sure cracked. Id at least get it welded before rolling around on it, and if the dealer sold u the car with those rims they should be able to get it fixed for you.
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Peter@VMRWheels BimmerPost Supporting Vendor 93 Rep 685 Posts Drives: P85D Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Irvine, CA iTrader: (0)	Cracked wheel = unsafe to drive on.... If there is no visible or measurable point of impact to cause those cracks, its most definitely a structural issue that you should be able to warranty, assuming that the car has a warranty. If you've hit something with the wheel (yes its very obvious when you spin it, no matter how careful you say you are), then its basis for denying warranty.
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