Darren Slone wrote:I haven't got an E89 or had a cracked wheel but thought I'd better answer seeing as I'd looked at the post
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OEM style refers to a genuine BMW wheel, doesn't mean it's a rep. BMW refer to their wheels as "style 108" and so on.Busterboo wrote:Thanks, Jamie. Unfortunately, however, both of the wheels in the URLs are "OEM style" (and aren't from E89s).jamie_z4 wrote:the forum, the people who post here, dont account for 10 percent of the overall owners of E89s on 18" alloys.
Ive already said in another thread, i have recently had a set of 18" alloys which were factory fit with run flat tyres which 3 of them have been cracked.
here's some 18" style 162s cracked
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1110014
style 189s, cracked
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1045648
both styles fitted with RFTs at factory.
I hope this proves the therory a bit more
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Yes, 'OEM' means 'Original Equipment Manufacturer', of course. In this case, a wheel that's sold directly to the public by the supplier(s) of wheels to BMW.srhutch wrote: OEM style refers to a genuine BMW wheel, doesn't mean it's a rep. BMW refer to their wheels as "style 108" and so on.
(My experience of other manufacturers is that they tolerate this state of affairs with parts, but often don't like it. I've also seen 'OEM' parts that don't resemble 'OE' parts very closely. )
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I'm at a loss
Are you saying the wheels I've linked to are replicas
Are you saying the wheels I've linked to are replicas
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BMW use the word "style" themselves, it doesn't mean fake when someone sell wheels advertised as BMW style 108" for example.Busterboo wrote:Yes, 'OEM' means 'Original Equipment Manufacturer', of course. In this case, a wheel that's sold directly to the public by the supplier(s) of wheels to BMW.srhutch wrote: OEM style refers to a genuine BMW wheel, doesn't mean it's a rep. BMW refer to their wheels as "style 108" and so on.
(My experience of other manufacturers is that they tolerate this state of affairs with parts, but often don't like it. I've also seen 'OEM' parts that don't resemble 'OE' parts very closely. )
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Yes, I understand.srhutch wrote: BMW use the word "style" themselves, it doesn't mean fake when someone sell wheels advertised as BMW style 108" for example.
I bet, though, that there's many a secondhand Z4 with ... er ... 'OEM' ... cough ... wheels that BMW wouldn't approve.
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I don't think so, they are called reps, and are usually easy to spot if you know what to look for.Busterboo wrote:Yes, I understand.srhutch wrote: BMW use the word "style" themselves, it doesn't mean fake when someone sell wheels advertised as BMW style 108" for example.
I bet, though, that there's many a secondhand Z4 with ... er ... 'OEM' ... cough ... wheels that BMW wouldn't approve.
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In which case, BMW really is to blame for the high number of cracked OE and OEM wheels.srhutch wrote: I don't think so, they are called reps, and are usually easy to spot if you know what to look for.
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Not sure what exactly you want from the info you are trying to gather. Have you had an 18" wheel crack? Or are you worrying about whether your wheels will crack in the future?
BMW are not alone with wheels cracking either. I have heard of a few different manufacturers wheels cracking and they have been smaller than 18" and probably not running runflats either.
The last one was when I was getting tyres changed. A Citreon something was getting a puncture fixed and the guy told the owner the wheel was cracked. Was a fairly new car and the wheels looked about 15" or 16"
BMW are not alone with wheels cracking either. I have heard of a few different manufacturers wheels cracking and they have been smaller than 18" and probably not running runflats either.
The last one was when I was getting tyres changed. A Citreon something was getting a puncture fixed and the guy told the owner the wheel was cracked. Was a fairly new car and the wheels looked about 15" or 16"
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.Nictrix wrote:Not sure what exactly you want from the info you are trying to gather ...
Neither am I. Until I have data, I don't draw conclusions from it.
In this case, however, the thread isn't full of people saying, 'Yep, my 18" wheel(s) on my E89 cracked.' In fact, in 25 replies and 425 views to date, nobody's said that.
So, although negative data's notoriously difficult to deal with, of course, it seems reasonable to suspect that the Z4-forum ain't full of E89s with cracked 18" wheels.
(The same, however, may not be true of 19"s. But that's a different question. )
Anyway, perhaps the next few days will produce replies saying the opposite. We'll see, I hope.
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This gets funnier every day 425 views 25 replies no damaged 18s but Bmw are to blame blame for what ?Busterboo wrote:In which case, BMW really is to blame for the high number of cracked OE and OEM wheels.srhutch wrote: I don't think so, they are called reps, and are usually easy to spot if you know what to look for.
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So, anyone with a cracked 18" alloy on an E89?Busterboo wrote:.Nictrix wrote:Not sure what exactly you want from the info you are trying to gather ...
Neither am I. Until I have data, I don't draw conclusions from it.
In this case, however, the thread isn't full of people saying, 'Yep, my 18" wheel(s) on my E89 cracked.' In fact, in 25 replies and 425 views to date, nobody's said that.
So, although negative data's notoriously difficult to deal with, of course, it seems reasonable to suspect that the Z4-forum ain't full of E89s with cracked 18" wheels.
(The same, however, may not be true of 19"s. But that's a different question. )
Anyway, perhaps the next few days will produce replies saying the opposite. We'll see, I hope.
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