Just noticed this small hairline crack on my nearside rear alloy.
Can this be repaired or do I need a new wheel?
Also would this fail MOT?
Thanks
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Current: 2002 E46 M3
Current: 2004 R53 Cooper S
Current: 2005 997 Carrera S
Gone: 1998 E31 840Ci Sport
Gone: 2007 Z4 E86 3.0Si Sport
Gone: 2001 Z3 E36/7 2.2i San Remo Individual
Gone: 2015 F21 116d M Sport
Gone: 2012 A3 Sportback 1.2TFSI
Current: 2004 R53 Cooper S
Current: 2005 997 Carrera S
Gone: 1998 E31 840Ci Sport
Gone: 2007 Z4 E86 3.0Si Sport
Gone: 2001 Z3 E36/7 2.2i San Remo Individual
Gone: 2015 F21 116d M Sport
Gone: 2012 A3 Sportback 1.2TFSI
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Wouldn’t fail MOT - the wheel is structurally sound. Any decent refurb/tyre place should be able to weld and re-finish it.
2008 Z4MC: heavy wheels | crap suspension | skittish rear end | wobbly engine | not enough induction noise | underwhelming turn in | inconsistent braking | lardy battery | chubby steering wheel
2006 Z4 2.5si: gone
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My zed failed the mot on a crack that looked very similar, they can be welded but may crack again
What size wheels are they & are you using runflats?
Rob
What size wheels are they & are you using runflats?
Rob
e89 Sdrive 20i, plenty of mumbo & good economy-the thinking bears z4
e89 Sdrive 30i, this ones busted, pass me another...
e85 3.0si sold
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They’re OEM 67m 19s on Conti Sport Contact 3s.
There’s not much tread left and so plan on swapping them out for Michelins around September time.
Just annoying that this happened but oh wells...
Current: 2002 E46 M3
Current: 2004 R53 Cooper S
Current: 2005 997 Carrera S
Gone: 1998 E31 840Ci Sport
Gone: 2007 Z4 E86 3.0Si Sport
Gone: 2001 Z3 E36/7 2.2i San Remo Individual
Gone: 2015 F21 116d M Sport
Gone: 2012 A3 Sportback 1.2TFSI
Current: 2004 R53 Cooper S
Current: 2005 997 Carrera S
Gone: 1998 E31 840Ci Sport
Gone: 2007 Z4 E86 3.0Si Sport
Gone: 2001 Z3 E36/7 2.2i San Remo Individual
Gone: 2015 F21 116d M Sport
Gone: 2012 A3 Sportback 1.2TFSI
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They can be fixed, I've just had my offside rear welded and sprayed, although if I get another at any point I'll be fitting smaller wheels with larger tyres.
2006 3.0lSi Sport
19" 313 alloys
Brembo Brake Upgrade
K&N Panel Filter
Back Box Delete
19" 313 alloys
Brembo Brake Upgrade
K&N Panel Filter
Back Box Delete