Help with name of wheels please

jasonofbillinge · Post by **jasonofbillinge** » Wed Jan 10, 2018 10:54 pm

Could anybody tell me what these wheels are called please

Smartbear · Post by **Smartbear** » Wed Jan 10, 2018 10:57 pm

They’re the infamous 326’s, beware of the cracked rims!

Rob

jasonofbillinge · Post by **jasonofbillinge** » Wed Jan 10, 2018 11:02 pm

i specifically wanted these and i had noted some mention of cracked wheels on here.

fingers crossed

Smartbear · Post by **Smartbear** » Wed Jan 10, 2018 11:05 pm

jasonofbillinge wrote: ↑Wed Jan 10, 2018 11:02 pmi specifically wanted these and i had noted some mention of cracked wheels on here.

fingers crossed

They suffer more with the runflat tyres fitted, they’re rock hard and give the rims a hard time-check the inside rims

Rob

jasonofbillinge · Post by **jasonofbillinge** » Wed Jan 10, 2018 11:50 pm

Smartbear wrote: ↑Wed Jan 10, 2018 11:05 pmcheck the inside rims

IM picking it up from BMW tomorrow and its just had 2 new tyres so i would hope they have checked it !!!

Busterboo · Post by **Busterboo** » Wed Jan 10, 2018 11:52 pm

jasonofbillinge wrote: ↑Wed Jan 10, 2018 11:50 pm
Smartbear wrote: ↑Wed Jan 10, 2018 11:05 pmcheck the inside rims
IM picking it up from BMW tomorrow and its just had 2 new tyres so i would hope they have checked it !!!

Which tyres?

jasonofbillinge · Post by **jasonofbillinge** » Wed Jan 10, 2018 11:53 pm

im that thick ive not even checked if they are run flat or not - the rears were replaced before it went on sale at 16,000 miles

Busterboo · Post by **Busterboo** » Thu Jan 11, 2018 2:17 am

That's not thick. That's just excited. Enjoy collecting it tomorrow ... actually, today.

bob4333 · Post by **bob4333** » Thu Jan 11, 2018 10:09 am

There's a fair weight of empirical evidence that points to 326's cracking - but it's not inevitable. Much depends on road surface conditions (pot holes) and how you drive (whether you find 'em). But of course you have no idea how the previous owner handled the car.

Had my 326's from new with OE run flats and removed them at 11,000 miles because I wanted a change of style.

They are uncracked. Fitting non run flat tyres will help and it does improve the ride quality.

Enjoy your car and don't automatically assume it's going to come with cracked wheels.

SteveSmith · Post by **SteveSmith** » Thu Jan 11, 2018 10:16 am

I love the 326’s, they look great!

I would personally recommend asking BMW to inspect each wheel and send you the video (they do this with any vehicle inspection anyway!).

My car came with 326’s and had just had 4 new Bridgestone runflats fitted when I bought it. I waited until the rears were worn and I replaced all 4 with higher profile non run flats. They didn’t report any cracks at this stage. When I went for its first MOT it failed on a cracked rear wheel.

Don’t let this ruin your collection, it’s a stunning car and you should enjoy it!

ronk · Post by **ronk** » Thu Jan 11, 2018 11:44 pm

If the car has come from an official dealer it’s extremely unlikely it would be fitted with any other tyres than the standard fit runflats!

jasonofbillinge · Post by **jasonofbillinge** » Thu Jan 11, 2018 11:51 pm

ronk wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2018 11:44 pmIf the car has come from an official dealer it’s extremely unlikely it would be fitted with any other tyres than the standard fit runflats!

correct - picked it up today and run flats

ronk · Post by **ronk** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 12:05 am

When I was going to trade in my E85 they would not accept it with the recently fitted non runflats. They were to reduce the offer price by £1k

Busterboo · Post by **Busterboo** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 2:11 am

jasonofbillinge wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2018 11:51 pm
ronk wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2018 11:44 pmIf the car has come from an official dealer it’s extremely unlikely it would be fitted with any other tyres than the standard fit runflats!
correct - picked it up today and run flats

Well, don't judge your (very good) car by its (poor) tyres or its beautiful (but prone to cracking) wheels. Both can be changed.

enzed4 · Post by **enzed4** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 7:35 am

And don't forget - only 16,000mi. If that's it in the top photo it looks a beauty. Please post some more pics when you can

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