Your right, I was thinking the same thing as you and Chippie…..it really annoys me, such a fabulous car, and what a stupid quality flaw what were BMW thinking
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Nick7602
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Cheers Mark
Your right, I was thinking the same thing as you and Chippie…..it really annoys me, such a fabulous car, and what a stupid quality flaw what were BMW thinking
Your right, I was thinking the same thing as you and Chippie…..it really annoys me, such a fabulous car, and what a stupid quality flaw what were BMW thinking
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Be prepared to keep welding. Honestly, just bin it.
(Not my pic....)
(Not my pic....)
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Nick7602
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OMG 
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Mine had two cracks in 326m’s when I bought the car that bmw picked up. Cotswold cars in Coventry refused to replace the wheel. Bmw told me it’s an not failure and quoted me £950 for a new wheel. I got it welded n Northampton welding and whole set refurbed and new non run flat tyres. Let’s see how it goes. 1 month in and still ok. Will keep the forum posted.
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tiglon
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If a wheel cracks from normal use, then surely if you get it welded it will eventually just crack somewhere else?
In that photo above it's been welded 6 times - probably spent more repairing it than it would have cost to buy a wheel that won't crack unless it's subjected to forces out of the ordinary?
I agree the 326M's look absolutely beautiful, but so does Amber Heard and I wouldn't want to live with her either.
In that photo above it's been welded 6 times - probably spent more repairing it than it would have cost to buy a wheel that won't crack unless it's subjected to forces out of the ordinary?
I agree the 326M's look absolutely beautiful, but so does Amber Heard and I wouldn't want to live with her either.
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tiglon wrote: ↑Sat May 21, 2022 1:16 pm If a wheel cracks from normal use, then surely if you get it welded it will eventually just crack somewhere else?
In that photo above it's been welded 6 times - probably spent more repairing it than it would have cost to buy a wheel that won't crack unless it's subjected to forces out of the ordinary?
I agree the 326M's look absolutely beautiful, but so does Amber Heard and I wouldn't want to live with her either.
Love that comment, great anologyBMW Z4, Porsche Cayman S, 2 x Audi TTS, 4 x BMW M3s, BMW M3 GT2 Ltd Ed, 1x BMW E30 M3 Cicotto edition, BMW E46 325 Sport, 2 x Mitsubishi Evo 6 GSRs, 3 x Imprezza P1s, 1 x 2005 Imprezza STI, 2015 Skoda Octavia VRS, 1x e36 318is, 1x e30 318is