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They said its when they are taken off the car, someone is using a screwdriver, when a sucking device or a cloth with a screwdriver would be better.....
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Haha thanks mate....mine are OEM, but hoping customer service will cover the cost of them....waiting to hear
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Do you mean insurance claim? If so it would be worth checking with your insurance company before making the change, but it shouldn't be an issue. M cars don't come with run-flats...
envy said:i think if mine crack, i will just go ahead and get some replicas like these
http://www.cmwheels.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=89
not bad for the price and a lot cheaper than genuine one..... might be even more reliable too
Ive looked at them but the front offset Isnt the same as official. The official 313's have an offset of 29 and these are marked as 40 offset, not sure what that means minds you but its not the same :roll:
kevinmarkwhite said:
The 18" wheels on the MSport are style 325M. For MSport cars the optional 19s are 326M.
18" wheels have more sidewall and as a rule are less prone to damage.
All the 2012 OE wheels:
17" Style 290 --- Standard on sDrive20i and sDrive28i.
17" Style 292 --- Standard on sDrive35i, optional on sDrive20i and 28i
18" Style 293 --- Optional Not available M Sport or sDrive35is.
18" Style 294 --- Optional Not available M Sport or sDrive35is.
18" Style 295 --- Standard on sDrive35is
19" Style 296 --- Optional Many reports of cracking
18" Style 325M -- No cost option on M Sport models, optional for sDrive35is
19" Style 326M -- Optional on M Sport models and sDrive35is
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jonnywells said:
It means they won't fit :lol:
Add an 11mm spacer though and you would have the same offset. Not that we ever encourage fitting fake wheels...
jonnywells said:
they are not the same offset as they are replica wheels and like schitzner says, a 10mm spacer is easy enough to fit.
i've fitted wheels with small spacers before and had no issues whatsoever..... but a personal choice..... dont need them just yet, so not an issue for me
Maniac said:TitanTim said:Not only style 326
http://e89.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=700922
Tim.
It's been long established 296 have a design fault. If you read this thread it's the 296's that nick moved away from due to cracking and hence his despair when the 326 cracked also.
Apologies I didn't realise, not good, maybe time to try 18s although I prefer Style 326 but not if they develop faults
Tim.
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Just done a quick visual check on our new (to us) 2009 Z4 with 296 wheels.
One of the rear wheels has definitely been replaced previously as it has the new style inner wheel profile. Has anyone with the new style 296 design wheels had issues?
I think I'll check all the wheels thoroughly this evening to see if we have any cracks? I'm assuming that this would have been completed as part of the BMW approved used car inspection, but I just want to make sure.
Maybe we should start a register for anyone who's had to replace a cracked wheel, including wheel type, tyre type (RFT or not) and whether it was replaced under warranty.
If I'd have known that so many owners had had issues with the 296 type wheels I'd have negotiated a wheel swap as part of the deal.
One of the rear wheels has definitely been replaced previously as it has the new style inner wheel profile. Has anyone with the new style 296 design wheels had issues?
I think I'll check all the wheels thoroughly this evening to see if we have any cracks? I'm assuming that this would have been completed as part of the BMW approved used car inspection, but I just want to make sure.
Maybe we should start a register for anyone who's had to replace a cracked wheel, including wheel type, tyre type (RFT or not) and whether it was replaced under warranty.
If I'd have known that so many owners had had issues with the 296 type wheels I'd have negotiated a wheel swap as part of the deal.
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When I found my first 2 cracked wheels, after about 8 months, my car was a demo, so the dealer paid for one and I paid for the other. The wheels were not covered by the warranty at that time, but the next time that 3 cracked, they were replaced under warranty....
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Don't ask me why but I'm bidding on the 4 x 296 wheels on eBay. Currently at £770. The tyres alone are worth that at the very least, so if I win I will sell the alloys separately....
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I also saw those on ebay.
Interested to see what they eventually go for, as even though I love the look of the 296 wheels, I don't want to be continually worrying about cracked rims, so may well sell ours and replace with a set of forged wheels with non RFTs.
Interested to see what they eventually go for, as even though I love the look of the 296 wheels, I don't want to be continually worrying about cracked rims, so may well sell ours and replace with a set of forged wheels with non RFTs.
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Just dropped into our local dealer (not where we purchased the car from) and the service department did a quick check on warranty claims, our car had the right rear 296 replaced under warranty in August last year, hence the new style inner rim.