Big BMW Bill! Advice guys?
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I appreciate this is an E89, but I replaced both my front shocks on my E85 in 90 mins (novice here with a little help from a mechanic friend)
The only cost was parts
The only cost was parts
Peterboroughdave
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Hi Sunnydays, you appear to be having a rough time getting the Zeds Gremlins sorted. Hang in there it will be worthwhile.
We have recently had the 326M wheels refurbed and have switched away from the run-flats. We went for comfort on the tyres rather than outright performance. Uniroyal RT3's in 235/35 at front and 255/35 at the rear. Improvement in comfort level is amazing and I now have much less concern that the wheels will develop cracks. Note : previous wheels were not cracked but refurb involved adding weld material to build up rim profile before re-machining. The rim profile had been ruined by cosmetic repair work carried out by BMW main dealership in March 2017, and charged to previous owner. I decided just to pay for a decent professional job rather than give the bodger another go.
The 326M 19" wheels do look great, my refurb was done through a local firm who stripped the tires off and then sent the wheels off to a specialist in Milton Keynes, (6 day turn around) . Wheel refurb was £528 incl (I know this is not cheap) and tires were £400 supply only from local garage with free fitment by the local firm who sent the wheels away. Another £70 for centre caps and wheel decals and we will be all fixed up for £1000.
Dave
We have recently had the 326M wheels refurbed and have switched away from the run-flats. We went for comfort on the tyres rather than outright performance. Uniroyal RT3's in 235/35 at front and 255/35 at the rear. Improvement in comfort level is amazing and I now have much less concern that the wheels will develop cracks. Note : previous wheels were not cracked but refurb involved adding weld material to build up rim profile before re-machining. The rim profile had been ruined by cosmetic repair work carried out by BMW main dealership in March 2017, and charged to previous owner. I decided just to pay for a decent professional job rather than give the bodger another go.
The 326M 19" wheels do look great, my refurb was done through a local firm who stripped the tires off and then sent the wheels off to a specialist in Milton Keynes, (6 day turn around) . Wheel refurb was £528 incl (I know this is not cheap) and tires were £400 supply only from local garage with free fitment by the local firm who sent the wheels away. Another £70 for centre caps and wheel decals and we will be all fixed up for £1000.
Dave
I found my e89 had a cracked 17 inch alloy the week after I bought the car. This was my first ever cracked alloy after 10 years of bmw ownership. When I started my research the scary stuff wasn't that a crack can be repaired but that the alloy has to be heated highly to accept the weld and that this then created a weak spot on each side of the weld 
creating two weak points versus the one fixed. Anyway personal preference was to get 4 alloys of the same style to replace the cracked one and two rear kerbed ones giving me 3 spares. This option worked for me.
creating two weak points versus the one fixed. Anyway personal preference was to get 4 alloys of the same style to replace the cracked one and two rear kerbed ones giving me 3 spares. This option worked for me.Peterboroughdave
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Photographs of refurbed wheels:
The final finished colour is more of a silver grey than the original bright silver - still deciding if we like the new colour or prefer the original
http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/download/file.php?mode=view&id=17648
Car looks high on the front suspension, would like to lower the front but don't want to mess up the handling etc.
Dave
The final finished colour is more of a silver grey than the original bright silver - still deciding if we like the new colour or prefer the original
http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/download/file.php?mode=view&id=17648
Car looks high on the front suspension, would like to lower the front but don't want to mess up the handling etc.
Dave
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Busterboo said:Smartbear said:Busterboo said:
That's an ignorant comment Tim, more than likely to be an easy & cheap welded repair and changing to non runflats would see it unlikely to reoccur
Rob
For your sake, Rob, I hope you're right.
But it's not a choice I'd make, nor advice I'd give. Cracked wheels are not MoT fails because inspectors don't like welders. :wink:
Heard it all before..... like a stuck record :roll:
Thanks for the advice everyone much appreciated. So an update:
The front shock absorber, I have had 2 indys take a look and say it is absoloutely fine, they say that BMW are chatting crap essentially. Going to have a third opinion just to be sure.
Alloys: I have read around the subject and from what I have understood a weld will not last for ever. It appears the rim will crack again, in the same spot given abit of time. In addition to this the heating required to integrate the weld weakens the alloy in other spots, by the time it is welded, refurbed and painted will be circa £400. Based on this I have opted for the option of a new set of aftermarket alloys.
Thanks!
The front shock absorber, I have had 2 indys take a look and say it is absoloutely fine, they say that BMW are chatting crap essentially. Going to have a third opinion just to be sure.
Alloys: I have read around the subject and from what I have understood a weld will not last for ever. It appears the rim will crack again, in the same spot given abit of time. In addition to this the heating required to integrate the weld weakens the alloy in other spots, by the time it is welded, refurbed and painted will be circa £400. Based on this I have opted for the option of a new set of aftermarket alloys.
Thanks!
