Dealer replacing corroded rims out of warranty

CJK

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I bought my Z as an AUC back in July last year, and was pretty disappointed to discover my MV2s were rapidly disintegrating. I paid particular attention to the wheels while inspecting the car prior to purchase, and it was some months later before I began to notice some bubbling on the inner surface of the rims where they meet with the spokes. This was mainly apparent on the rear wheels, and - to a lesser extent - the front nearside. It really took a turn for the worse recently, with quite deep pitting, and when I took the wheels off there was quite a lot more damage out of sight. I knew warranty-wise I didn't have a leg to stand on, but have managed to get BMW to approve the replacement of the three deteriorating wheels on a goodwill basis. It turns out that the fourth wheel was a new one fitted by the dealer prior to sale as an AUC, and the three others were refurbished (rather badly, as my experience has shown).

Does anyone think that I'm left in a dodgy position by only having 3 replaced? All in all, I feel that's a reasonable result, and don't want to push my luck just for the sake of it.
 
You did well getting them i personally would be happy to pay for the fourth wheel and keep the old one as a spare
 
Don't worry Gaz, it's clearly a reflex; when I dropped the car off, I'd barely finished saying the word "wheels" before the guy responded with "not covered" :P I explained to him that I'd spoken to the service manager about it and he still persisted with "not covered", "not covered"... etc. :headbang:
 
CJK said:
Don't worry Gaz, it's clearly a reflex; when I dropped the car off, I'd barely finished saying the word "wheels" before the guy responded with "not covered" :P I explained to him that I'd spoken to the service manager about it and he still persisted with "not covered", "not covered"... etc. :headbang:


cheers mate :thumbsup: as i said above i would be smiling if i was in your shoes i have the dreaded 108s and they did a bad refurb on them when i bought the car to get rid of some corrosion on the inner rim but would not change them even my mate who works for another BMW Stealers suggested they take the set off another Z4 that was in the showroom and put them on mine but they came back with thats moving the problem to another car yet the other car had not been sold and i was keen on buying the one with the faulty wheels you would think they would have said yes to get a sale
 
One of the reasons I avoided 108s was because of the corrosion risk, so I was pretty gutted when mine started bubbling away. Maybe someone followed your mate's suggestion and put a duff set on mine while it was in the showroom :rofl:

I'll certainly do what I can to stop these ones going the same way. Anyone got any tips? Is there something I should smear them with a couple of times a year (check out my technical knowledge...)?
 
Try a good wheel wax/sealant this will help protect them and make cleaning easier no need for aggressive wheel cleaners just regular shampoo.
 
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