Sports Package = Multiple Cracked OEM Wheels?

Dmillion · 04-13-2009, 11:05 AM

My 545i with sports package has had 2 cracked rims in the past 2 months. My wheels keep getting hair line fractures on the inside edge that span maybe 1 inch…jus enough for air to slowly leak out. Fortunately I know of a place that repairs cracked rims for $100 bucks. Can you guys tell me if I’m just a bad/rough driver or are these wheels just weak and BMW should use stronger materials because you have had the same issue?

Crimson92 · 04-13-2009, 11:07 AM

nope, youre a bad driver

I335 · 04-13-2009, 11:07 AM

Are there potholes in TX? What are you hitting?

Tallest · 04-13-2009, 11:10 AM

has to be you or the roads you drive. or defective rims.

kgb1637 · 04-13-2009, 11:11 AM

I drive on some bad roads in PA, NJ, and NYC. I haven't had any problems yet so far with OEM rims but I know people have bent numerous aftermarket rims on these bad roads. I thought roads other than the Midwest and Northeast are supposed to be pretty good?

NewSong · 04-13-2009, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Crimson92

nope, youre a bad driver

+10000000
Crimson92 is never wrong.

NiVeDh · 04-13-2009, 11:12 AM

How would air leak out of the tires if the wheels have hairline fractures? Or are you talking about the tires cracking?

Cloud9blue · 04-13-2009, 11:17 AM

Those OEM wheels are the strongest cast wheels you can buy. My 19" style230 have hit multiple craters so far, and it is still in top condition (knock on wood).

You live in Texas, what the hell? The roads there are smooth like glass.

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Originally Posted by Dmillion

My 545i with sports package has had 2 cracked rims in the past 2 months. My wheels keep getting hair line fractures on the inside edge that span maybe 1 inch…jus enough for air to slowly leak out. Fortunately I know of a place that repairs cracked rims for $100 bucks. Can you guys tell me if I’m just a bad/rough driver or are these wheels just weak and BMW should use stronger materials because you have had the same issue?

Crimson92 · 04-13-2009, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by NewSong

+10000000
Crimson92 is never wrong.

oh, thanks

wellwell · 04-13-2009, 11:23 AM

where are you driving? most people who claim to live in Houston live in the burbs and the roads out there are smooth (from what I hear). I live in the loop with the sport package and I have not had any problems.

thegeneral101 · 04-13-2009, 11:34 AM

the strategy is to avoid the potholes not hit them

200Duece · 04-13-2009, 11:39 AM

Did no one respond to the post on the 5post site?

NewSong · 04-13-2009, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Crimson92

oh, thanks

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Crimson92 · 04-13-2009, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by NewSong

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Dmillion · 04-13-2009, 12:51 PM

Trust me...I do avoid the pot holes...maybe my gf is driving my car while im sleep

ragingclue · 04-13-2009, 12:56 PM

Try bf.c

I know my E36 wheels were made of hardened butter, so they bent easily but never cracked. Don't know what the case was for the 5er. But you'll probably have a difficult time getting this answered on e90post.

Best of luck.

STE92VE · 04-13-2009, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by thegeneral101

the strategy is to avoid the potholes not hit them

+1

That's why I opted not to get ZSP on my wife's E90....

AlanQS · 04-13-2009, 02:41 PM

Are your wheels 19"? There are a lot of problems with Style 225 and 230 wheels in the U.K. and it is beginning to look like 19" wheels with 30 or 35 profile tyres AND being run-flats, is a deadly combination in areas where the roads are not that good.

Basically, because of the low profiles and the stiffness of the run flat sidewalls, the tyres cushion nothing and transmit sudden loads straight onto the road wheels.

There's a big sticky thread on the U.K. section "Taking BMW legal" which has a lot of people with cracked 19" rims. Not 17", not 18" and not M3 or Alpina (which don't have run-flats), just 19" wheels with run-flats.

Sadly, the U.K. isn't full of smooth roads (outside of the motorways).

roozie2001 · 04-13-2009, 02:52 PM

No its definately houston. the freeways r descent here but out streets have ditches not fkn potholes. sometime i feel like my rims are about to break. i have less than 15k on my car and had to replace 2 tires due to bubbles caused from potholes. sucks bad.

Dmillion · 04-13-2009, 03:33 PM

Houston has some nice roads, but there are definetly areas with pot holes waiting to crush ur rims...

No I don't have 19's...Jus 18s. I know it's a 3 series forum, but I just like to hear ur opinions because they are so valuable to me (a tear fell).

solefald · 04-13-2009, 03:36 PM

dunno, my 197's are perfectly fine after a year of "spirited" driving and some pot holes that looked like they could swallow my car. they did get some curb rush, due to "spirited" parking jobs brought you buy yours truly

jpsum · 04-13-2009, 03:39 PM

If the wheel cracked when you hit a pothole, the wheel is probably defective. They should bend, not crack.

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kgb1637 Lieutenant Colonel 21 Rep 1,519 Posts Drives: RS5 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Baltimore, MD iTrader: (0)	I drive on some bad roads in PA, NJ, and NYC. I haven't had any problems yet so far with OEM rims but I know people have bent numerous aftermarket rims on these bad roads. I thought roads other than the Midwest and Northeast are supposed to be pretty good? __________________ Retired - '08 E90 335i Sparkling Graphite/Gray Dakota Leather, ZSP, ZCW, ZPP, Navi, ipod, Sat
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NiVeDh Major General 422 Rep 8,003 Posts Drives: '08 E90 335i, '99 E36 M3 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Houston, TX & Atlanta, GA iTrader: (132) Garage List 2008 BMW 335i Sedan [8.66]	How would air leak out of the tires if the wheels have hairline fractures? Or are you talking about the tires cracking?
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wellwell Private First Class 5 Rep 169 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: 30* by 90* iTrader: (1)	where are you driving? most people who claim to live in Houston live in the burbs and the roads out there are smooth (from what I hear). I live in the loop with the sport package and I have not had any problems.
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Dmillion Private First Class 21 Rep 135 Posts Drives: 2005 bmw 545i Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: houston, Texas iTrader: (0)	Trust me...I do avoid the pot holes...maybe my gf is driving my car while im sleep
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ragingclue One cam is enough 130 Rep 6,801 Posts Drives: VF Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: mulletville iTrader: (1)	Try bf.c I know my E36 wheels were made of hardened butter, so they bent easily but never cracked. Don't know what the case was for the 5er. But you'll probably have a difficult time getting this answered on e90post. Best of luck.
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AlanQS Colonel 243 Rep 2,811 Posts Drives: Jaguar XE P250 HSE Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Glasgow iTrader: (0) Garage List 2016 430i m-sport G ... [0.00]	Are your wheels 19"? There are a lot of problems with Style 225 and 230 wheels in the U.K. and it is beginning to look like 19" wheels with 30 or 35 profile tyres AND being run-flats, is a deadly combination in areas where the roads are not that good. Basically, because of the low profiles and the stiffness of the run flat sidewalls, the tyres cushion nothing and transmit sudden loads straight onto the road wheels. There's a big sticky thread on the U.K. section "Taking BMW legal" which has a lot of people with cracked 19" rims. Not 17", not 18" and not M3 or Alpina (which don't have run-flats), just 19" wheels with run-flats. Sadly, the U.K. isn't full of smooth roads (outside of the motorways).
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roozie2001 Just some guy 49 Rep 1,531 Posts Drives: 2008 White 335i sedan Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (4)	No its definately houston. the freeways r descent here but out streets have ditches not fkn potholes. sometime i feel like my rims are about to break. i have less than 15k on my car and had to replace 2 tires due to bubbles caused from potholes. sucks bad. __________________ 2008 BMW 335i/Sedan/Alpine White/Terra/Steptronic/Premium Package/Sports package/Comfort Access/USB/Sirius
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Dmillion Private First Class 21 Rep 135 Posts Drives: 2005 bmw 545i Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: houston, Texas iTrader: (0)	Houston has some nice roads, but there are definetly areas with pot holes waiting to crush ur rims... No I don't have 19's...Jus 18s. I know it's a 3 series forum, but I just like to hear ur opinions because they are so valuable to me (a tear fell).
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jpsum Major 264 Rep 1,088 Posts Drives: 2010 TSX Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New Haven area iTrader: (4)	If the wheel cracked when you hit a pothole, the wheel is probably defective. They should bend, not crack.
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