BMW vs. Pothole = 2 completely crack wheels

iAerodynamic · 08-21-2009, 02:27 PM

holy shit.. 45 mph...?

kgb1637 · 08-21-2009, 02:27 PM

Thats not a crack...thats a straight sheering of the metal, what did BMW say?

OC Guy · 08-21-2009, 03:49 PM

Wow, glad you aren't hurt. Good luck on getting compensation.

Marcumac · 08-21-2009, 04:35 PM

Holy fuck. That's beyond ridiculous. Get some replacements while you await BMWNA's response. Blows my mind that this all happened without runflats on. Good luck with everything OP.

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Originally Posted by Tarik

Holy crap!
Good time to upgrade...but I wonder, would warranty cover this? I know it's not exactly equipment failer per se, but it sort of is...

He's out of warranty.

calvino · 08-21-2009, 06:35 PM

UPDATE: Look what I just got from a local owner

TSW 19" gunmetal w/mirror cut face

hopefully the wheels is the only thing that got fck up, and I can have my baby running on monday

JaysBlueE92 · 08-21-2009, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by rc'Z

Unreal, that's not a typical pothole in the middle of the road. It's the side of the road, you are lucky you didn't loose control and wreck for it to break the wheels like that. Has to be more damage to the bottom/suspension of the car. City and BMW are going to look at it as running off the side of the road not hitting a pot hole in the driving lane. Insurance maybe sure the truck wasn't in your lane and force you off? That is still unreal. Glad you didn't total.

glad you didn't end up in the woods even further off the road

Bimmerfreek · 08-21-2009, 08:15 PM

whoa man sorry that sucks

Rome · 08-21-2009, 08:21 PM

:| wow that looks terrible.. whats your pay pal we'll start up a fund to get you some new wheels..

Arustik1 · 08-21-2009, 09:05 PM

Sry I didn't read the thread, but what PSI are you running in your tires?

atwell3993 · 08-21-2009, 09:11 PM

DANG.....DANG.

ianbiz · 08-21-2009, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by RedlineSi

Contact the city. They should be liable for that.

Yeah.

Where did you hit the pothole (road wise).

ianbiz · 08-21-2009, 09:19 PM

That how to get money/replacements from your local gov. for bad roads.

sillymilliewong · 08-21-2009, 09:53 PM

wow the wheel and tire warranty wouldve helped with this mess.... yikes

aznbenz07 · 08-22-2009, 02:03 AM

wow, those wheels seem weak.

bavarian19 · 08-22-2009, 09:30 AM

Sara · 08-22-2009, 09:45 AM

God damn!!

BimmerRat · 08-22-2009, 12:55 PM

holy freaking crap!!!

ALUFELGEN · 08-22-2009, 12:58 PM

That's a complete wheel failure. I would contact BMW immediately. A wheel is supposed to bend not completely crack under stress.

PS: This goes to show that even a BMW wheel can fail.

Bobby_LeMans · 08-22-2009, 01:02 PM

you guys consider that a crack....lolz....the wheels are gone..

quality_sound · 08-22-2009, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by calvino

UPDATE: Look what I just got from a local owner

TSW 19" gunmetal w/mirror cut face

hopefully the wheels is the only thing that got fck up, and I can have my baby running on monday

If you thought the OEM wheels were soft... TSWs aren't called The Soft Wheel for nothing.

Phil G · 08-22-2009, 05:45 PM

Wow, insane, I hit a significant pothole on I-20 out of Tuscaloosa at 80 mph and it didn't do that damage, created a massive bubble in the sidewall of front right tire. I'm sorry to hear about this man, I guess be glad nothing worse happened.

Express · 08-22-2009, 05:47 PM

wowowowo

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