BMW vs. Pothole = 2 completely crack wheels

lonestar22 · 08-22-2009, 07:45 PM

thats not the first e90 wheel to do that. my buddie works at the dealership as a tech and i was back there and they had stacks of wheels that were broken like this

Quasimodem · 08-22-2009, 09:15 PM

JB Weld

RPM90 · 08-23-2009, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Z22Z

this would make complete sense if it was one destroyed wheel. however, the front wheel should have taken most of the impact and distributed enough energy through cracking to reduce the damage to the rear wheel. for both to crack like this and in the same exact areas, it's a bit fishy.

I still say it makes sense, because he didn't stop nor was he stopping.
Sounds like he didn't see it and simply drove head on into it, one wheel then the next. Aluminum wheels are just NOT that strong, and the RFT's make it much worse.

My question is; why did he drive off the road?
I think I made out that someone was coming into his lane?

I'd still use my insurance. It surprises me how often people won't use their insurance worrying about premiums, and will go ahead and spend thousands on the repairs. Even if your premium were to go up, only the portion on which you make the claim will go up, not the all of the insurance parts will. And, if you're only making 1 claim every 3 years, if that, you premium probably won't go up at all, as it's based on how much money they have to pay out.

If you want OEM wheels, they are expensive and worth the cost of the deductible. If you go aftermarket, you can get better and lower cost options, but now he has to get 4 new wheels, which will cost too.

Bweezy311 · 08-23-2009, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Hecticrulerz

Sure there wasn't a scud missile's warhead in that pot hole? CAUSE GOD DAWM SON!!!

Let's not rule out an IED either!

quality_sound · 08-23-2009, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Bweezy311

Let's not rule out an IED either!

That's not funny guys. Not even a little. Talk about poor taste.

Spydeputy · 08-23-2009, 06:06 AM

they look like the 162's. i have them so i'm glad i payed for the insurance.

what do you keep your air pressure at ?

?

Marcumac · 08-23-2009, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by RPM90

Aluminum wheels are just NOT that strong, and the RFT's make it much worse.

They weren't RFTs.

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Originally Posted by calvino

my car does not have Runflats I had Michelin's pilot primacy. I think with RFT the damage would had been even worse.

Peter@VMRWheels · 08-24-2009, 02:32 AM

Wow... sorry to hear about the damaged wheel. From the looks of the wheel and pothole picture, the rear lip (weakest part of a wheel) took most if not all of the force. Didn't see the front face of the wheel so I can't be sure. Whats surprising is that the separation is close to the spokes, the area where the barrel thickness starts to thin out.

If its just the back of (both) wheels impacting the pothole, you might have hit that pothole at the "perfect" angle, where the impact force pretty much exceeds what a wheel is designed to withstand. Of course this leads to the argument of whether separation should occur at any time... Well, that debate can probably occur after one examines the separation point to see if there are problems with the raw material.

Glad that you already have a replacement sorted out... if its two wheels and two tires it might not be worth it going thru insurance... the deductible and the annual increase (due to at-fault claim) might cost way more than how much two used wheels (on the for sale forums) might cost. If the braking system is also compromised that might be a different story.

RPM90 · 08-25-2009, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Marcumac

They weren't RFTs.

Read the whole thread.

My first post:
"Plus, if you're running runcraps, those sidewalls are so freaking stiff that the energy just transfers straight through to the rim, instead of being absorbed and pushed out through a blowout in the sidewall and perhaps a huge dent. With RFT's that same construction that lets the tire run with no air, is the same construction that lets all that energy through to the wheel."

Note the, "IF".
I put that there because the OP's original post didn't state the tires used.

And yes, aluminum wheels are not that strong, and RFT's make the possibility of damage even worse.

jeremicium · 08-25-2009, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Hecticrulerz

Sure there wasn't a scud missile's warhead in that pot hole? CAUSE GOD DAWM SON!!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bweezy311

Let's not rule out an IED either!

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Originally Posted by quality_sound

That's not funny guys. Not even a little. Talk about poor taste.

C'mon it was a little funny, the OP probably even got a chuckle out of it...and besides did you see the new rims he's getting? suh-weet!

battlehawk1025 · 08-25-2009, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by jeremicium

C'mon it was a little funny, the OP probably even got a chuckle out of it...and besides did you see the new rims he's getting? suh-weet!

to some, may be, to others such as myself who knew people killed by them

, it's not.

ps sorry didnt mean to

yuyue · 08-25-2009, 11:57 AM

that's too bad!

Marcumac · 08-25-2009, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by RPM90

Read the whole thread.

I read the whole thread, I was just clarifying that he was not running RFTs when this happened, as several other people here still seem to think he was. No need to be rude.

quality_sound · 08-25-2009, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by jeremicium

C'mon it was a little funny, the OP probably even got a chuckle out of it...and besides did you see the new rims he's getting? suh-weet!

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Originally Posted by battlehawk1025

to some, may be, to others such as myself who knew people killed by them

, it's not.

ps sorry didnt mean to

Exactly.

scooby9 · 08-25-2009, 12:59 PM

Looks like it was driven over a land mine!

SpmnE9zero · 08-25-2009, 01:02 PM

Holy Shit!

Darkcyd_Turbo · 08-25-2009, 01:06 PM

You didn't hit a pothole...that sh!t was a freegin' crater!!!

AlbinoSnail · 08-25-2009, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Priority 1

I'd love for you to go back and take a picture of the pothole...

+1.

It was a pot hole and not a sink hole? ....

montreal red · 08-25-2009, 01:58 PM

wow ... i have never seen a wheel crack completely like that. thats insane!

Dre01SS · 08-25-2009, 05:35 PM

Like many have said, holy shit! I've never seen a wheel failure like that! Glad it didn't cause you to wreck!

jeremicium · 08-25-2009, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by battlehawk1025

to some, may be, to others such as myself who knew people killed by them

, it's not.

ps sorry didnt mean to

No disrespect meant guys...i've been in the air force for 14 years and have seen what can happen to the guys in harms way...oddly enough...they often find humor in the most dire of situations. Anyways, That being said...`that pothole was obviously out for vengeance.

catch · 08-25-2009, 08:56 PM

i have NEVER seen damage like that! DAMN!

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Peter@VMRWheels BimmerPost Supporting Vendor 93 Rep 685 Posts Drives: P85D Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Irvine, CA iTrader: (0)	Wow... sorry to hear about the damaged wheel. From the looks of the wheel and pothole picture, the rear lip (weakest part of a wheel) took most if not all of the force. Didn't see the front face of the wheel so I can't be sure. Whats surprising is that the separation is close to the spokes, the area where the barrel thickness starts to thin out. If its just the back of (both) wheels impacting the pothole, you might have hit that pothole at the "perfect" angle, where the impact force pretty much exceeds what a wheel is designed to withstand. Of course this leads to the argument of whether separation should occur at any time... Well, that debate can probably occur after one examines the separation point to see if there are problems with the raw material. Glad that you already have a replacement sorted out... if its two wheels and two tires it might not be worth it going thru insurance... the deductible and the annual increase (due to at-fault claim) might cost way more than how much two used wheels (on the for sale forums) might cost. If the braking system is also compromised that might be a different story.
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