risk of having REPLICA rims!!!
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Re: risk of having REPLICA rims!!!
it was on my e39. yup! its original. Style 71. good thing i was not driving fast when this happened. and did i mention that it happened to 2 of my rims both at the same side. Not even 1 tire damaged. im sure you guys already know what reason the dealer said......:screwedu:
il post a more detailed picture without the tire.
roberttan;419255 said:
it was on my e39. yup! its original. Style 71. good thing i was not driving fast when this happened. and did i mention that it happened to 2 of my rims both at the same side. Not even 1 tire damaged. im sure you guys already know what reason the dealer said......:screwedu:
il post a more detailed picture without the tire.
Re: risk of having REPLICA rims!!!
SO you have being driving on this wheels since you got your E39 brand new?
if not from new car than the history of the wheels could be question.
also you mentioned both are on the same side? could you remember you ever hit any pothole recently or always drive hard over the road hump.
just MHO
SO you have being driving on this wheels since you got your E39 brand new?
if not from new car than the history of the wheels could be question.
also you mentioned both are on the same side? could you remember you ever hit any pothole recently or always drive hard over the road hump.
just MHO
Re: risk of having REPLICA rims!!!
Yes had it from day 1 of my car. When that first happened with the 2 pieces, i complained to the dealer about it, they made all the excuses that i might have hit a VERY BIG pot hole. So i ask them this question, HOW COME BOTH TIRES HAS NO DAMAGE AT ALL IF THE HOLE WAS SO BIG?. I admit hitting something but not enough to do that kind of damage. So after a long argument, they said that it might be the production series of my rims. But funny thing is that they only replaced those 2 damage one thus leaving me with the other old 2 pieces. So hard to argue with them so i just decided to accept the offer since i paid so much for those rims. I then had it installed MOUNTING THE SAME TIRE TO THE NEW SET OF RIMS. After using the car for another few months, i hit a small stone on the road, about 2"X2"X2", and this happens again. EXACTLY THE SAME DAMAGE AS THE PREVIOUS RIMS. Again my tires were not damaged, rims has no dent(look at the picture), and it happened to the new rims they gave me. So it confirms that it is not on the production series, It is simply inferior. Talked to dealer again and they say it is my fault. Got tired of talking to them and decided to just get new rims outside dealer. I did not care are anymore of the amount of money i spend on those rims. Why risk my families safety. Now i am running of BBS RC size 18" with 245/45 tires for almost 7 years and guess what, haven't damaged a single rim. I have damaged a tire once after heating a big pot hole but i knew that time that i hit the hole that it will damage either my rims or my tire because of the size of the hole. With the old rims, i did not expect to break the rims that way, the car just started swerving. Luckily, there was no car beside me at that time.
roberttan;419423 said:
Yes had it from day 1 of my car. When that first happened with the 2 pieces, i complained to the dealer about it, they made all the excuses that i might have hit a VERY BIG pot hole. So i ask them this question, HOW COME BOTH TIRES HAS NO DAMAGE AT ALL IF THE HOLE WAS SO BIG?. I admit hitting something but not enough to do that kind of damage. So after a long argument, they said that it might be the production series of my rims. But funny thing is that they only replaced those 2 damage one thus leaving me with the other old 2 pieces. So hard to argue with them so i just decided to accept the offer since i paid so much for those rims. I then had it installed MOUNTING THE SAME TIRE TO THE NEW SET OF RIMS. After using the car for another few months, i hit a small stone on the road, about 2"X2"X2", and this happens again. EXACTLY THE SAME DAMAGE AS THE PREVIOUS RIMS. Again my tires were not damaged, rims has no dent(look at the picture), and it happened to the new rims they gave me. So it confirms that it is not on the production series, It is simply inferior. Talked to dealer again and they say it is my fault. Got tired of talking to them and decided to just get new rims outside dealer. I did not care are anymore of the amount of money i spend on those rims. Why risk my families safety. Now i am running of BBS RC size 18" with 245/45 tires for almost 7 years and guess what, haven't damaged a single rim. I have damaged a tire once after heating a big pot hole but i knew that time that i hit the hole that it will damage either my rims or my tire because of the size of the hole. With the old rims, i did not expect to break the rims that way, the car just started swerving. Luckily, there was no car beside me at that time.
Re: risk of having REPLICA rims!!!
you should have brought this UP to PML for some investigation so that BMW can revert this issue to their counterpart and you could have safe others risk of running on the same rim ,so that they recall the rim from the open market and replaced it.
it also help them to improve on the quality of their product.
the 2nd pair of demaged was it the replaced 2 pcs? or the last 2 pcs?markE39;419424 said:
you should have brought this UP to PML for some investigation so that BMW can revert this issue to their counterpart and you could have safe others risk of running on the same rim ,so that they recall the rim from the open market and replaced it.
it also help them to improve on the quality of their product.
Re: risk of having REPLICA rims!!!
the 2nd set damaged was the NEWER SET. i am tired of talking with dealer. before you even start talking, they already have an answer. it's like they are trained to make excuses and not to help you with your concerns. anyways, my rims makes a good design in the walls of my garage
i like my friends looking at it. haha.
the 2nd set damaged was the NEWER SET. i am tired of talking with dealer. before you even start talking, they already have an answer. it's like they are trained to make excuses and not to help you with your concerns. anyways, my rims makes a good design in the walls of my garage
i like my friends looking at it. haha.