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Old 07-06-2007, 11:54 AM
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Had a small nail in the right rear tire repaired today and the shop noticed a small crack

(Not leaking air at this time)

Cracked 124 Wheel-bmw_wheel_2.jpg

At home I also noticed that the rim is slightly bent...

Cracked 124 Wheel-bmw_wheel_1.jpg

From doing a search it appears that:

1) Others have had much more serious issues with their 124's

2) Repair/replacement is not covered via warranty

3) Will need to buy a new wheel

Any comments/suggestions?

Tnx
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Old 07-06-2007, 12:20 PM
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I just replaced my cracked left front rim which was leaking. It looked a lot like yours, but it was a straighter hairline crack that slowly leaked air. The FTM brought it to my attention. Some people claim they can be repaired with a weld. I don't like that idea since a failure could be catastrophic. I would not drive on a cracked rim. Search the site for other, more severe rim failures. Go here: http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=42085
Old 07-06-2007, 10:01 PM
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another one with the 124's?
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You guys can get together and buy my set of 124
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yeah -i've got a set of 124's i'll part-out to you guys. I've got two that aren't bent of the four. I don't know which ones aren't bent yet and whether they're the ones with curb-rash or not. When i get my M166's on tuesday, I'll let know more. If you guys are interested, let me know.
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Originally Posted by thesasquatch' post='444466' date='Jul 7 2007, 01:08 PM
yeah -i've got a set of 124's i'll part-out to you guys. I've got two that aren't bent of the four. I don't know which ones aren't bent yet and whether they're the ones with curb-rash or not. When i get my M166's on tuesday, I'll let know more. If you guys are interested, let me know.
Interested...tnx
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Originally Posted by SFBimmer' post='444475' date='Jul 7 2007, 01:43 PM
Interested...tnx
On second thought.....maybe not.

Your June 18th post states "My 545's rims are HOSED and the tire shop is pissed at me for making them rebalance them 5 times"

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OMG SFBimmer ,

Where did you trash your wheel?

Get a new one at once, for your own safty, this is a gonner....
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Originally Posted by Ricracing' post='444581' date='Jul 7 2007, 06:23 PM
OMG SFBimmer ,

Where did you trash your wheel?

Get a new one at once, for your own safty, this is a gonner....
No idea.....however definitly replacing
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