Gents,

For those of you experienced vibration after putting on replica/aftermarket wheels like myself I have some good news. This morning I took my 05' 545I to a high performance tires shop to diagnose that bad vibe feeling. They told me that my Zenetti wheels need to have hub centric. So I told to do what ever it takes to get rid of the bad vibe. Took 20 min. for them to get my ride back to the heavenly stage. I took my baby on the freeway @ selective speeds to test it out. At 55mph, 70mph, 90mph and last 110mph for short lengh of time, no vibration at all, my seats were as calm as a cup of water in my cupholder. I also did some slow speed test too. It's gone.

Do yourself and your Bimmer a favor, get "hub centric".

 

Please see my post about 10 below your post: http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=31380

Oh, I wish it were so easy. Did you use plastic or metal for the rings?

They should have a separate area on this site called: Replica Wheels.

 

Yes, it was that EZ. I didn't think they can eliminated the vibration by installed a aluminum hub centric rings to all the wheels. $80 that's all it cost me. The place is a very reputable store. They take care most exotic cars here. While I was there I saw they put on custom suspension parts & wheels for one Ferrari, Aston Martin and a Bentley. Make my ride look little compare to all these beauties.

 

Wow, $80!!!!.
The rings only cost $3 each. All you need to do is take the wheel off, slide the ring on and replace the wheel.
They should have charged you the price of a tire rotation (e.g., $20).
That being said, the piece of mind is worth it.
Best,

 

I think they shouldn't have charged you at all.

I would expect a proper wheel and tyre place to know that to start with, and when offering you a set of wheels for your car, to have these within their calculation. Full stop.

At least that's what the place does where I get my wheels.

 

Gents,

Thanks for the info. I'm a daytrader and I don't have time to shop or bargaining. My philosophy is if any problems can be fix with excellent workmanship and save time then money to me is no subject. I use my good fortune to buy the best in life and enjoy to the fullest. Isn't making $$$ all about. Especially, when my cars are BMW 545i & MB CLS.

 

I don't mean this to sound like an insult, but I'm really glad there are people like you, it makes it really easy for people like me to make extra money without having to do extra work.

 

well, I see it similar, with the only difference that when I spend top whack, I expect a top job and nothing less.

Had you got the top job in the first place, you would have saved the time to go to a tyre shop again.

 

I second that.