Are e60 wheels harder to balance?
10-25-2009, 03:39 PM
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I have stock rims, 138 I think...
I went to 3 different wheel places in Tampa and they could not balance them properly. I get vibration from 70 to 90 mph. Think I should keep trying or bite the bullet and go to the dealer...
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Jarek
I went to 3 different wheel places in Tampa and they could not balance them properly. I get vibration from 70 to 90 mph. Think I should keep trying or bite the bullet and go to the dealer...
Thanks!
Jarek
10-25-2009, 03:49 PM
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Did they say why they couldn't balance them?
Originally Posted by jarekkaraban' post='1040254' date='Oct 25 2009, 04:39 PM
I have stock rims, 138 I think...
I went to 3 different wheel places in Tampa and they could not balance them properly. I get vibration from 70 to 90 mph. Think I should keep trying or bite the bullet and go to the dealer...
Thanks!
Jarek
I went to 3 different wheel places in Tampa and they could not balance them properly. I get vibration from 70 to 90 mph. Think I should keep trying or bite the bullet and go to the dealer...
Thanks!
Jarek
10-25-2009, 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by acuteperformance' post='1040259' date='Oct 25 2009, 07:49 PM
Did they say why they couldn't balance them?
10-25-2009, 03:55 PM
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did you ask why they couldn't balance it?
Originally Posted by jarekkaraban' post='1040265' date='Oct 25 2009, 04:54 PM
No they were all confident the they could and knew how to do it....
10-25-2009, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by jarekkaraban' post='1040265' date='Oct 25 2009, 06:54 PM
No they were all confident the they could and knew how to do it....
10-25-2009, 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by kscarrol' post='1040283' date='Oct 25 2009, 08:14 PM
Are you sure you don't have a bent rim?
10-25-2009, 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by jarekkaraban' post='1040289' date='Oct 25 2009, 08:28 PM
Pretty sure, it was balanced fine until I put on new tires at tire kingdom and got them to balance the wheels.
BMW quoted me $25 a tire to do it properly, maybe I will bite because it drives me friggin nuts...
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10-25-2009, 04:56 PM
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I can't imagine BMW's entire assortment of wheels for the e60 are any more difficult to balance than those for any other model or manufacturer.
10-25-2009, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by NYC530XI' post='1040300' date='Oct 25 2009, 08:37 PM
I have a feeling the migrant worker at the tire shop just doesn't know what the fuck he is doing...
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