Wheel repair or new wheels?

Gav91183 · 06-21-2014, 02:37 PM

So I hit a small lip in the road awhile back and kept driving as if nothing was wrong. Well this morning I get up and my TPS sensor tells me I have a low tire, I check and there is a nail. So I drive my happy hungover self to Discount Tire and I let them know what I found this lovely morning. While I'm trying to hydrate with an awesome McDonald's Dr. Pepper I see them going over my wheel with chalk (you're right that's not good) and they happened to bring me even better news! I have to small cracks in one of my wheels (the one with the nail). So my question to you is, new wheels or get the one with the crack repaired? They have already been repaired once because when I bought the car they all happened to be bent.

If you say new wheels, make a suggestion and post a pic! thanks!

335NJ · 06-21-2014, 03:15 PM

Cheapest route is to have it repaired obviously. That looks repairable anyway.

A good wheel shop can have you rolling for maybe $125-150.

If you WANT new wheels, you now have a bit on an excuse

Gav91183 · 06-21-2014, 03:25 PM

I wouldnt know which wheels to get... I really like the wheels i have on there, so i may just get them repaired

335NJ · 06-21-2014, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Gav91183

I wouldnt know which wheels to get... I really like the wheels i have on there, so i may just get them repaired

The wheels you have are already nice. Just go get that wheel repaired

e92_enthusiast_1 · 06-21-2014, 04:02 PM

Agree those wheels look like the m359 style. Dream wheels IMO. Will get eventually.

bimmette · 06-21-2014, 04:13 PM

Yeah, your wheels are nice! Just repair!

Gav91183 · 06-21-2014, 04:39 PM

yeah that is what I'm going to do along with the 3 others since they have a lil curb rash on them. Sad part is, this was the one wheel without rash hahaha

Daveantonio92 · 06-21-2014, 05:40 PM

new wheels just paid 1900 for brand new 20s with tires, tpms, and shipped

Gav91183 · 06-21-2014, 05:54 PM

20s are way too big and that is out of my price range... what kinda wheels did you get?

335NJ · 06-21-2014, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Gav91183

yeah that is what I'm going to do along with the 3 others since they have a lil curb rash on them. Sad part is, this was the one wheel without rash hahaha

You should get a bit of a price break for doing all 4 as well.

sathoro · 06-21-2014, 08:15 PM

I got my M359 wheels when my OEM M-Sport wheels cracked. It was a good excuse especially because I think one or more was also bent (also they all had terrible curb rash from first owner)... but if that crack is the only thing wrong I would probably be looking to repair it.

mythek · 06-21-2014, 08:23 PM

wheel cracks can be repaired? how long does that last until it cracks again? safety's first. I would get new wheels.

Kernel Kurtz · 06-21-2014, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Shafer

The wheels you have are already nice. Just go get that wheel repaired

This.

J-Spec Dan · 06-21-2014, 09:28 PM

repaired them all once before? and then you are gonna repair them again? for the amount of money you have and will spend on repairs, why not get stronger new wheels? and avoid potholes...

not trying to hate. just think about it.

BlackWidow · 06-22-2014, 01:39 AM

Repair them, I've had my stock rims repaired before with similar cracks. Still holding up fine.

But $125 for a repair? I had mine done for around $60.

hawkplayer32 · 06-22-2014, 02:19 AM

I'm curious how they would repair a stress crack like that.... I would think they would just weld it and grind it down, but depending on the type of metal that may not be the best route.

SMadd · 06-22-2014, 08:22 AM

Repair for sure ...

rick100 · 06-22-2014, 08:27 AM

like everybody said wheels look sick. Repair the wheel or just buy one rim .

Gav91183 · 06-22-2014, 12:16 PM

When I first got the car, wheels were bent according to discount because they couldn't balance them. So all 4 wheels had to be repaired. I'm thinking I may go new because maybe the reason these cracked was because they were already repaired once before?

As for avoiding potholes, I do my best but they are doing construction on almost every damn road in dallas/fort worth and sometimes there's nothing you can do when the whole road has a crack or lip when blacktop as settled and concrete is higher than it.

I think these are actually the Avant Garde M359 wheels and may just get the whole set in case one or more may still be bent and they do have rash on them.

WapArtist · 06-22-2014, 12:29 PM

I'm kind of in the same boat. Bought a used pair of staggered 189's. Rears are flawless but as usual fronts get knocked around more and where the weight is.

Between 48-51 mph there is a slight shimmy that irritates me. In Atlanta in getting pricing between $90-$160 for each

Gav91183 · 06-22-2014, 01:43 PM

I found some awesome wheels but its like do I pay 2500? I am digging the Work Gnosis HS202

WapArtist · 06-22-2014, 02:23 PM

Wow! Those are insane! I also would love to have some dish and polished edge

06-21-2014, 02:37 PM	#1
Gav91183 Private 7 Rep 75 Posts Drives: 2007 335i Coupe Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Fort Worth, TX iTrader: (0)	Wheel repair or new wheels? So I hit a small lip in the road awhile back and kept driving as if nothing was wrong. Well this morning I get up and my TPS sensor tells me I have a low tire, I check and there is a nail. So I drive my happy hungover self to Discount Tire and I let them know what I found this lovely morning. While I'm trying to hydrate with an awesome McDonald's Dr. Pepper I see them going over my wheel with chalk (you're right that's not good) and they happened to bring me even better news! I have to small cracks in one of my wheels (the one with the nail). So my question to you is, new wheels or get the one with the crack repaired? They have already been repaired once because when I bought the car they all happened to be bent. If you say new wheels, make a suggestion and post a pic! thanks!
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06-21-2014, 03:15 PM	#2
335NJ Colonel 533 Rep 2,872 Posts Drives: 2008 335i 6MT E90 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: NJ/Philadelphia Suburbs iTrader: (1)	Cheapest route is to have it repaired obviously. That looks repairable anyway. A good wheel shop can have you rolling for maybe $125-150. If you WANT new wheels, you now have a bit on an excuse
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06-21-2014, 03:25 PM	#3
Gav91183 Private 7 Rep 75 Posts Drives: 2007 335i Coupe Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Fort Worth, TX iTrader: (0)	I wouldnt know which wheels to get... I really like the wheels i have on there, so i may just get them repaired
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06-21-2014, 04:02 PM	#5
e92_enthusiast_1 Lieutenant Colonel 35 Rep 1,652 Posts Drives: '10 AW/CR e92 6mt 335i Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Chandler, AZ iTrader: (1) Garage List 2010 BMW 335i [0.00]	Agree those wheels look like the m359 style. Dream wheels IMO. Will get eventually.
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bimmette YouTube.com/TvTara 6454 Rep 4,715 Posts Drives: like I stole it! (11 m3 E93) Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Vancouver iTrader: (0)	Yeah, your wheels are nice! Just repair! __________________ Watch my DIY mods at: YouTube/TvTara Follow me on Instagram at: TvTara1
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06-21-2014, 04:39 PM	#7
Gav91183 Private 7 Rep 75 Posts Drives: 2007 335i Coupe Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Fort Worth, TX iTrader: (0)	yeah that is what I'm going to do along with the 3 others since they have a lil curb rash on them. Sad part is, this was the one wheel without rash hahaha
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06-21-2014, 05:40 PM	#8
Daveantonio92 Private 5 Rep 97 Posts Drives: 335i Convertible Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (0)	new wheels just paid 1900 for brand new 20s with tires, tpms, and shipped
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06-21-2014, 05:54 PM	#9
Gav91183 Private 7 Rep 75 Posts Drives: 2007 335i Coupe Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Fort Worth, TX iTrader: (0)	20s are way too big and that is out of my price range... what kinda wheels did you get?
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06-21-2014, 08:15 PM	#11
sathoro Second Lieutenant 19 Rep 251 Posts Drives: E90 335i Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Austin, TX iTrader: (0)	I got my M359 wheels when my OEM M-Sport wheels cracked. It was a good excuse especially because I think one or more was also bent (also they all had terrible curb rash from first owner)... but if that crack is the only thing wrong I would probably be looking to repair it. __________________ '10 E90 335i \| Black Sapphire Metallic \| Black Dakota Leather \| M Sport \| Premium \| Cold Weather Cobb AP Stage 1 \| Alpina B3 TCU \| DCI \| CF Splitters \| CF Performance Spoiler \| CF Trim Last edited by sathoro; 06-21-2014 at 08:20 PM..
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06-21-2014, 08:23 PM	#12
mythek Captain 40 Rep 823 Posts Drives: 2008 335i Coupe TIAG Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Orange County, CA, USA, NA, EARTH. iTrader: (5)	wheel cracks can be repaired? how long does that last until it cracks again? safety's first. I would get new wheels.
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06-21-2014, 09:28 PM	#14
J-Spec Dan ALL RIGHTY THEN 222 Rep 2,957 Posts Drives: 12 STX Advance Join Date: May 2011 Location: G O T H A M iTrader: (2)	repaired them all once before? and then you are gonna repair them again? for the amount of money you have and will spend on repairs, why not get stronger new wheels? and avoid potholes... not trying to hate. just think about it. __________________ BMW CCA Member 483866 \|Officially Official Build Thread\| \|Widebody Thread\| Follow me on instagram: @jspecdan
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06-22-2014, 01:39 AM	#15
BlackWidow First Lieutenant 49 Rep 317 Posts Drives: M5 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Orange County/San Diego iTrader: (1)	Repair them, I've had my stock rims repaired before with similar cracks. Still holding up fine. But $125 for a repair? I had mine done for around $60.
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06-22-2014, 02:19 AM	#16
hawkplayer32 New Member 0 Rep 21 Posts Drives: 2013 335i Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Valencia, CA iTrader: (0)	I'm curious how they would repair a stress crack like that.... I would think they would just weld it and grind it down, but depending on the type of metal that may not be the best route.
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06-22-2014, 08:22 AM	#17
SMadd Private 3 Rep 96 Posts Drives: '08 335i;'07 X5 3.0si;06MRdstr Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Alpharetta, Ga. iTrader: (0)	Repair for sure ...
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06-22-2014, 08:27 AM	#18
rick100 Colonel 551 Rep 2,293 Posts Drives: 328 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: canada iTrader: (0)	like everybody said wheels look sick. Repair the wheel or just buy one rim .
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06-22-2014, 12:16 PM	#19
Gav91183 Private 7 Rep 75 Posts Drives: 2007 335i Coupe Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Fort Worth, TX iTrader: (0)	When I first got the car, wheels were bent according to discount because they couldn't balance them. So all 4 wheels had to be repaired. I'm thinking I may go new because maybe the reason these cracked was because they were already repaired once before? As for avoiding potholes, I do my best but they are doing construction on almost every damn road in dallas/fort worth and sometimes there's nothing you can do when the whole road has a crack or lip when blacktop as settled and concrete is higher than it. I think these are actually the Avant Garde M359 wheels and may just get the whole set in case one or more may still be bent and they do have rash on them.
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06-22-2014, 12:29 PM	#20
WapArtist Private First Class 10 Rep 130 Posts Drives: 2008 328i Sedan Sports Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 328i Sports Sedan [0.00]	I'm kind of in the same boat. Bought a used pair of staggered 189's. Rears are flawless but as usual fronts get knocked around more and where the weight is. Between 48-51 mph there is a slight shimmy that irritates me. In Atlanta in getting pricing between $90-$160 for each __________________ 2008 E90 328i Sport Sedan 335 189 wheels/Eibach Pro-Kit/H&R 10&12mm/K&N/Charcoal delete/LED Past:2012 R56 MINI S/1992 E34 525i/1989 E30 325ic
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06-22-2014, 01:43 PM	#21
Gav91183 Private 7 Rep 75 Posts Drives: 2007 335i Coupe Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Fort Worth, TX iTrader: (0)	I found some awesome wheels but its like do I pay 2500? I am digging the Work Gnosis HS202
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WapArtist Private First Class 10 Rep 130 Posts Drives: 2008 328i Sedan Sports Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 328i Sports Sedan [0.00]	Wow! Those are insane! I also would love to have some dish and polished edge
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