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#31
12-07-2007, 01:03 PM
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I don't buy it - without some make on the tire lip as well. For all this guy know the wheel was damaged in the factory or during mounting. 
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#32
12-21-2008, 10:57 AM
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I just left the flat fix, and I have the same exact crack in the same exact spot (in the middle of the whieght). going to the dealer monday morning to see if they will replace or repair it.
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12-22-2008, 07:33 PM
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This is interesting. I've been losing about 5psi each week in the rear driver's side tire. No rim marks, nothing puncturing the tire. I'll pull the tire to check the inner rim this weekend.
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#34
12-23-2008, 12:06 AM
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dealer is giving me a problem to replace the rim. I just dont understand why.
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12-23-2008, 12:18 AM
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^ wear and tear items are tough... the tire pkg would've gotten you out of trouble I suppose but I don't believe in that stuff either. Add to that the many potholes in Brooklyn.. (drove thru last night)
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#36
12-23-2008, 04:01 AM
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If you look on some of the UK E90 forums you will find that wheel cracking is quite common, one person is taking BMW to court as he had his wheel examined and x rayed and the expert witness was of the opinion that it faulty manufacture.
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#37
12-27-2008, 07:32 PM
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I had both cracked rims changed by the dealer under warranty. First rear left after 5K km and second rear right 29K km. In my opinion bad roads, run flats and hard driving will eventually damage the 20" 214. Change to conventional tires and keep smiling.
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#39
01-18-2009, 12:15 PM
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My e70 with 28k and the 214, both rears cracked. One wheel had 1 crack and the other had 2. All three cracks were not small either. Def design problem. With the rim being so wide and the camber on the rear wheels and the low profile runflats the inner edge of the rim is under huge stress and is giving up the ghost on rough roads. Mine were changed under warranty.
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#40
01-18-2009, 01:25 PM
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What rim is cracked on your cars? I have had my X5 for less than a month, and about a week and a half ago, I saw a BIG crack on my right rear wheel. I checked the other wheels and they were fine. Then about 2 days after, I see another crack and again another 2 or 3 days later, and again a few days later but this time its long. Here where I live there are a lot of potholes, but I will drive 2mph to get around it even if I am holding traffic. Within 1 week I got 3 BIG cracks on the same right rear wheel which shouldn't happen especially when the car is new.
Heres some pictures of the first crack.   I got a car wash at night, and the next morning this is what my brakes looked like. I thought they got rusted overnight an d I was getting pissed, but after driving it, it went away.  
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