Cracked Wheel
 

No other signs of damage, just a crack that seems to have come out of nowhere.

Does anyone have a souce for a rear 19" #132?


If I try to find one online, how do I make sure I am getting an OEM?

http://www.finishlinewheels.com/BMW/X5/2006/

Any idea why Finishline would be selling replicas for more than OEMS?

Answering all my own questions as my research progresses...

But if anyone would like to chime in - corrections or other opinions are welcome.

Finishline sells reconditioned OEM wheels.

That is how a OEM can cost less than a replica.

As for quality, I have no way to judge until I can get my hands on one.

I am hoping to get a wheel that had curb rash that has been repaired, and not one that like mine has been cracked and repaired. As far as I can tell, it will be a craps shoot.

If it is OEM it would have the BMW part# on one of the inner spokes, in format x xxx xxx, (6 769 875 - front axle only) or (6 769 876 - rear axle only)

Thanks

I've been thinking about what could have caused this crack.

And my memory takes me back three weeks ago when I was driving down the highway and I heard what I thought was the sound of a shotgun going off in the right rear of the car.

It was so loud that I actually flinched.

I could not imagine what the sound could have been, but I pulled over to look - and saw nothing.

I knew I didn't run over anything and after a while forgot about it.

Now I think I know what that horrendous noise was.

wow where is this crack? did you talk to the dealer? if its a defective wheel they should replace it free of charge.

Hey blktop, sorry to hear about your crack in the rear :wow: :wow: :wow:

I recently bought a set of oem 132's and took some internal pics of each spoke just after I cleaned them, thinking that it may come in handy one day. My numbers & stampings don't stack up with what weasel stated and that maybe a euro delivery thing given that I'm in Oz. But apart from what weasel has quoted and from what I've read here all bmw oem rims will have a BMW stamp and not a BWM as some reps will have. Fore warned is fore armed, make sure you don't get shafted.

Hope these pics help in identifying an oem rim.

Interested to see a pic of the rim crack and final outcome of this unfortunate event. Good luck :thumbup:

Are there really wheels for front verses rear? Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question....

i would say yes, at least for staggered setup...