Cracked Wheel.......

[MattPoss]

I haven't had a good weekend at all this weekend. Yesterday morning, I was parking in a local village and just touched the kerb with the wheel, not a nice feeling at all! It's the 1st time i've ever kerbed a wheel, i'm usually super careful with things like that.

Then in the afternoon I went to get 2 new tyres on the front as they were getting pretty low. Tyre fitters jacked the car up, removed the wheels then came to inform me that a one of my wheels was cracked. It had a hairline crack through the inner part of the rim. The wheels are genuine BBS CO's which I bought in October last year. It has more than definatly been caused by the huge potholes in the roads around where I live (out in the sticks).

Where do I stand with this?! I can get it alloy welded for around £30 or do I just get a full new wheel?! Do BBS wheels come with a warrenty?! I will be most definatly taking pictures of the potholes, measuring them and complaining to the council. My only worry is that 2 years ago, they concreted in 3 signs saying 'Temporary Road Surface' therefore I don't think i'll have any luck with them.

Oh and to top the day off, I was meant to be racing my autograss car today but when I went to load it up last night, it wouldn't run properly! I never thought i'd say this but roll on Monday morning

Matt

[edd666999]

Be interesting to know how safe/different welded wheels are.

[182_blue]

Welding would not be an option i would take, its probably fine to do it but lets face it your life relies on the alloys and tyres, i would just buy a new one

[stealthwolf]

+1. The risk IMO isn't worth taking.

[QD MBE]

A decent welder could weld repair a wheel.  success depends on a few things, finding out what composition the alloy is (correct filler rods), very very good prep, and correct heat applied.

Definitely not for the amateur welder.

[scooba]

WHEEL WORKS CRAWLEY    have been doing them for years and in the snow bad weather last winter were doing 60 wheels a week. I watched them straighten a badly buckled wheel 2 weeks ago . clever guys


I am sure  they wouldnt even attempt a repair if they thought it was iffy .

send your wheel down what have you to loose

[Andy]

I had a customer in last year with a cracked and flat spotted alloy of a amg merc...i sent him to Romax alloy wheel repairer..Few weeks later he turned up what i thought was a new alloy but it turned out he had got it repaired,of which was a excellent repair and it balanced up perfect

[no golf clubs at all]

Go to the pothole...take pictures from every angle, stick a ruler in the hole for reference, compose a letter to your local authority and send it together with pics and a quote from the repairers...

They have a duty of care to ensure that a decent road surface is maintained, they will probably pass your claim without argument....

It HAS to be worth a go.

[kirkland]

Go to the pothole...take pictures from every angle, stick a ruler in the hole for reference, compose a letter to your local authority and send it together with pics and a quote from the repairers...

They have a duty of care to ensure that a decent road surface is maintained, they will probably pass your claim without argument....

It HAS to be worth a go.

Dream on...

[stealthwolf]

They have a duty of care to ensure that a decent road surface is maintained, they will probably pass your claim without argument....

You do realise you're talking about the same people who, when faced with lots of pothole claims, instead of repairing the potholes, went and changed the definition of a pothole so as to redce the amount of claims!!!

[MattPoss]

Thanks for the replies everyone

I doubt i'd get anywhere with the council to be honest, we have sent off pictures of tape measures in potholes numerous time which lead to the permanent 'Temporary Road Surface' signs concreted into the ground

I'm going to order a new wheel and get the cracked one welded up and just use it as a spare, at least it will save a bit of hassle if I get a puncture on the front as my normal size spare won't clear the S3 front brake setup. I'll try the council again but I ain't holding my breath!

Matt

[scooba]

Go to the pothole...take pictures from every angle, stick a ruler in the hole for reference, compose a letter to your local authority and send it together with pics and a quote from the repairers...

They have a duty of care to ensure that a decent road surface is maintained, they will probably pass your claim without argument....

It HAS to be worth a go.

No chance , they changed the rules in recent years it says something like if they have proof they inspect the highway they have done there bit under duty of care.
My neighbour broke a spring and wheel on her BMW Z4 and has spent a fortune on advice and wasted time .

Good luck but i think you will just end up frustrated .

[MattPoss]

Well apparently they don't make my wheels anymore and there is no stock in the UK or Germany.

Repair it is I think

Matt