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Post Sat May 28, 2005 3:50 pm

Well, I went to the polishers to pick up my wheels today and was over the moon with the result, they look awesome!

SO, though I, time to make sure the wilwood brakes fit in them so I fit the brakes to an upright, select a wheel at random and, joy of joys, it all fits perfectly :)

So I give the wheel a spin and, while the spokes stay a constant distance from the caliper, the rest of the wheel is pissed as a fart! Not just a gentle wobble as though it wasn't sitting squarely, but part of it is mostly concentric, and then there's a massive dip which goes the whole width of the wheel!

I've checked the others and two of them have a slight wobble with the last remaining one being perfectly true :(

Mr Unix-Nerd from E-bay, you've got a lot to answer for! :x

Anyhoo, no point crying over Ԛ£190 worth of spilled milk!

1)Is there anything safe I can do to straighten them?
2)Assuming not, what 16" wheels would people recommend? Not wanting to go the alpina route as they'll hide my new brakes too much.
3)Looking through the hand book for the car, it says that the offset for all cars barring the IX is 35mm. Would this translate into an ET35? I only ask because if I've got enough money kicking about, I might well have a new set made up by way of more retail therapy.

Cheers for your thoughts guys.

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Post Sat May 28, 2005 5:41 pm

thats a bummer mate. i would take the wheels back there and have a word, see what they say!
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Post Sat May 28, 2005 5:44 pm

such a shame mate! :cry: some refinishing places could probably straighten them...

but TBH- i'd get a set of them billet wheels made up-they look the danglies :cool: :D
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Post Sat May 28, 2005 5:48 pm

Unix-Nerd.....I recognise that from somewhere :?

All I can say is take them back and insist on your money back, it might work :roll:

EDIT: Was the guy's name John Burns? What was his eBay ID?
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Post Sat May 28, 2005 6:10 pm

I don't wanna get involved, but John's got a very good reputation, so I'd suggest you talk to him about it... He sells a lot of stuff so he may well never have had the wheels on a car... & neither you or the polishers noticed it either... Just trying to say that I doubt he was deliberately trying to rip you off.

You may well be able to get em straightened anyway (I'm no expert!!), but otherwise you want about an et25 offset, depending on width... Although maybe et35 with a spacer'd be more likely to give you the clearance you need for the brakes :?
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Post Sat May 28, 2005 6:22 pm

The unix-nerd thing sounded familer to me too-cos i've asked John Burns for info about e30s and e34's before

must say he's always been helpful to me.

I'd Defo send him an email saying whats happened, and see what he says.His ebay feedback is exemplary, and if he's a decent scotsman like me, he'll sort ya out :lol:
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Post Sat May 28, 2005 9:06 pm

Just to agree some others, John Burns is an OK guy and real BMW nut. Find your way round his web site and forum - you get loads of pop-ups tho!
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Post Sat May 28, 2005 11:22 pm

standard offset should be et24... its is on the BBS rims have..
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Post Sat May 28, 2005 11:42 pm

what about MG Rover 17" rims ??? they dont hide as much and i think the ET is 20 ??
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Post Mon May 30, 2005 6:20 pm

You're all right in that I should really get in contact with him.

Problem is that I bought them from him when I bought the car which was last August I think so I'd quite understand if he told me to take a hike!

Afterall, assuming he didn't know they were buggered, he's got no way of knowing whether I've fitted them and bent them myself (which I haven't by the way :( )
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Post Mon May 30, 2005 6:23 pm

ahh right, i see!

still contact him though, as it was a contract between the two of you..

plus you dont want him to unwittingly sell other folks something similar, do you?!

He seems to be a decent bloke, so he may offer summat back or reconmmend a good place to get them done..

fingers crossed!
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