E92 Wheel Advice

[k400gav]

Four months ago I bought an E92 320d coupe with bells and whistles. 09 plate. I bought from Stratstone so probably paid above the odds but it is in mint condition. I thought I had done the research but have had my first 19" rear alloy wheel crack already. Gutted, especially as I'd read a few reports and put it down to people boy racer driving. I do high mileage, so am put off by the idea of welding. I've read up on it and it seems to be the run flat tyres (apologies for sounding like a complete novice - I am). The front two tyres aren't great either, rear new.
Could someone please advise what they think I should do. I'm leaning towards four new non BMW wheels with new non run flats. My alternative is buy a new BMW wheel (£500) and stick non run flat tyres all round - can this be done?

Oh, and can anyone recommend some decent alternatives? Finally - is there much of a Market for the 3 mint 19" wheels I have left and the 2 new rear tyres which are all fine (plus the one cracked I guess) thanks

[Pyewacket69]

Four months ago I bought an E92 320d coupe with bells and whistles. 09 plate. I bought from Stratstone so probably paid above the odds but it is in mint condition. I thought I had done the research but have had my first 19" rear alloy wheel crack already. Gutted, especially as I'd read a few reports and put it down to people boy racer driving. I do high mileage, so am put off by the idea of welding. I've read up on it and it seems to be the run flat tyres (apologies for sounding like a complete novice - I am). The front two tyres aren't great either, rear new.
Could someone please advise what they think I should do. I'm leaning towards four new non BMW wheels with new non run flats. My alternative is buy a new BMW wheel (£500) and stick non run flat tyres all round - can this be done?

Oh, and can anyone recommend some decent alternatives? Finally - is there much of a Market for the 3 mint 19" wheels I have left and the 2 new rear tyres which are all fine (plus the one cracked I guess) thanks

Regardless of tire design type (RFT OR GFT), as the wheel diameter gets larger (and the sidewall height gets smaller), the common "rule of thumb" is to predict an increased frequency of damage to wheels. The reason is simple, since there's less cushion to absorb the shock of striking a pothole.

Since a RFT has more rigid sidewalls, with everything else being equal, RFT equipped large diameter wheel setups will see more damage than the same GFT setup.

The surest solution is to reduce wheel size and increase tire sidewall height. 18" wheels will see less damage than 19", and 17" wheels will see even less susceptibility to damage. Some prefer the look and feel of larger wheels, and are willing to take the additional risk.

Regarding the damaged wheel, if the repair shop is qualified in repairing wheels, and they say the wheel can be repaired, it wouldn't trouble me to have it repaired. I've had it done before, and had absolutely no issues. And yes, you can install regular GFT'S on your existing wheels, but remember you have no spare, so adjust accordingly...

[Anderson0]

Today am newbie here and i want to ask something relating to your topic which is that
I've resprayed lots of steel wheels. But I now have got to respray and repair some alloys
There seem to be some paints available especially for alloys. But some website experts seem to use the same paints as you use on steel wheels.
Any advice please ???

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