BMW E46 M3 Wheel Cracked - too much diamond cutting!
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- čas přidán 22. 08. 2024
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** Let us know the thickness of your spokes in the comments below **
15mm seems to be the original thickness (of the thinnest part of the spoke).
9.58mm is the lowest we've seen so far.
WHAT THICKNESS IS YOURS?
I've had a set of analogue callipers for years but as i get older i'm struggling to read them without fumbling around for reading glasses so a few weeks ago i bought the exact digital ones you have linked. I wasn't expecting much for £7 but to my surprise they are very good. I've even compared measurements with the analogue ones and can confirm they are very accurate.
Thanks for the info. We agree - the analogues have been great for years but digital ones are so cost effective and accurate now that it's hard to ignore them.
6:00- the rest of the long spokes still are joined/ haven't formed a hole yet. Looks like a very uneven cut, pretty poor! Love the videos as always
Lewis Vincent Great spot Lewis - I hadn't noticed that myself actually. Well done.
You're right - poor job indeed if they couldn't get it equal even on a lathe! 🙈
thanks for the informative and helpful video James. many thanks
love the wheel design of the 19" compared to the 18" deep dish version
Such poor workmanship, whoever did that should be ashamed.
Agree - the person 'cutting' the wheels should have known better. We think there should also be a generally agreed 'safe limit' to avoid cracking or worse a crash happening.
@@RedishMotorsportbmw Totally. Taking away more than 1mm should not be an option. on these big contemporary rims/wheels (e.g. 18, 19, 20 inch) this is huge mass.
More than likely, a dodgy (run of the mill) dealer selling on an E46 M3 with "freshly diamond cut wheels". Arthur Daily lives on.
Really glad I declined diamond cutting on my IS300 wheels and went with just a regular refurbish now
Weight reduction.
they use those holes on the BMW alignment kit. Wonder how that amount of "cut" affects the BWM alignment!
That's right they do! Good question.
Had some white worm starting to creep around the BMW emblem on my 403m wheels, I visited my local wheel refurb place and asked how much material they would take off (wheels where immaculate other than slight corrosion) they said 2mm!! Safe to say I never went back.
Wow, never seen a set of these style 67s corroded that bad, then diamond cut to that extent. The factory finish on these is extremely durable and they are forged wheels, too! I guess that northern weather takes its toll on car parts. Curb rash and rock chips expose the metal underneath and it goes from there.
Same here - we just had to share it!
Really surprised us to see how much has been 'cut' and then the visual difference is shocking.
possible brake binding, duff wheel bearing causing excess heat? also too strong an acid may have been used to clean them?
Very informative, thank you!
Glad it was helpful Jim.
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Looking at nervously checking my alloys results to follow
Yeah let us know Jeff
When you make mistake in g-code.
I have 3 sets. 1 brand new never fitted... I might go and have a measure
Please do Paul. Let us know on the original one.
In Germany if you do something like this to your wheel it automatically loses the govt. approval for road use. Not allowed to galvanic coat them gold either.
Sensible to a degree
Good video. You could do the same with the E36 M3 style 24
They are really nice wheels I have a genuine staggered set too with the 3 digit code stamped by the valves, mine don't say MOTORSPORT though they are just diamond cut faces and dishes, quite rare and look sublime for 25 year old wheels......
Good idea.
13.5mm front , 13mm rear
Shocking! Do you have such reference measurements for the e92 m3 19” ones, James? Not the csl ones. The regular.
Hi Yavor - hope you're well! Thanks for the comment. I don't have measurements for the Style 220 Wheels but I might start measuring that to collect some numbers! Thanks, James R :)
My E92s are 11.5 on 3 wheels and 10.5 on back left
At the narrowest point
@@ben110286 So, mine (e92) are all 12.5 apart from Front Left, which is 10.5. Coincidentally or not this corner was a little off on the wheel alignment initial measurements. Pot hole maybe?! Either way, this "refurbishment" can be dangerous and scary.
Hi!, do you happen to know the factory color code for the wheel back color?
"M" badges are upside down and at 05.10 is that a crack near the wheel bolt hole ??
I think it's a crack in the clear coat (not sure why it's a dark line though). It's possible a crack - but I think it's more a paint defect. Good spot on the M badges!
I’m looking at buying an e46 and it seems a bit of a mine field out there
Have a look through our @Redish Motorsport CZcams Channel - lots of E46 videos to help.
Ok if you have stacks ok cash
Someone wanted more dish
Do we know what they should measure untouched
Apparently 15.0mm at their thinnest point on the spoke. It's not an official figure, but we're seeing 'cut' wheels at around 13.5mm and assume people are taking approx 1.0mm off?
The main reasoning for 15.0mm is that one viewer posted a comment on our Facebook video saying his 'polished' (factory) original wheels measured at 15.0mm.
Apologies, just rewatched this and you confirmed in the video 👍🏻
Nervously rushes outside to check....good info though cheers.
No worries Neil. Let us know your readings.
@@RedishMotorsportbmw 13.2.... not great but there's still a decent recess for the m badge
Jeeeesus...
Over one third missing. The engineering numbers for alloys may err well on the safe side but to reduce the material to that degree is madness. I'd have to assume multiple cuts and the last by someone inexperienced! Anyone competent would know the limit for safe removal.
Crikey!
Criminal.
That is bad 😳
This intro looks familiar?
czcams.com/video/eW2L0AblY10/video.html
Oh yes, good spot!
@@RedishMotorsportbmw no worries. Could I contact you guys about my m135i looking to get some general maintenance and a real good look over by guys who know what they are doing
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