Alloy wheel corrosion / repair and replace rights?

hieveryone

visidigi said:

hieveryone said:

visidigi said:

The problem you have is you accepted a repair under manufacturer warranty - you should have pushed for replacement.
DC alloys don't last - as soon as a tyre is replaced shoddily then the whiteworm will begin round the center cap - manufacturers are now designing the central hub piece to not be DC to avoid the claims.

Is this an M car? I don't see the alloy type impacting otherwise - plenty of people swap the styles on BMW's. I for one wont be having DC's again if the hub/bolt holes aren't painted

visidigi said:

The problem you have is you accepted a repair under manufacturer warranty - you should have pushed for replacement.
DC alloys don't last - as soon as a tyre is replaced shoddily then the whiteworm will begin round the center cap - manufacturers are now designing the central hub piece to not be DC to avoid the claims.

Is this an M car? I don't see the alloy type impacting otherwise - plenty of people swap the styles on BMW's. I for one wont be having DC's again if the hub/bolt holes aren't painted

Yes it's an M Sport, but it's also the Gran Turismo version.

M sport is not an M car - that are M2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or XM 4, 5, 6 or 7.

An M sport 3 or 5 Series GT doesn't have alloys specific to the model like M cars - swapping for other designs, as long as OEM BMW spec, would have no negative impact to the value, in some cases it may increase (and M alloys generally fit non M models).

I don't see BMW helping you as they are refurbed. It doesn't matter by whom - the dealer could have refurbed them before you bought the car - so any warranty claim would be void anyway. A dealer repair is not advisable during original warranty as it voids future replacements.

Thanks that's good to know re:value. It still doesn't change the fact that my wheels look horrendous on a (fairly) new, expensive car. I really find it hard to believe I have no further avenues to go down - surely my wheels are clearly faulty/defective? Their repairs haven't been to a good enough standard to prevent the same issue happening again so I think it's unlikely to be attributed to stone chips etc. 

born_again

You would need to get a technical report on them to prove a inherent fault.

While they look good (new), they are far too prone to problems once used.

visidigi

hieveryone said:

visidigi said:

hieveryone said:

visidigi said:

The problem you have is you accepted a repair under manufacturer warranty - you should have pushed for replacement.
DC alloys don't last - as soon as a tyre is replaced shoddily then the whiteworm will begin round the center cap - manufacturers are now designing the central hub piece to not be DC to avoid the claims.

Is this an M car? I don't see the alloy type impacting otherwise - plenty of people swap the styles on BMW's. I for one wont be having DC's again if the hub/bolt holes aren't painted

visidigi said:

The problem you have is you accepted a repair under manufacturer warranty - you should have pushed for replacement.
DC alloys don't last - as soon as a tyre is replaced shoddily then the whiteworm will begin round the center cap - manufacturers are now designing the central hub piece to not be DC to avoid the claims.

Is this an M car? I don't see the alloy type impacting otherwise - plenty of people swap the styles on BMW's. I for one wont be having DC's again if the hub/bolt holes aren't painted

Yes it's an M Sport, but it's also the Gran Turismo version.

M sport is not an M car - that are M2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or XM 4, 5, 6 or 7.

An M sport 3 or 5 Series GT doesn't have alloys specific to the model like M cars - swapping for other designs, as long as OEM BMW spec, would have no negative impact to the value, in some cases it may increase (and M alloys generally fit non M models).

I don't see BMW helping you as they are refurbed. It doesn't matter by whom - the dealer could have refurbed them before you bought the car - so any warranty claim would be void anyway. A dealer repair is not advisable during original warranty as it voids future replacements.

Thanks that's good to know re:value. It still doesn't change the fact that my wheels look horrendous on a (fairly) new, expensive car. I really find it hard to believe I have no further avenues to go down - surely my wheels are clearly faulty/defective? Their repairs haven't been to a good enough standard to prevent the same issue happening again so I think it's unlikely to be attributed to stone chips etc. 

Opinion doesn't come into it.
I had my manufacture warranty refuse replacement on mine - they attributed it to the tyre fitter chipping the lacquer when incorrectly removing the center cap.

Generally warranty will only cover if the white worm doesn't have an edge - as white worm is the moisture under the lacquer it generally gets in from an edge, if it does then it needs to be proven if the edge was insufficiently finished or not.

They are expensive cars - under extended AUC warranty they are no covered at all - but in the initial 3 years never take a repair.
What really took the mick with me was the refused the warranty replacement, then 6 months later it was our of the original warranty and in for a recall - while there they gave me a 'free' quote of £90 to refurb the alloy.

It sounds like your repairs were substandard - but that means you are querying the repair, not the original product (which you cannot as its been repaired).

hieveryone

visidigi said:

hieveryone said:

visidigi said:

hieveryone said:

visidigi said:

The problem you have is you accepted a repair under manufacturer warranty - you should have pushed for replacement.
DC alloys don't last - as soon as a tyre is replaced shoddily then the whiteworm will begin round the center cap - manufacturers are now designing the central hub piece to not be DC to avoid the claims.

Is this an M car? I don't see the alloy type impacting otherwise - plenty of people swap the styles on BMW's. I for one wont be having DC's again if the hub/bolt holes aren't painted

visidigi said:

The problem you have is you accepted a repair under manufacturer warranty - you should have pushed for replacement.
DC alloys don't last - as soon as a tyre is replaced shoddily then the whiteworm will begin round the center cap - manufacturers are now designing the central hub piece to not be DC to avoid the claims.

Is this an M car? I don't see the alloy type impacting otherwise - plenty of people swap the styles on BMW's. I for one wont be having DC's again if the hub/bolt holes aren't painted

Yes it's an M Sport, but it's also the Gran Turismo version.

M sport is not an M car - that are M2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or XM 4, 5, 6 or 7.

An M sport 3 or 5 Series GT doesn't have alloys specific to the model like M cars - swapping for other designs, as long as OEM BMW spec, would have no negative impact to the value, in some cases it may increase (and M alloys generally fit non M models).

I don't see BMW helping you as they are refurbed. It doesn't matter by whom - the dealer could have refurbed them before you bought the car - so any warranty claim would be void anyway. A dealer repair is not advisable during original warranty as it voids future replacements.

Thanks that's good to know re:value. It still doesn't change the fact that my wheels look horrendous on a (fairly) new, expensive car. I really find it hard to believe I have no further avenues to go down - surely my wheels are clearly faulty/defective? Their repairs haven't been to a good enough standard to prevent the same issue happening again so I think it's unlikely to be attributed to stone chips etc. 

Opinion doesn't come into it.
I had my manufacture warranty refuse replacement on mine - they attributed it to the tyre fitter chipping the lacquer when incorrectly removing the center cap.

Generally warranty will only cover if the white worm doesn't have an edge - as white worm is the moisture under the lacquer it generally gets in from an edge, if it does then it needs to be proven if the edge was insufficiently finished or not.

They are expensive cars - under extended AUC warranty they are no covered at all - but in the initial 3 years never take a repair.
What really took the mick with me was the refused the warranty replacement, then 6 months later it was our of the original warranty and in for a recall - while there they gave me a 'free' quote of £90 to refurb the alloy.

It sounds like your repairs were substandard - but that means you are querying the repair, not the original product (which you cannot as its been repaired).

Ok, so if the route is that I'm querying the repair - the same thing applies surely? They've attempted to repair my wheels, made a hash of it, but I'm supposed to just accept it?