Is it my eyes or are nearly every X5 I see for sale have corroding 20" 333M style wheels?
Am I best sticking to the 19"?
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Corroding Wheels 333M
Corroding Wheels 333M
Currently: 2011 E70 X5 40D M Sport Black Sapphire
Previously: 2006 E53 X5 30D Le Mans Blue Sport Edition
Previously: 2006 E53 X5 30D Le Mans Blue Sport Edition
Re: Corroding Wheels 333M
It's most diamond cut or polished alloy wheels. It a fact alluminium creates oxide. I had my AC Schnitzer wheels powdercoated due to it. VW have the same problem too. Get them powder coated, easier to clean and the brake dust just rinses off. £40/50 a corner
Last edited by Horizon on Sun Feb 01, 2015 7:17 pm, edited 1 time in total.
2011 Kia Sorento KX3 2.2D 60 Plate Auto in black ( mine )
BMW E83 X3. 3.0d M Sport, 2008 in black ( now gone )
BMW E93 330i Convertible Msport 2007. ( Now sold )
VW Golf 2.0 TDI 140 GT 2010 ( now sold )
Now Sold 55 plate, X5, 3.0 D Sport. Silv
BMW E83 X3. 3.0d M Sport, 2008 in black ( now gone )
BMW E93 330i Convertible Msport 2007. ( Now sold )
VW Golf 2.0 TDI 140 GT 2010 ( now sold )
Now Sold 55 plate, X5, 3.0 D Sport. Silv
Re: Corroding Wheels 333M
Not very good having to fork out extra £££'s after spending around £30k for one.
Currently: 2011 E70 X5 40D M Sport Black Sapphire
Previously: 2006 E53 X5 30D Le Mans Blue Sport Edition
Previously: 2006 E53 X5 30D Le Mans Blue Sport Edition
Re: Corroding Wheels 333M
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Not very good having to fork out extra £££'s after spending around £30k for one.
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Maybe a bargaining tool to get a few hundred pounds off
It's not good as you say when your forking out all that money for a car, only to have to spend more on getting it up to a decent standard.
If I got one I know I would have to do the swirl flap delete, ditch the run flats, powdercoated the wheels.
Good luck with the search
It's also unbelievable how dealers present cars for sale, I wouldn't dream of trying to sell a car with ropey wheels, when I sell them their usually a lot better than when I bought them
Not very good having to fork out extra £££'s after spending around £30k for one.
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Maybe a bargaining tool to get a few hundred pounds off
It's not good as you say when your forking out all that money for a car, only to have to spend more on getting it up to a decent standard.
If I got one I know I would have to do the swirl flap delete, ditch the run flats, powdercoated the wheels.
Good luck with the search
It's also unbelievable how dealers present cars for sale, I wouldn't dream of trying to sell a car with ropey wheels, when I sell them their usually a lot better than when I bought them
Last edited by Horizon on Sun Feb 01, 2015 7:41 pm, edited 1 time in total.
2011 Kia Sorento KX3 2.2D 60 Plate Auto in black ( mine )
BMW E83 X3. 3.0d M Sport, 2008 in black ( now gone )
BMW E93 330i Convertible Msport 2007. ( Now sold )
VW Golf 2.0 TDI 140 GT 2010 ( now sold )
Now Sold 55 plate, X5, 3.0 D Sport. Silv
BMW E83 X3. 3.0d M Sport, 2008 in black ( now gone )
BMW E93 330i Convertible Msport 2007. ( Now sold )
VW Golf 2.0 TDI 140 GT 2010 ( now sold )
Now Sold 55 plate, X5, 3.0 D Sport. Silv