BMW 5-Series E60 (2003 - 2009) - 06 2.0 alloy wheels & body work warranty

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Mon 30 Mar 2009 11:56
06 2.0 alloy wheels & body work warranty - Aocal
Hi all,

Washed my car yesterday, rubbed my sponge over the drivers side rear alloy wheel and it started flaking in one area about 1" x 1" wide.

Considering my past experiences with BMW I'm expecting another fight on my hands but this flaking is on the inside of a spoke so it's obviously not curb damage. I have never washed the wheels with anything other than car shampoo (i.e no Wonder Wheels type chemicals).

The car is three years old today, but the bodywork warranty is 6 yrs, so my question is Are wheels normally covered by a body work warranty? Does anyone have any experience of claiming succesfully for wheels?

Thanks,
Adam

Edited by Pugugly on 04/04/2009 at 09:09

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Thu 2 Apr 2009 19:04
2006 2.0 Alloy Wheels and body work warranty - jonat127
I got a complete set of wheels for my Chrysler Voyager but I did report it at just 18 months old. They told me to wait intil it was nearly 3 to see if all the wheels corroded so then they could do them all instead of just one. Worked a treat.
I would say that BMW should honor the warrany even if you are a few days past the 3 years. If they get difficult enlist the help of Whatcar they seem to have quite a lot of clout with manufacturers.
Good luck.
Jon
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Tue 7 Apr 2009 13:05
2006 2.0 Alloy Wheels and body work warranty - Aocal
Hi Jon

Looks as though i've had a satisfactory outcome for once. To cut a very long story short, a BMW main dealer looked at my wheels and confirmed they had been painted. BMW head office then confirmed this is not acceptable and the supplying dealership should not have done this.

BMW head office has now got the supplying dealer to pay for me to have 4 x brand new alloy wheels fitted by my local dealership........ Good customer service at last!

Woo Hoo!
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