[Phat_Mini]

Hi all

Was driving the old Millie to work the other day and had some bad vibrations from the front wheels, i mean it was shaking me out my seat, first i thought wheels loose wasnt that, then i changed all 4 wheels case there was a buckled one and the fault was still there so i booked the old girl in at BMW (this is where the fun starts)

Took car in on tuesday morning, 2pm the girl in service rang and said the fault was with a buckle wheel and they told me 6 out of the 8 wheels i have are buggered which i thought was strange as one set are for shows only, so i drove all the way there in a right mood thinking christ thats £600 for new wheels and then when i arrived i asked them to put a set of standard wheels on and surprise surprise the fault was still there.

Now they move on to the suspension and they change all shocks and springs and they still have the same fault, so by friday i have had no car and mine is still dead.

Today tuesday they are now fitting 2 new drive shafts to the car lets see if this fixes it (lets hope this is covered by warranty) other wise i will be skint

IMO be careful with the mods that you do to your car as dealers arnt as helpful as mine.

Cheers

Phat

[bobnobski]

should be covered - fingers XXXXX

[Phat_Mini]

well hope so BMW could blame it on suspension changes i have done.

[SoggyCornFlakes]

Hope it works out for you

[Mini Cruiser]

sorry to hear it paul, hope they fix it on warrenty for you and that changed the drive shafts work

[AidenL]

Hope it works out too........

Times like this is when a warranty does seem really valuable..........

[monsta]

Paul, which Chandler's are you going to?

The one in Worthing is pretty good, they're right near JCW's so I'm guess they get their fair share of mods

Not been to the Brighton one but my bosses dad is supposed to be the owner, let me know how you get on

[Phat_Mini]

[Hi Monsta


Just picked the car up from chandlers Brighton and they did all the work under warranty, they changed wheels then suspension which didnt work and then changed both drive shafts and its all fixed.

Paul

[Rich_IX]

good to hear, I hate it when something go's wrong with my car (only happened once) pain in the ass really

[wibbly]

Scary story but being a Celeb probably helps now with getting this sort of thing fixed
Great looking car by the way - the wheels look fantastic

[Phat_Mini]

[Thanks wibbly

i always mention to them theat i give them good feed back on M2


Phat

PS i like to know how much drive shafts cost i bet there not cheap

[monsta]

Glad to hear it Paul, wonder why the driveshafts ed up?

Heavy wheels

[Phat_Mini]

Monsta i don't think the wheels are any heavier that the Alpina wheels that mini fit but i suspect the combination of wheels, low profiles and rock hard suspension was a factor as something has to give and it seems to be the draft shafts


Phat

[Ginger]

Pleased to hear you're motoring again.
G

[MiniOnd]

Quote: Originally Posted by Phat_Mini

Monsta i don't think the wheels are any heavier that the Alpina wheels that mini fit but i suspect the combination of wheels, low profiles and rock hard suspension was a factor as something has to give and it seems to be the draft shafts


Phat

If this is the case, lets just hope it doesnt happen again! Even so when its out of warranty! Driveshafts are not cheap as you can all imagine (Police are always ripping out the Splines ) Has anyone else has this problem with more or less the same set up as Phat?

Andy

[Racer]

At the height of last season I could get through a set a weekend - The change in drive angle associated with lowering means that they are working nearer their limits on a more regular basis - Plus the additional heat involved tends to 'fry' the gators

[Phat_Mini]

How much did the drive shafts cos you

[Racer]

There about £150-£180 a piece depending on which side - I tend to just rebuild the spares I've got where possible or until they really have given up the ghost