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zippyy · Jan 13th, 2007, 06:36 PM

I have just noticed faults under the laquer on my rear wheels and looks like it will start to flake. Would this be covered under warranty?

PmP · Jan 13th, 2007, 06:47 PM

Yes most definitely as long as they are still within the 1 or 2 years since you bought them! Ive had all four replaced, but not all at one time. These wheels are really poor quality, and unless you are going to look after, them cleaning them regularly, and take them off in winter, avoid them!!!

zippyy · Jan 13th, 2007, 07:01 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by PmP (original)

Yes most definitely as long as they are still within the 1 or 2 years since you bought them! Ive had all four replaced, but not all at one time. These wheels are really poor quality, and unless you are going to look after, them cleaning them regularly, and take them off in winter, avoid them!!!

The problem is they were on the car when I got it and dont have a receipt

CooperID · Jan 13th, 2007, 07:56 PM

If they came on the car from new, you actually get the full 3 year warranty. Those wheels have only been out for around a year from memory anyway, so it would be difficult for a dealer to ask you to prove when they were purchased

zippyy · Jan 13th, 2007, 08:06 PM

Cheers, I will take it the dealers on Monday

PmP · Jan 17th, 2007, 12:30 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by CooperID (original)

If they came on the car from new, you actually get the full 3 year warranty. Those wheels have only been out for around a year from memory anyway, so it would be difficult for a dealer to ask you to prove when they were purchased

JCW parts dont carry a 3 year warranty like Mini parts!

sef · Jan 17th, 2007, 04:57 AM

Ouch... I wanted black 105's... Guess I'll give them a miss then...

CooperID · Jan 17th, 2007, 08:35 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by PmP (original)

JCW parts dont carry a 3 year warranty like Mini parts!

The engine kit does

...or so I was told at the time I got it fitted

They maybe should do now since BMW and JCW is the same thing

PmP · Jan 18th, 2007, 11:29 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by CooperID (original)

The engine kit does

...or so I was told at the time I got it fitted

They maybe should do now since BMW and JCW is the same thing

Factory fit does, but im not so sure about a dealer fitted kit. At least thats what I heard. But as long as your dealer says its 3 years, let him think that!

zippyy · Jan 26th, 2007, 10:22 AM

Just been to the dealers and they wont replace mine

PmP · Jan 28th, 2007, 12:34 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by zippyy (original)

Just been to the dealers and they wont replace mine

Good old Mini Customer Service!!!!

Did you buy the car/wheels privately or from Mini Dealer?

How old is the Car?

What reason did he give you?

zippyy · Jan 28th, 2007, 10:48 AM

The previous owner got them from Blue Bell Mini @ Crewe, but he cant find the receipt.
The person who looked at them said it had been caused by someone useing a screwdriver to get the center caps out. I dont agree with it myself and would say its a fault in the lacquer around the center caps. The wheels are 6 months old.

zippyy · Feb 7th, 2007, 03:38 PM

They are replacing 3 of them now and maybe the 4th. Anyway I might sell them after they are replaced. They have Goodyear F1 rubber with 6mm of tread at the front and 7 mm at the rear.
What are they worth?
cheers

zippyy · Feb 11th, 2007, 05:15 PM

Would they be worth £800 with tyres?

Merlin 2 · Feb 22nd, 2007, 11:20 PM

Are these wheels realy that bad for corrosion? I am guessing they are no good for an all year round wheel

Vitesse · Feb 22nd, 2007, 11:46 PM

Mine about 18 months old, with no problem except me kerbing them. So I wouldn't be scared off due to one persons bad experience. It's the usual thing with a forum, you are always going to hear about peoples bad experiences.

You not going to hear from people saying my "105's are brilliant"!

The 18" runflats always get negatives as well, I have done 8,000 miles on mine and still have at least 4mm on the fronts. And I don't drive like a granny or grandad!!!

PmP · Feb 23rd, 2007, 07:54 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Vitesse (original)

Mine about 18 months old, with no problem except me kerbing them. So I wouldn't be scared off due to one persons bad experience. It's the usual thing with a forum, you are always going to hear about peoples bad experiences.

You not going to hear from people saying my "105's are brilliant"!

The 18" runflats always get negatives as well, I have done 8,000 miles on mine and still have at least 4mm on the fronts. And I don't drive like a granny or grandad!!!

I know four owners who have had serious corrosion issues with their R105 rims.

Its all down to the way they are being made. The laquer is trying to attach to a smooth painted sufrace.

Jan 13th, 2007, 06:36 PM	#1
zippyy MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: macclesfield Local Time: 03:43 AM Posts: 47 Offline	R105 wheel corrosion I have just noticed faults under the laquer on my rear wheels and looks like it will start to flake. Would this be covered under warranty?

Feb 22nd, 2007, 11:20 PM	#15 (permalink)
Merlin 2 D Man From Del Ponte Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: D Man From Del Ponte Local Time: 03:43 AM Posts: 261 Offline	Are these wheels realy that bad for corrosion? I am guessing they are no good for an all year round wheel The original Merlin was a Classic Mini Reg-(ONR 937R) If you know what happened to it or where it is now please let me know

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Jan 13th, 2007, 06:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
PmP GP 0380 My Classifieds Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Saintfield Local Time: 03:43 AM Posts: 2,721 Offline	Yes most definitely as long as they are still within the 1 or 2 years since you bought them! Ive had all four replaced, but not all at one time. These wheels are really poor quality, and unless you are going to look after, them cleaning them regularly, and take them off in winter, avoid them!!!

Jan 13th, 2007, 07:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
zippyy MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: macclesfield Local Time: 03:43 AM Posts: 47 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by PmP (original) Yes most definitely as long as they are still within the 1 or 2 years since you bought them! Ive had all four replaced, but not all at one time. These wheels are really poor quality, and unless you are going to look after, them cleaning them regularly, and take them off in winter, avoid them!!! The problem is they were on the car when I got it and dont have a receipt

Jan 13th, 2007, 07:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
CooperID JCW GP Join Date: May 2004 Location: on the move.... Local Time: 03:43 AM Posts: 5,080 Offline	If they came on the car from new, you actually get the full 3 year warranty. Those wheels have only been out for around a year from memory anyway, so it would be difficult for a dealer to ask you to prove when they were purchased

Jan 13th, 2007, 08:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
zippyy MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: macclesfield Local Time: 03:43 AM Posts: 47 Offline	Cheers, I will take it the dealers on Monday

Jan 17th, 2007, 12:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
PmP GP 0380 My Classifieds Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Saintfield Local Time: 03:43 AM Posts: 2,721 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by CooperID (original) If they came on the car from new, you actually get the full 3 year warranty. Those wheels have only been out for around a year from memory anyway, so it would be difficult for a dealer to ask you to prove when they were purchased JCW parts dont carry a 3 year warranty like Mini parts!

Jan 17th, 2007, 04:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
sef Affinity to 1320 Autos My Classifieds Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: A dark Corner Local Time: 03:43 AM Posts: 672 Offline	Ouch... I wanted black 105's... Guess I'll give them a miss then...

Jan 17th, 2007, 08:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
CooperID JCW GP Join Date: May 2004 Location: on the move.... Local Time: 03:43 AM Posts: 5,080 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by PmP (original) JCW parts dont carry a 3 year warranty like Mini parts! The engine kit does ...or so I was told at the time I got it fitted They maybe should do now since BMW and JCW is the same thing

Jan 18th, 2007, 11:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
PmP GP 0380 My Classifieds Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Saintfield Local Time: 03:43 AM Posts: 2,721 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by CooperID (original) The engine kit does ...or so I was told at the time I got it fitted They maybe should do now since BMW and JCW is the same thing Factory fit does, but im not so sure about a dealer fitted kit. At least thats what I heard. But as long as your dealer says its 3 years, let him think that!

Jan 26th, 2007, 10:22 AM	#10 (permalink)
zippyy MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: macclesfield Local Time: 03:43 AM Posts: 47 Offline	Just been to the dealers and they wont replace mine

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Jan 28th, 2007, 12:34 AM	#11 (permalink)
PmP GP 0380 My Classifieds Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Saintfield Local Time: 03:43 AM Posts: 2,721 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by zippyy (original) Just been to the dealers and they wont replace mine Good old Mini Customer Service!!!! Did you buy the car/wheels privately or from Mini Dealer? How old is the Car? What reason did he give you?

Jan 28th, 2007, 10:48 AM	#12 (permalink)
zippyy MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: macclesfield Local Time: 03:43 AM Posts: 47 Offline	The previous owner got them from Blue Bell Mini @ Crewe, but he cant find the receipt. The person who looked at them said it had been caused by someone useing a screwdriver to get the center caps out. I dont agree with it myself and would say its a fault in the lacquer around the center caps. The wheels are 6 months old.

Feb 7th, 2007, 03:38 PM	#13 (permalink)
zippyy MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: macclesfield Local Time: 03:43 AM Posts: 47 Offline	They are replacing 3 of them now and maybe the 4th. Anyway I might sell them after they are replaced. They have Goodyear F1 rubber with 6mm of tread at the front and 7 mm at the rear. What are they worth? cheers

Feb 11th, 2007, 05:15 PM	#14 (permalink)
zippyy MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: macclesfield Local Time: 03:43 AM Posts: 47 Offline	Would they be worth £800 with tyres?

Feb 22nd, 2007, 11:46 PM	#16 (permalink)
Vitesse MINI2 Senior Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Westerham Local Time: 03:43 AM Posts: 679 Offline	Mine about 18 months old, with no problem except me kerbing them. So I wouldn't be scared off due to one persons bad experience. It's the usual thing with a forum, you are always going to hear about peoples bad experiences. You not going to hear from people saying my "105's are brilliant"! The 18" runflats always get negatives as well, I have done 8,000 miles on mine and still have at least 4mm on the fronts. And I don't drive like a granny or grandad!!!

Feb 23rd, 2007, 07:54 PM	#17 (permalink)
PmP GP 0380 My Classifieds Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Saintfield Local Time: 03:43 AM Posts: 2,721 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Vitesse (original) Mine about 18 months old, with no problem except me kerbing them. So I wouldn't be scared off due to one persons bad experience. It's the usual thing with a forum, you are always going to hear about peoples bad experiences. You not going to hear from people saying my "105's are brilliant"! The 18" runflats always get negatives as well, I have done 8,000 miles on mine and still have at least 4mm on the fronts. And I don't drive like a granny or grandad!!! I know four owners who have had serious corrosion issues with their R105 rims. Its all down to the way they are being made. The laquer is trying to attach to a smooth painted sufrace.