Wheel damage

spaceage · 05-24-2022, 11:56 PM

Got my summer wheels out today and was cleaning them, noticed one had pretty major “curb rash” on the inside of the wheel.

I think this might be due to a fairly large pothole I hit about a year ago that wrecked the tire. The wheel wasn’t severely damaged aside from this possibly.

Could this be from some other issue? Anybody have a similar situation?

Jakesax · 05-25-2022, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by spaceage

Got my summer wheels out today and was cleaning them, noticed one had pretty major “curb rash” on the inside of the wheel.

I think this might be due to a fairly large pothole I hit about a year ago that wrecked the tire. The wheel wasn’t severely damaged aside from this possibly.

Could this be from some other issue? Anybody have a similar situation?

Put it on the car and forget about it 😂

ooshnoo · 05-25-2022, 10:05 AM

Put it back on the car and move on

P1 · 05-25-2022, 12:59 PM

It certainly is a rather interesting pattern, but nothing I'd worry about nor would I spend money repairing it.

chumbedi · 05-25-2022, 01:18 PM

Actually only minor cosmetic problem, nothing to worry

jiggz · 05-25-2022, 02:44 PM

Hitting a pothole isn't going to cause rash around the entire circumference of the wheel. Not sure what would cause that on the inside of the wheel? You've never noticed it before?

Also, are your wheel faces on the concrete in those pics? Hopefully something in between there to protect the faces.

I wouldn't fix that myself, however if there was any rash on the outside lip I'd definitely fix, wheel rash hurts my eyes.

spaceage · 05-25-2022, 04:21 PM

Thanks for the input, I put it back on today, tire shop didn’t think it was a big deal, thought it was likely from the tire puncture at high speed on freeway.

jab23 · 06-02-2022, 12:36 PM

That is odd. Very consistent all the way around the wheel.

P1 · 06-02-2022, 12:57 PM

Any damage to the tires? From your photos, doesn't appear to be. You might just have hit a perfectly tiny curb with the inside of your wheels that was tall enough to damage the wheels, but not to scrape the tires.

1norseman · 06-02-2022, 03:48 PM

Do you use car washes where the wheel rides in a track?
I have seen wider wheels with low pro tires having similar issues.
My guess is the BMW rear tire camber, somehow makes the wheel more susceptible to damage on the inside of the wheel.

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spaceage Second Lieutenant 200 Rep 217 Posts Drives: 23 X6MC, 22 M3, 01 Z3 3.0 Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: MT iTrader: (0)	Wheel damage Got my summer wheels out today and was cleaning them, noticed one had pretty major “curb rash” on the inside of the wheel. I think this might be due to a fairly large pothole I hit about a year ago that wrecked the tire. The wheel wasn’t severely damaged aside from this possibly. Could this be from some other issue? Anybody have a similar situation? Attached Images
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P1 Lieutenant General 11574 Rep 11,136 Posts Drives: 2004 3/4 ton Duramax Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: United States iTrader: (1)	It certainly is a rather interesting pattern, but nothing I'd worry about nor would I spend money repairing it.
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chumbedi Private First Class 31 Rep 131 Posts Drives: BMW X5e40 (F15) Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Dusseldorf (Germany) iTrader: (0)	Actually only minor cosmetic problem, nothing to worry
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jiggz Brigadier General 2146 Rep 3,649 Posts Drives: E90 M3\|F15 X5 50i Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Seattle iTrader: (2)	Hitting a pothole isn't going to cause rash around the entire circumference of the wheel. Not sure what would cause that on the inside of the wheel? You've never noticed it before? Also, are your wheel faces on the concrete in those pics? Hopefully something in between there to protect the faces. I wouldn't fix that myself, however if there was any rash on the outside lip I'd definitely fix, wheel rash hurts my eyes.
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spaceage Second Lieutenant 200 Rep 217 Posts Drives: 23 X6MC, 22 M3, 01 Z3 3.0 Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: MT iTrader: (0)	Thanks for the input, I put it back on today, tire shop didn’t think it was a big deal, thought it was likely from the tire puncture at high speed on freeway. Last edited by spaceage; 05-25-2022 at 11:44 PM..
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jab23 First Lieutenant 224 Rep 377 Posts Drives: 2017 X5M Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: MA iTrader: (1)	That is odd. Very consistent all the way around the wheel.
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P1 Lieutenant General 11574 Rep 11,136 Posts Drives: 2004 3/4 ton Duramax Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: United States iTrader: (1)	Any damage to the tires? From your photos, doesn't appear to be. You might just have hit a perfectly tiny curb with the inside of your wheels that was tall enough to damage the wheels, but not to scrape the tires.
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06-02-2022, 03:48 PM	#10
1norseman Captain 400 Rep 648 Posts Drives: X5 50i Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Pavement iTrader: (0)	Do you use car washes where the wheel rides in a track? I have seen wider wheels with low pro tires having similar issues. My guess is the BMW rear tire camber, somehow makes the wheel more susceptible to damage on the inside of the wheel.
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