MV4 nightmare

Trimmtrabb · 05-10-2017, 10:39 PM

Hi there ,
My beloved e92 msport 2008 which I have owned for 5 months and love by the way has mv4 19" all round . Unfortunately after a trip to get new tyres I was told that my rears have 6 cracks in total . 5 in one and 1 in the other. I'm going to have the fronts checked today . I'm devastated as I love the car but this has cast a shadow over my ownership .
I am thinking of ditching them completely and getting some reps from CM WHEELS on non RF tyres still 19" though.
My question is , how strong are the rep wheels bearing in mind that the originals are a joke , I only do 5k miles a year and I'm very careful regarding pot holes etc so the present wheels were obviously knackered before I bought the car .
Can anyone on here recommend some strong Oem looking rep alloys .
Also a reputable alloy company .
Thank you .
Neil

dest · 05-11-2017, 02:43 AM

It is the run flats that kill them.

Plus the ride difference is amazing!
I've just gone from an E91 with 19's, non run flats and Eibach Pro springs to an E91 with MV3's (18"), standard suspension and run flats.
The new one wanders all over the road and isn't remotely as stable or planted as the old one was.
There is a small roundabout near me that I could literally throw my car into confidently in the old one, in the new one I wouldn't even dare!

Looks like Ive got to do some upgrades

bimmaguy · 05-13-2017, 03:10 AM

I had mv4 on my E90 for 2 years with no issue and I believe that's purely because I went the non runflat route.

hp88 · 05-13-2017, 04:00 AM

I was in a similar situation, hit a pothole on the A428 which ruined one of the rear alloys. Only had the car for a week and considered getting a replica set of 359M from CM Wheels at the time but I loved the look of the MV4 so bit the bullet and ordered a new rim from BMW. 60K miles later (on Non RFT Goodyear Asymmetric 2) and it's still in one piece.

Mboon · 05-14-2017, 05:25 AM

Lower the pressure in the rear. Tyre shops seem to want to put nearly 50psi in them. Not surprised they crack when the tyre I'd as hard as stone. I run around 35psi all round and never had an alloy crack on me yet

05-10-2017, 10:39 PM	#1
Trimmtrabb New Member 0 Rep 8 Posts Drives: BMW e92 330i Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Cheltenham iTrader: (0)	MV4 nightmare Hi there , My beloved e92 msport 2008 which I have owned for 5 months and love by the way has mv4 19" all round . Unfortunately after a trip to get new tyres I was told that my rears have 6 cracks in total . 5 in one and 1 in the other. I'm going to have the fronts checked today . I'm devastated as I love the car but this has cast a shadow over my ownership . I am thinking of ditching them completely and getting some reps from CM WHEELS on non RF tyres still 19" though. My question is , how strong are the rep wheels bearing in mind that the originals are a joke , I only do 5k miles a year and I'm very careful regarding pot holes etc so the present wheels were obviously knackered before I bought the car . Can anyone on here recommend some strong Oem looking rep alloys . Also a reputable alloy company . Thank you . Neil
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05-11-2017, 02:43 AM	#2
dest Major 89 Rep 1,378 Posts Drives: LCI E91 320d M Sport Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Northamptonshire iTrader: (4)	It is the run flats that kill them. Plus the ride difference is amazing! I've just gone from an E91 with 19's, non run flats and Eibach Pro springs to an E91 with MV3's (18"), standard suspension and run flats. The new one wanders all over the road and isn't remotely as stable or planted as the old one was. There is a small roundabout near me that I could literally throw my car into confidently in the old one, in the new one I wouldn't even dare! Looks like Ive got to do some upgrades
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05-13-2017, 03:10 AM	#3
bimmaguy Major 83 Rep 1,070 Posts Drives: BMW F01 730d M Sport Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Yorkshire iTrader: (3)	I had mv4 on my E90 for 2 years with no issue and I believe that's purely because I went the non runflat route.
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05-13-2017, 04:00 AM	#4
hp88 Private 14 Rep 71 Posts Drives: E92 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Midlands iTrader: (0)	I was in a similar situation, hit a pothole on the A428 which ruined one of the rear alloys. Only had the car for a week and considered getting a replica set of 359M from CM Wheels at the time but I loved the look of the MV4 so bit the bullet and ordered a new rim from BMW. 60K miles later (on Non RFT Goodyear Asymmetric 2) and it's still in one piece.
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05-14-2017, 05:25 AM	#5
Mboon Private 19 Rep 85 Posts Drives: E90 LCI Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Somerset iTrader: (0)	Lower the pressure in the rear. Tyre shops seem to want to put nearly 50psi in them. Not surprised they crack when the tyre I'd as hard as stone. I run around 35psi all round and never had an alloy crack on me yet
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