[Kassim786]

Guys I was looking at my wheels the other day and noticed the following

- A lot of what I think is corrosion around the centre caps

( at first I thought it's diet but upon further inspection it's not so)


With the flash it shows up as dirt but when I try clean it I can get it to budge so my guess is it's corrosion ?

???






Present on all four wheels ?

[Digitalize]

Take the caps out and give us a proper look.

[seanblee]

Originally Posted by Kassim786

With the flash it shows up as dirt but when I try clean it I can get it to budge so my guess is it's corrosion ?

Most probably, yes. Unfortunately, it's quite common with diamond-cut finishes on wheels; the only real workaround is to keep them clean and topped up with wax or sealant.

[Kassim786]

Washed the wheels here you go






Just to let you know iv never touched the centre caps and BMW are the only ones who have taken the wheels off .... Ever !!


Opinions guys ?

Cheers in advance

[acerboo]

you need to wash these wheels weekly if you leave brake dust on they will corrode quickly there are a number of wheel sealants around that will not prevent this entirely but will help

[Bmw10]

Do you know which sealants would be best and most durable ?

[Kassim786]

Thanks guys I actually do wash them and use sealant on them too ....

But no ones helped me in my question

Are they corroded ( I knows it's hard to tell
Off photos )

[Brian mc21]

Yes it's corrosion.

[dest]

Its all in the groove where a normal wash with mitt/sponge wouldn't catch it, so its built up over time and corroded.

Its a constant battle with diamond cut faces and only a matter of time WHEN they corrode not IF

[dubdemand]

Yeah they're well past it - l'll do you a favour and take them off your hands for £100

Joking aside, it looks like a refurb or paint will be the only solution here. You could enquire about corrosion warranty (I'm not sure wheels are covered though).

[dest]

The place that refurbed my wheels said they dont give any warranty or guarantee with diamond cut wheels simply because of how often they corrode!
They give a 6 month life span before they start going bad.
Personally Id get them painted

[Kassim786]

Hmmm my options are the following

1) change them under warrantey

2) get them sprayed a (but which colour)

[ukbeemerboy]

Originally Posted by Kassim786

Hmmm my options are the following

1) change them under warrantey

2) get them sprayed a (but which colour)

If you do get them changed, they will only corrode again. Get them painted a dark silver. There are now a lot of AUC cars on the BMW site that have had them painted.