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      06-18-2014, 12:03 PM   #1
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Exclamation M235i Wheels - Car Wash/Rain Collection

It appears from car wash water and rain, there inadvertently is a well within the M235i wheel that is collecting dirty water... and when it dries up the sediment remains... Anyone else observe this? Is this normal? Is there a purpose?

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      06-18-2014, 12:15 PM   #2
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Can you post a pic of it?
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      06-18-2014, 12:29 PM   #3
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We had this discussion over in the Wheels and Tire section. It's a poor design to have that groove without the ability for it to drain off the wheel. Wash the wheel and the water sits or get in rain and you get a collection of dirt or brake dust building up.
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We had this discussion over in the Wheels and Tire section. It's a poor design to have that groove without the ability for it to drain off the wheel. Wash the wheel and the water sits or get in rain and you get a collection of dirt or brake dust building up.
ive seen they use the same wheel in silver color for other models/series - i wonder how bad it looks on bright silver and wonder if that is (at least in part) why they made ours grey...

it is a huge problem... i will post a pic when i can...
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      06-18-2014, 03:18 PM   #5
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I can't imagine how dirty they would get if they were silver, probably pretty. Bad. I couldn't keep my E93 335 silver wheels clean for more than a couple days. I actually think the dark gray hides the dust and dirt.
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Also water collects in the bottom of the door sill when going through a car wash. I have to wipe it down every time. Water getting on the M235i decorative metal in the door isn't the coolest design.
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ive seen they use the same wheel in silver color for other models/series - i wonder how bad it looks on bright silver and wonder if that is (at least in part) why they made ours grey...

it is a huge problem... i will post a pic when i can...
Yes.. please post a picture I've been curious about this ever since I read about it in the wheels section. So on top of center caps falling off we also have issues with the wheels storing water.
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Can any engineers in the group comment on the merits of having a concave recess? Maybe it was done for added strength? I can see no other benefit. Having the shadow line there is nice but that could have been accomplished without the well effect.
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Also water collects in the bottom of the door sill when going through a car wash. I have to wipe it down every time. Water getting on the M235i decorative metal in the door isn't the coolest design.
That happened as we'll.... And the issue is you have to get out of the car to wipe down and it SOAKS your pants,,, on the way out. what a poor design. Kind of disappointing. Never seen that with any car. Not even a pinto.
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Serves both of you right for putting that thing through a car wash in the first place. Shame, shame, shame.
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Serves both of you right for putting that thing through a car wash in the first place. Shame, shame, shame.
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Serves both of you right for putting that thing through a car wash in the first place. Shame, shame, shame.
Mane, I ain't gots time da wash it m'self.

Seriously if I wasn't so busy I wouldn't be able to afford a $52,450 (MSRP) set of wheels.

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What, you don't have the butler detail the car, like the rest of us?
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What, you don't have the butler detail the car, like the rest of us?
Actually, I don't let the car wash people touch the inside - I do that myself. The automatic wash I use is new, modern, and with it's advanced technology it does not leave swirl marks and it completely dries.... Except.... Now there is a door sill issue with leakage so the whole car is dry yet the door sill is soaked with sudsy water. Seriously no swirl marks..
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Actually, I don't let the car wash people touch the inside - I do that myself. The automatic wash I use is new, modern, and with it's advanced technology it does not leave swirl marks and it completely dries.... Except.... Now there is a door sill issue with leakage so the whole car is dry yet the door sill is soaked with sudsy water. Seriously no swirl marks..
Same story. Car looks great, only problems are the car wash can't wash that inner rim dip and entire car is dry except inside door sill. Having to do this work every week just because someone made a bad design is like one of those psychological experiments. I have to get out and dry or vacuum up someone's bad design every time I get a car wash (the water)and wipe down the bad design in the rim dip once a week.

Also, for the "the car wash is your problem" comments, it's just spraying my car like I would expect to spray it with a water hose. Are we the only ones seeing this? Cause I see it after it rains, as well.
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