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      11-29-2024, 09:28 AM   #1
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buying 1x 18" BMW LA wheel, V Spoke 398 front

any ideas where I can find a known, unbent front wheel? Dropped mine down a huge pothole last night and its now like a 50p piece. Stealers want £380.
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any ideas where I can find a known, unbent front wheel? Dropped mine down a huge pothole last night and its now like a 50p piece. Stealers want £380.
Quite a few on eBay

As an example: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/286183940...3ABFBMzJe2ie9k
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too sensible - add a sprinkle of man maths and land at replacing them all with a set of 763m alloys
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Haha

Cough: https://forums.m3cutters.co.uk/threa.../#post-3737340

Cheeky bid and get them refurbed
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kind of a problem. no way my wheels are that bright (I'm referring to the ebay ones now).
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kind of a problem. no way my wheels are that bright (I'm referring to the ebay ones now).
Get them refurbed
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bought the ebay item.
waiting delivery all day.
still waiting.
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Love the 398 wheels, a great design.
Got them on my 340i.
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.. and the ebay wheel was buckled shocker
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.. and the ebay wheel was buckled shocker
FFS... Unfortunately the risk you take

However, it wouldn't surprise me if your other wheels haven't got buckles...

It'd be worth getting them fully refurbed and straightened and then run them with non RFTs

The 397s I've got for winters, 2 of them were slightly buckled. Both soon straightened before being refurbed; cost me £200 all in and £40 for the tyres to be fitted/TPMS fitted and balanced etc
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