Hi all most of the 22s that come up have at least one weld or one crack on them (Genuine/overfinch) or non genuine often have more.

Can a weld fix these and does anyone have any experience if they last?

do you really want to risk having welded/repaired wheels on your nearly three ton FF ...  ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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I'd run a mile

If its cracked once, then it's going to happen again.

I've run 22's for a good few years, Genuine Overfinch on an L322 and RR wheels on the L405 with no problems at all. The only stories I've heard about cracks are with copies / cheap imports.

No way would I use wheels I wasn't 100% confident with.

I agree.

Nice (welded) wheels vs nice life = no brainer!!

Have to agree wheels and tyres are your connection with life and no compromise can be good also sometimes a weld can be stronger than the original material that in itself introduces all sorts of stress you don't want - its ok on a steel heating pipe none too clever on an alloy wheel in my opinion

The ones I've seen are genuine overfinch with one small crack - my friend is a lr mechanic he seems to think cracked 22 and 23 is a big thing if even slightly abused and taken off road - I was wondering if anyone had a genuine repaired I appreciate the fakes probably have about the same consistency as chocolate

Just not worth the risk in my opinion .

Ok cool I don't think i will but what is the risk that they will keep going flat?

i wouldnt worry about them going flat Dan , i would worry about them going bang.. ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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Do you mean shattering?

yarp  ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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I know the (not rr) bmw and Audi 20s crack on the 5 spokes (genuine) a guy I work with had a weld done on his Audi one and he has winter summer tyres swapped every 6 months and keeps an eye on it but it's not spread for 3 years. I imagine it is also down to the quality of the original wheel and the actual weld itself

If I cracked a wheel, then I would scrap it.

IMHO, there are so many for sale as people won't use them on their own cars, but are too tight to scrap them, so look to extract a bit of cash from someone a bit more desperate to have a nice looking car on the cheap.

It's your call, but I just wouldn't feel safe driving it, there would always be a constant nagging at the back of my mind - hit a pothole at speed and as Stan says, it could just break into pieces......