May 01, 2012

I'm not sure what others are doing to bend and crack these wheels. I’m running 225/45/18's and I have hit pot holes hard enough to blow out the sidewall of the tires by the rim edge being punched through the rubber and the rims are still true. I’ve destroyed 2 tires on this set of rims so far and no bends or issues other than needing to buy more tires. Love the way they look. Also have Breyton Inspirations on another car and 10 years and 75K miles still look great. Both sets are stamped made in Germany I’ve heard some are not maybe that's where I have lucked out. I think you would be hard pressed to find a better OE alternative for you BMW and that they were purpose build to compliment the cars.

November 01, 2010

If you are getting 19" rims on a BMW, etc., and live near or in a city, get ready for bent rims. I am happy with my Breyton rims, look great, but within a few months of Boston driving, rims were bent and loose air every day. I fill my tires every two days. After research, found out that when the rim gets bent, the seal between the rim and tire is less effective. It is a absolute pain. Just had one tire blow because the air was too low and damaged the side walls. Lost another tire last year, same problem. I use the old rims for snow tires, but now looks like they are the main tires. Cannot justify keep replacing tires and filling up flat tires. Looking into having the rims repaired and bent back. Don't get me wrong, 19" on a 330i look great, but know what you are getting into.

September 09, 2010

Purchased the Breytons 3 months ago. 2 nights ago, I hit a very small bump in the road and my low air sensor came on seconds later. However, I was able to make it home safely with the intent to repair(what I thought was a tire issue)my tire repaired the next morning. That morning, I pulled the tire off and to my suprised, the rim was bent and there was a 12inch crack in the hoop of the rim. Once dismounted, you can see the crack had gone threw to the inner rim. I was traveling at apprmly. 23 mph when I hit the very small bump in the road. I purchased these wheels from the tire rack and have reported this matter to the TR. A rep. told me the wheel would not be covered under warranty. This matter is pending and I will provide my full customer experience with the TR and Breyton once there is a disposition.