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Originally Posted by .BMWPaul
1. Out of the four wheels only one of them fit onto the wheel hub bore/lip smoothly, whereas the others I had to forced them on by tightening the bolts. I think this is because the BMW wheel hub bore is 72.5mm and the VMR wheel centre bore is 72.6mm, so it was a very very tight fit. But since the hub face meets with the wheels and there are no gaps so no vibrations, there shouldn't be any problems should there?
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PULL your new wheels off and clean ALL the RUST off of the hubs. Use a good wire bush or even a drill or flex attachment to clean the hub's lip area and wheel bolt area clean. Use some anti-sieze to make sure new rust doesn't come back. I think this is your problem.
You should not have to force your new wheels onto the car's hubs. Something is not right there. I bet you will have big problems trying to remove your new wheels. Even with OE wheels... the rusting hubs of our cars can be a major headache. CLEAN them well.
Dackel