about the m5 wheels
07-17-2008 | 04:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Hyper_545i' post='626351' date='Jul 17 2008, 01:29 PM
Changing fenders is not necessary. What is necessary is changing the tire sizes. I just put OEM 166 M5 Wheels on my 04 545i, much like a lot of other members have done.
Front Tire Size: 245/35/19
Rear Tire Size: 275/30/19
No issues with rubbing whatsoever.
Front Tire Size: 245/35/19
Rear Tire Size: 275/30/19
No issues with rubbing whatsoever.
If you put non-factory items on your car in Germany, you need to have the mod verified by "TUV", the German testing authority, and then entered formally into the cars papers. This includes a paper-based technical verification, drive tests, and have the car checked up on a ramp.
I had the following formally verified and approved by TUV:
OEM 19" M5 M166 rims
Front Tire Size: 245/35/19
Rear Tire Size: 275/30/19
Hope that gives you the peace of mind you are looking for!
07-17-2008 | 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Hyper_545i' post='626351' date='Jul 17 2008, 01:29 PM
Changing fenders is not necessary. What is necessary is changing the tire sizes. I just put OEM 166 M5 Wheels on my 04 545i, much like a lot of other members have done.
Front Tire Size: 245/35/19
Rear Tire Size: 275/30/19
No issues with rubbing whatsoever.
Front Tire Size: 245/35/19
Rear Tire Size: 275/30/19
No issues with rubbing whatsoever.
07-17-2008 | 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Etienne' post='626578' date='Jul 17 2008, 10:08 AM
+1 Confirmed, no problem at all
NO problem at all with the new tires sizes mentioned above. WAIT, the problem is you waste more gas trying to show off your new rims!
07-17-2008 | 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Presley348' post='626255' date='Jul 17 2008, 01:29 AM
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You will need new tire sizes for the 166 to fit the non M5 e60:
245/35/19 Front
285/30/19 Rear
... I had no rubbing at all with these tires: 285/30/19 (rear), and 245/35/19 (front) tire sizes, with my former BMW OEM ///M Aerodynamic kit, and I still have no rubbing now with the new wider e60 M5 front and rear fenders.
I am considering going up in front tire size from the 245 to the M5 size of the 255 tire size beings my front M5 fenders are wider now, and should not scrub, but need to check to see if my standard e60 suspension will handle that larger tire size with bottoming out, does anyone here at the forum know the answer to that question?)
Thanks in Advance!!
Eddie Presley aka Presley348
Hope this helps!
Eddie Presley aka Presley348
You will need new tire sizes for the 166 to fit the non M5 e60:
245/35/19 Front
285/30/19 Rear
... I had no rubbing at all with these tires: 285/30/19 (rear), and 245/35/19 (front) tire sizes, with my former BMW OEM ///M Aerodynamic kit, and I still have no rubbing now with the new wider e60 M5 front and rear fenders.
I am considering going up in front tire size from the 245 to the M5 size of the 255 tire size beings my front M5 fenders are wider now, and should not scrub, but need to check to see if my standard e60 suspension will handle that larger tire size with bottoming out, does anyone here at the forum know the answer to that question?)
Thanks in Advance!!
Eddie Presley aka Presley348
Hope this helps!
Eddie Presley aka Presley348
07-17-2008 | 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Bahabishoo' post='625962' date='Jul 17 2008, 12:47 AM
i know it is becoming booring questions about the wheels 
see guys if i got the m5 wheels out of an orginal m5 without chaning the tires and installed it on e60 525i would if fit properly??? and what do i need to chance the spacers and the shock absorbers right? coz i'm about to buy this rims and cost here about 5k and i wont be able to give it back so i'm afriad to buy them then it wouldnt fit in my car therefore i will sit on the tires and run them with my own legs
see guys if i got the m5 wheels out of an orginal m5 without chaning the tires and installed it on e60 525i would if fit properly??? and what do i need to chance the spacers and the shock absorbers right? coz i'm about to buy this rims and cost here about 5k and i wont be able to give it back so i'm afriad to buy them then it wouldnt fit in my car therefore i will sit on the tires and run them with my own legs . I ain't have any problems with the excact M5 tires. Only if i got to much weight in the trunk i hear a small impact with the fenders but nothing to worry about and keep in mind that i have the normal suspension, not even the m pack supsension. I have no M5 fenders or anything else
07-18-2008 | 12:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Bahabishoo' post='625962' date='Jul 17 2008, 12:47 AM
i know it is becoming booring questions about the wheels see guys if i got the m5 wheels out of an orginal m5 without chaning the tires and installed it on e60 525i would if fit properly??? and what do i need to chance the spacers and the shock absorbers right? coz i'm about to buy this rims and cost here about 5k and i wont be able to give it back so i'm afriad to buy them then it wouldnt fit in my car therefore i will sit on the tires and run them with my own legs
see guys if i got the m5 wheels out of an orginal m5 without chaning the tires and installed it on e60 525i would if fit properly??? and what do i need to chance the spacers and the shock absorbers right? coz i'm about to buy this rims and cost here about 5k and i wont be able to give it back so i'm afriad to buy them then it wouldnt fit in my car therefore i will sit on the tires and run them with my own legs Take a look the car of a friend of mine with m pack and 255x40x19 front and 285x35x19 rear
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