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Jan 8, 2007 | 07:23 AM

space_egg

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My Ride: 2004 545i silver/black, sport, logic 7, cold weather, lumbar.

Thinking about upsizing to 19's. What do you folks think of the 6-series sport wheels? Of course I'd rather have M5 or M6 wheels, but I can get these for a great price. Opinions? Thanks!

Jan 8, 2007 | 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by space_egg' post='375159' date='Jan 8 2007, 04:23 PM

Thinking about upsizing to 19's. What do you folks think of the 6-series sport wheels? Of course I'd rather have M5 or M6 wheels, but I can get these for a great price. Opinions? Thanks!

They don't look nice to me but maybe it's just the way they are photoshopped onto the E60. Do you have a photo of them on the 6 series?

Jan 8, 2007 | 08:16 AM

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Since you asked for opinions, I would have to say those wheels are among my least favorite BMW wheels of the last 5 years.

Jan 8, 2007 | 08:20 AM

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I was never a fan of the stock e63 wheels. The M6 wheels are an entirely different story.

Jan 8, 2007 | 08:27 AM

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The E63 wheels do not have the exactly right ET's for a E60.

Matter of tast, of course, but I do like the Style 172's (not my car).

One idea could be to wait if BMW will develop new 19" rims for the facelift!

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Jan 8, 2007 | 08:41 AM

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My Ride: Jan 2006 E63 650i Sport . Options: Sport version (includes: sport-seats, sport-suspension, M-Sport steering wheel, Anthracite headliner, Shaddow Line), Saphire Black, Black Dakota Leather, Anthracite Maple Wood trim, Steptronic Auto, Xenons, NAV-Professional with Voice Control, TV, CD-Changer, Bluetooth, Logic7, Head-up Display, Comfort Access, Seat Heating front, Auto Dimming & Folding Mirrors, Extended Auto Air Conditioning, PDC. . Mods: Spacers 5mm front & 15mm rear . Wheels: 20" Alpina Softline (Classic) with Dunlop Sport Maxx non-RFT (255/35/20 & 285/30/20)

Those 6-series wheels are pretty uninspiring, to put it nicely. :thumbsdown:

Ricracings idea about seeing what new rims are introduced with the new models is definately worth concidering...

Cheers

Jan 8, 2007 | 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by space_egg' post='375159' date='Jan 8 2007, 12:23 PM

Attachment 27369Thinking about upsizing to 19's. What do you folks think of the 6-series sport wheels? Of course I'd rather have M5 or M6 wheels, but I can get these for a great price. Opinions? Thanks!

:thumbsdown: IMHO the 6 series rims are too round in shapes to go with the sharp surfaces of the E60. No dice my friend. More sharp spokes and visuals are needed, as with the E60 M5 wheels. I'd recommend searching the gallery and waste around 30 hours like me selecting just the right rims. Oh, the agony and the estasy!!!

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Jan 8, 2007 | 09:25 AM

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I agree, no character to those wheels. Don't buy because the price is reasonable, but because they look good and you like them. OTOH, if you like these because you like the style and how they look on YOUR CAR, get them and screw us