What do you think
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My Ride: 525i Sport. Mystic Blue. Logic 7, 6 CD Changer, Floormats. Just call me the last of the big spenders!!
I've made a few posts about my unhappiness about the 18x8 wheels offered with the Sportpackage. I've got one on order.
I've decided to put Style 124 wheels on the car, as I think they're the best understated wheels available for the E60.
Am I wrong to do this to the highly anticipated Sportspackage?
I've decided to put Style 124 wheels on the car, as I think they're the best understated wheels available for the E60.
Am I wrong to do this to the highly anticipated Sportspackage?
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I think it will look great! The combination of the 124 style wheels with the sportpackage will make it look more aggresive.
Post pics when you get your car!
Post pics when you get your car!
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From: London, UK
My Ride: 525i Sport. Mystic Blue. Logic 7, 6 CD Changer, Floormats. Just call me the last of the big spenders!!
Sorry about the delay in getting back. Been working like a dog! If it can go wrong, it did.
Spoken to the dealer who is seeing if they can do some sort of trade-off with the stock wheels. I'm hoping I can get it down to about ?500, but if not, I do have the part numbers and can buy the wheels off the shelf and put my own choice of tyre on it, so I may be posting to ask about the tyres people find gives the best ride.
An example of saving that can be had when you buy it through BMW parts dept rather than dealer fit option is as follows.
101M Wheels (dealer fit) = ?3425
= $6135
Compare
101M front wheel = 36 11 6 761 988 = ?421 each = ?842
101M rear wheel = 36 11 6 761 989 = ?440 each = ?880
Tyres - full set - Falken - web purchase - local fit = ?660
Total = ?2380
A saving of ?1045 or $1872
So I'm also considering using this route with the 124 wheels and selling the 135M's on ebay. I'm waiting to hear what the dealer has to say about the swap possibilities first, so no fixed price as yet.
If it can go wrong, it did.Spoken to the dealer who is seeing if they can do some sort of trade-off with the stock wheels. I'm hoping I can get it down to about ?500, but if not, I do have the part numbers and can buy the wheels off the shelf and put my own choice of tyre on it, so I may be posting to ask about the tyres people find gives the best ride.
An example of saving that can be had when you buy it through BMW parts dept rather than dealer fit option is as follows.
101M Wheels (dealer fit) = ?3425
= $6135Compare
101M front wheel = 36 11 6 761 988 = ?421 each = ?842
101M rear wheel = 36 11 6 761 989 = ?440 each = ?880
Tyres - full set - Falken - web purchase - local fit = ?660
Total = ?2380
A saving of ?1045 or $1872
So I'm also considering using this route with the 124 wheels and selling the 135M's on ebay. I'm waiting to hear what the dealer has to say about the swap possibilities first, so no fixed price as yet.
