Wheel Upgrade on a 2008 528xi

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Jan 13, 2008 | 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Bimmer32' post='517130' date='Jan 13 2008, 01:24 AM

Hey,MDK. Welcome to the forum. I'm glad you're getting well informed information before you decide to get the 124. Now we know there's to different offsets of the same style.

rhnorb, As for the shipping, you can get four boxes side 24 x 24 x 24 via FedEx. The wheels and tires should fix. Just make sure to stuff the face of the wheel to prevent damage in shipment. Regarding the cost, it should not cost less than $200 to ship all four wheels and tires. Check with FedEx Ground to confirm the ship to and ship from zip codes. The weight on each item is about 65 lbs.

See if you can hook MDK up.

I am now hearing that the tpm (tire pressure monitoring system) on the 08 is different from the 124 style in previous years. There may be an update of the 124 style for 07-08? What year did it change?

Thanks for the help! YOU GUYS JUST SAVED ME A LOT OF MONEY FROM A COSTLY BUYING ERROR!!

MDK9905

Jan 13, 2008 | 06:01 AM

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Thanks for the info on shipping. I may put the wheels/tires on Ebay. I bought them when I first got the car, thinking I liked them much better than the stock 17 inchers. I put the 17's back on for the winter, and have never taken them off. So the 124s with tires have just sat in my garage.

Jan 13, 2008 | 11:21 AM

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My Ride: 2007 530i. Purchased 6/28/07. Titanium Silver Metallic, Black Dakota Leather, Dark Poplar Trim, Steptronic, Premium Package, Cold Weather Package, Bluetooth, Adaptive Control Xenons. 10/30/07 Added OEM 124s with 245/40/18 & 275/35/18 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires. Installed red Cal Coversï¿½ from BavAuto. 11/21/07 Added OEM all-weather floor mats (for winter, carpet in summer) and coat rack. 6/26/08 installed M5-style rear spoiler. 6/30/08 put on red reflectors. 8/22/08 Euro turn signal stickers applied. 3/20/09 Installed Shadowline Trim. 3/27/09 Added Matte Black Kidney Grilles from Trinity. 4/03/09 Installed Bimmian Shadow Matte Black 530i Badges. 4/04/09 Installed LED license plate lights from Trinity. 5/01/09 Installed Brabus Interior LED Kit and White Angel Eyes. 5/02/09 Put in Brabus 6K Fogs. 5/14/09 Removed charcoal filter. 5/15/09 Installed light smoke LED side marker lamps from Trinity. 5/21/09 Sprint Booster. 6/12/09 Painted exhaust tips flat black. 6/13/09 Pulled red Cal Covers and painted calipers low gloss black. 6/27/09 RPI Ram Air Scoop from Trinity. 8/15/09 Installed Brabus's silver invisibulbs front and rear. 9/24/09 Installed R-Dash license plate LEDs from Brabaus (John).

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Originally Posted by rhnorb' post='517089' date='Jan 12 2008, 10:27 PM

Unfortunately I'm not sure how I would ship 4 mounted tires and wheels.

I ordered a set of staggered RWD 124s mounted with PS A/S tires in October. They were new takeoffs from a 550i. The seller shipped UPS Ground and put each tire/wheel in a standard UPS box with a couple of old pillows to protect the face of each wheel, and a bunch of pop paper to fill the box and behind the wheel. Seller charged me $160 from Dallas to St. Louis. Probably a bit more zone-wise from WA to IN, but not too much I doubt. They were shipped on Friday and delivered to my door on Monday...and the boxes weren't even dirty!

Jan 14, 2008 | 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by mdk9950' post='517197' date='Jan 13 2008, 06:55 AM

I know BMW changed the way they measure tire inflation, but I'm just not sure which year. I know in 05 and probably 06, it was based on the rotation of each wheels; there were no TPM sensors. For sure, the TPM sensors are on the 07 and 08.