SKK

Rysed - to be honest didn't really consider spacers as I dont know much about them. Do the wheels look off in the pictures from front to back ? Also if you upgrade the wheels to the 172's at the time of ordering a car does it come from the factory with the spacers installed? I need some more education on this stuff !!

rsyed

No, when ordering the 172 from the factory, they don't come with the spacers. in my opinion, the front stick out a bit more than the rear. check out bmw#5's car on
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=16362
he has put on spacers in the rear, 10 mm on each side, so 20 mm in total. i think it looks a more aligned with the spacers, but do you notice the difference compared to yours?
don't get me wrong, ur car looks great without the spacers too...
greetinz from vienna
rumman

SKK

The only difference I notice is that his car looks better than mine with the 172's

Edit - yes it looks like his rear wheels have been pushed out a bit more from the body. I think I see what you mean.

rsyed

i hate to tell you this, but i agree with you - i think it is a colour issue. i have looked at several cars with 172's and the 166s and black ones always looked good, whereas our silver gray one looked a bit "boring". but hey, we don't have to wash our cars as often as these guys in their black cars - in england, he would need to wash his car 4x a day to be as clean as on the phots

greetinz from austria

rumman

SKK

I know. Black cars always look hot in the pictures with the big wheels. However in real life during the English winters they only look good for about 1 hour after a wash. Then they look like they need a wash...

I used to own a black 3 Series Coupe. It was a bugger to keep clean and the swirl marks were a nightmare. Never again.

When I went to get the 172's installed, I drove a dark blue 530d with the same wheels. It honestly did not look as nice as my Silver Grey did. It must be black to get the full effect.

BMW#5 lives in SA however....good climate over there.

rsyed

you get more rain in the england during one week then he does during a whole year

so spacers a "maybe" for you? i am seriously considering it, specially now for the 18" 135 winter set, where the rear seem very very lost looks like i am going for a set of 12 mm for each side, that should compensate the 24 mm that the rear axle anyway lag the front axle.

greetinz from austria

rumman

IMU

Congrats SKK...

They look awesome

SKK

Thanks IMU.

Did you get spacers with your 166M rims ?

IMU

Thanks IMU.

Did you get spacers with your 166M rims ?
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No spacers for me. Was considering adding them to my 135s and still have some H&R 20mm spacers that I bought a while ago. But while there is an argument for them with 19" wheels, I am happier not invalidating the warranty by adding them.

SKK

Thanks IMU - if there is a chance that they invalidate the warranty then I am not fitting them. I suppose the 18's need them more than the 19's so I will live without.