6 Series rims on a 5
11-21-2004, 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by 535dse' date='Nov 21 2004, 04:49 PM
Hi, I was looking to do this tommorrow.
My dad has a set of 19"rims from his 645.He upgraded to 20's and the other wheels are not being used at present.
I can post pictures tommorrow if you wish.
Regards
Simon
My dad has a set of 19"rims from his 645.He upgraded to 20's and the other wheels are not being used at present.
I can post pictures tommorrow if you wish.
Regards
Simon
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11-21-2004, 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by 535dse' date='Nov 21 2004, 10:49 AM
Hi, I was looking to do this tommorrow.
My dad has a set of 19"rims from his 645.He upgraded to 20's and the other wheels are not being used at present.
I can post pictures tommorrow if you wish.
Regards
Simon
My dad has a set of 19"rims from his 645.He upgraded to 20's and the other wheels are not being used at present.
I can post pictures tommorrow if you wish.
Regards
Simon
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11-21-2004, 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by kryptokat' date='Nov 21 2004, 01:18 PM
The 6 series has 14mm offset, i.e. the distance from the mounting plate to the center of the wheel. The 5 series has a 20mm offset. Therefore mounting the 6 series wheel will result in the wheel being pushed out by by 6mm.
In a 18 x 8 wheel, the width of the wheel is 8 inches and changing from an offset of 20 to 14 should be O.K because you only push out the wheel by 6mm.
As we know the 5 series sport comes with an 18 x 9 inch wheel with an offset of 20mm. Thus by adding 1 inch in the rear wheel by changing from a 18 x 8 to an 18 x 9 wheel width with the same offset of 20mm you are essentially adding 0.5 inches to the outer and inner side of the wheel on the 545 sport pkg. Now converting inches to mm thats 13mm. So in a car that can take a 13mm extension on either side of the wheel a 6 mm extension should be O.K.
Performance shouldn't change that much but I am not an engineer. Please don't quote me and risk getting the wheels. I am only expressing my deduction of why these wheels should fit. I wanted to get 6 series wheels for my self too.
I have spent more than I can getting my 545i sport, so I can't experiment. But if any one does I would love to see pics. I love the 6 series wheels.
In a 18 x 8 wheel, the width of the wheel is 8 inches and changing from an offset of 20 to 14 should be O.K because you only push out the wheel by 6mm.
As we know the 5 series sport comes with an 18 x 9 inch wheel with an offset of 20mm. Thus by adding 1 inch in the rear wheel by changing from a 18 x 8 to an 18 x 9 wheel width with the same offset of 20mm you are essentially adding 0.5 inches to the outer and inner side of the wheel on the 545 sport pkg. Now converting inches to mm thats 13mm. So in a car that can take a 13mm extension on either side of the wheel a 6 mm extension should be O.K.
Performance shouldn't change that much but I am not an engineer. Please don't quote me and risk getting the wheels. I am only expressing my deduction of why these wheels should fit. I wanted to get 6 series wheels for my self too.
I have spent more than I can getting my 545i sport, so I can't experiment. But if any one does I would love to see pics. I love the 6 series wheels.
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The rear wheel 18 x 9 for the 545 i sport pkg has an offset of 32mm. Thus the wheel adds 1 in to the 18 x 8 wheel or 0.5mm on each side which is 13mm but the increase in offset from 20 to 32mm essentially pulls the wheel in by 12mm. Thus the 18 x 9 wheel actually adds 1 inch to the inside of the wheel well not outside. So I don't know if adding 14mm offset wheel of the 6 series which will push the wheel out by 6mm work without rubbing.
So we'll have to wait and see the pics by 535dse
