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Old 02-08-2005, 09:09 AM
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Do you guys think the new 21" wheels fit the 5 series ??? or a 20 inch x5 wheel???
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Which "new" 21" wheels ?

Only 21" BMW wheel I know is this one for the 7 Series thats been available for quite a while, and is available in 19" for the 5

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A 21" wheels will fit E60 but the ride will be very terrible...
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I seen a E60 545i in the classifieds of a a magazine with 21" Alpina rims. Unfortunatley there was no picture.
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Here's a pic that was posted previously
21" bbs rxII
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Originally Posted by heezy545i' date='Feb 8 2005, 05:44 PM
Here's a pic that was posted previously
21" bbs rxII

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Those are the wheels i was talking about, the ones for the 7 series, do they make the same style of wheel in 19" for the 5???? are they wider in the rear???
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what size of tyres you want to put on it ?
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Originally Posted by baldor18' date='Feb 9 2005, 12:47 AM
Those are the wheels i was talking about, the ones for the 7 series, do they make the same style of wheel in 19" for the 5???? are they wider in the rear???
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This is a pic of the 5 Series version ( style 128 )

8 x 19 Front ET:20
9,5 x 19 Rear ET:32

245/35 R19Y
275/30 R19Y

One of the journalists of the UK magazine BMWCAR ( www.bmwcarmagazine.com ) has them on his car and gives regular updates in the magazine. He loves them


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Found some pics of them on a E60 here

These are the 19" versions for the E60







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