I am not quite sure which wheels to get
05-16-2005, 05:21 PM
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05-17-2005, 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by DUBS' date='May 16 2005, 08:06 AM
Ihope these will help u. My friend's car in Thailand.
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Thanks for the pics..........the 166 wheels look great.
05-17-2005, 12:11 AM
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At this point I am leaning towards on the M5 type 166 wheels. If the original ACS type IV wheels were anywhere close to reasonably priced I would buy those over the 166, but I just can't bring myself to trust the replicas. If they were made by one of the European companies that make BMW replica (as well as original) wheels I would feel much more comfortable about buying them, but according to Herb appearently they are made somewhere in Asia (by I don't know who.........) 
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Originally Posted by DUBS' date='May 16 2005, 03:06 PM
Ihope these will help u. My friend's car in Thailand.
05-17-2005, 05:44 AM
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rody,
I'd definitly get the 166 rims without a doubt. I've never been a fan of most aftermarket rims. The 166 M5 rims are awesome IMO. Infact I will probably also get the same rims but not for another year or two. I now have to wait for my new runflats wear out.. then i'll get some new rims and real max performance non-runflat tires.
Are you getting them directly from BMW? How much are they? Will you still have a staggard setup with fatter tires, 255 front, 285 rear?
I'd definitly get the 166 rims without a doubt. I've never been a fan of most aftermarket rims. The 166 M5 rims are awesome IMO. Infact I will probably also get the same rims but not for another year or two. I now have to wait for my new runflats wear out.. then i'll get some new rims and real max performance non-runflat tires.
Are you getting them directly from BMW? How much are they? Will you still have a staggard setup with fatter tires, 255 front, 285 rear?
05-18-2005, 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by alohalc' date='May 18 2005, 07:13 AM
very nice !? want to see pics for the whole car 
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!? want to see pics for the whole car .[snapback]130023[/snapback]
Me too!
assume these were factory fit oem?
or if dealer fit how much please?!?!
05-18-2005, 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Lomag' date='May 17 2005, 07:44 AM
rody,
I'd definitly get the 166 rims without a doubt. I've never been a fan of most aftermarket rims. The 166 M5 rims are awesome IMO. Infact I will probably also get the same rims but not for another year or two. I now have to wait for my new runflats wear out.. then i'll get some new rims and real max performance non-runflat tires.
Are you getting them directly from BMW? How much are they? Will you still have a staggard setup with fatter tires, 255 front, 285 rear?
I'd definitly get the 166 rims without a doubt. I've never been a fan of most aftermarket rims. The 166 M5 rims are awesome IMO. Infact I will probably also get the same rims but not for another year or two. I now have to wait for my new runflats wear out.. then i'll get some new rims and real max performance non-runflat tires.
Are you getting them directly from BMW? How much are they? Will you still have a staggard setup with fatter tires, 255 front, 285 rear?
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The BMW dealer the I got my M-kit from is quoting me about $420 for the fronts and $430 for the rears. They have a set that they are going to put on one of their showroom E60's sometime this week or early next week. I will check it out to see how it looks actually with tires and mounted on the car as I have already seen the wheels without tires. One thing is that they intend to use the same tire size as the M5 (255/40-19 Front, 285/35-19 Rear), but those sizes increase the overall diameters by 1.314" for the fronts and 1.275" for the rears (in comparison to my current ones with the 124's). I pointed this out to them but I think they are still going with those sizes. I know that changing the diameter of the tires will affect the acceleration, speedo, and gas milage, but does anyone know which way each of those will be affected?:
1. Will increasing the diameter make the acceleration quicker or slower?
2. Will the speedo indicate higher or lower than actual speed?
3. Will the gas mileage be better or worse?
I calculated the diameter of some other sizes and these are a much closer match to my original 124's/tires:
Front: 255/35-19 (adds only 0.314" to the diameter)
Rear: 285/30-19 (adds only 0.151" to the diameter)
or 295/30-19 (adds 0.391" to the diameter...assuming the 295's won't be too wide with this particular wheel offset).
I still don't know whether I will do this now or wait until my tires are worn and need replacing. If I find myself tempted in a weak moment I may just do it now
05-18-2005, 12:41 PM
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Does anyone know the part numbers to the 166 wheels? My ETK is old and does not have the M5 wheels in it. They are giving me 15% off list but I want to call some other dealers and see if they have better deals for BMWCCA members. I would rather have the part numbers when I call other dealers as without giving them part numbers most of them are lost, especially when you mention "M5".