i need help with this!
I AM LOOKING TO BUY A SET OF WHEELS A FRIEND HAD INSTALLED IN HIS M3 BUT I AM NOT SURE THE LUG PATTERNS ARE THE SAME. CAN ANYBODY HELP ME WITH THAT?
09-17-2006, 08:39 PM
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Original BMW wheels for the E60
bolt pattern 5x120
17" Front ET:20 Rear ET:20
18" Front ET:20 Rear ET:32
19" Front ET:20 Rear ET:32
What year m3 does your friend have?
Lug patterns on a e46 m3 are similar (5x120 iirc) but the offsets are not compatible to a e60.
E46 M3
18" wheels Front ET:47 Rear ET:26
19" wheel Front ET47: Rear ET27
bolt pattern 5x120
17" Front ET:20 Rear ET:20
18" Front ET:20 Rear ET:32
19" Front ET:20 Rear ET:32
What year m3 does your friend have?
Lug patterns on a e46 m3 are similar (5x120 iirc) but the offsets are not compatible to a e60.
E46 M3
18" wheels Front ET:47 Rear ET:26
19" wheel Front ET47: Rear ET27
09-18-2006, 02:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Busta' post='335641' date='Sep 18 2006, 05:39 AM
Original BMW wheels for the E60
bolt pattern 5x120
17" Front ET:20 Rear ET:20
18" Front ET:20 Rear ET:32
19" Front ET:20 Rear ET:32
What year m3 does your friend have?
Lug patterns on a e46 m3 are similar (5x120 iirc) but the offsets are not compatible to a e60.
E46 M3
18" wheels Front ET:47 Rear ET:26
19" wheel Front ET47: Rear ET27
bolt pattern 5x120
17" Front ET:20 Rear ET:20
18" Front ET:20 Rear ET:32
19" Front ET:20 Rear ET:32
What year m3 does your friend have?
Lug patterns on a e46 m3 are similar (5x120 iirc) but the offsets are not compatible to a e60.
E46 M3
18" wheels Front ET:47 Rear ET:26
19" wheel Front ET47: Rear ET27
Yeah that is right, but you could put a 22mm spacer on the front to bring it down to ET25, this would then fit.
The rear will be fine from what I can work out.