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Old 04-14-2011, 12:02 PM
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Hey guys I'm new to the site so I have a ? To ask. I have a 525xi & I wanted to buy some wheels found a guy selling some wheels off his 545 will they fit on my car with no problem or will I have to buy some extra things? Thanks in advance
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Welcome to the forums!

They will not fit, because they are coming from a RWD car and you have an AWD. The wheels for RWD E60s have lower offsets compared to wheels that are for X models. This means that the wheels from this 545 will stick out too much from the wheel well. You can not buy anything to help the situation, sorry.

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Originally Posted by Anzafin
Welcome to the forums!

They will not fit, because they are coming from a RWD car and you have an AWD. The wheels for RWD E60s have lower offsets compared to wheels that are for X models. This means that the wheels from this 545 will stick out too much from the wheel well. You can not buy anything to help the situation, sorry.

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Totally blows thanks anyway
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