What's the deal with the 12mm Spacers?

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Jun 2, 2008 | 06:39 PM

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BTW, this may not be the post to ask, but does anyone know a way to cover or replace the reflector in front of the front wheel with body color reflectors??

Jun 2, 2008 | 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Nogaro' post='584937' date='May 20 2008, 11:08 PM

Thanks for the comments...

BTW, I talked to the guy that sold me the 172's again today...he said he doesn't have 12mm spacers in stock, only 15mm!

Guess what I'm installing tomorrow?

Pics to follow...

I got 12mm spacers on mine and they look great. I wonder what 15 mm spacers will look like. The white is a beautiful color. I like the CF splitters. How much those run you?

Jun 2, 2008 | 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by tranman329' post='594061' date='Jun 2 2008, 10:57 PM

I got 12mm spacers on mine and they look great. I wonder what 15 mm spacers will look like. The white is a beautiful color. I like the CF splitters. How much those run you?

My local supplier says UPS messed up his order! Still waiting on mine.

As soon as they are installed I will post pics.

The splitters are OEM and the "stealership" charged me $299 per.

Jun 2, 2008 | 07:34 PM

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the splitters look nice on white. I doubt they will look good on my blue.

Jun 2, 2008 | 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by 525iEnjoy' post='584616' date='May 20 2008, 03:26 PM

Its due to the fact the rear offsets are ET32 so people add a 12mm spacer to get the more flush look. The 12mm spacer pushes the wheel towards the fender and away from the strut. So you're ET32 is now a 20 which most prefer

Does anyone know if this changes the feel of the ride at all?