Will these wheels fit my 2008 528XI.. Please help
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Never mind the look of the tires [too 'skinny'] and the question of proper offset of the wheel ... IMHO the 215/40/18 tire does not have the proper load capacity to safely handle the weight of the e60 and would result in an unsafe condition.
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What if i change the rubber? I am sure i can get a deal on new rubber if i let the tire shop keep the run flats that are on them now and replace them with bigger rubber.... It is an awesome deal they are brand new for $1000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by Bigprovolone' post='667456' date='Sep 11 2008, 09:13 PM
What if i change the rubber? I am sure i can get a deal on new rubber if i let the tire shop keep the run flats that are on them now and replace them with bigger rubber.... It is an awesome deal they are brand new for $1000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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well i guess i should move on, it was not as if i loved these wheels so much that i had to find a way to make them work its just that i hate the wheels on my car right now and this was such a good deal, the guy is asking $1000 and they are brand new never even driven on, and i am sure i could get them for $800. The problem with buying them here off the forum is that i live in Canada so shipping is a killer and if i went to the BMW dealership that offers the discount i would spend more in duty bringing them back to Canada so i guess i need to wait for a local deal, I found a guy that has a set of OEM 19' wheels that are almost brand new but he is not answering my emails so i am not sure if they are still available.
Do you think it is worth while for me to try to pick up those 261 style 1 series wheels at $800 and resell for a profit... is there a big enough market for them?
Thanks, and if anyone has any wheels for sale in Canada please let me know.... PS i dont want to spend more than $2000
Do you think it is worth while for me to try to pick up those 261 style 1 series wheels at $800 and resell for a profit... is there a big enough market for them?
Thanks, and if anyone has any wheels for sale in Canada please let me know.... PS i dont want to spend more than $2000
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Originally Posted by Bigprovolone' post='667776' date='Sep 12 2008, 08:04 AM
well i guess i should move on, it was not as if i loved these wheels so much that i had to find a way to make them work its just that i hate the wheels on my car right now and this was such a good deal, the guy is asking $1000 and they are brand new never even driven on, and i am sure i could get them for $800. The problem with buying them here off the forum is that i live in Canada so shipping is a killer and if i went to the BMW dealership that offers the discount i would spend more in duty bringing them back to Canada so i guess i need to wait for a local deal, I found a guy that has a set of OEM 19' wheels that are almost brand new but he is not answering my emails so i am not sure if they are still available.
Do you think it is worth while for me to try to pick up those 261 style 1 series wheels at $800 and resell for a profit... is there a big enough market for them?
Thanks, and if anyone has any wheels for sale in Canada please let me know.... PS i dont want to spend more than $2000
Do you think it is worth while for me to try to pick up those 261 style 1 series wheels at $800 and resell for a profit... is there a big enough market for them?
Thanks, and if anyone has any wheels for sale in Canada please let me know.... PS i dont want to spend more than $2000
The wheels I used were 8 x 18 et 34 front and 8.5 x 18 et 37 rear - I used 245 tires all around
It's confusing, but it's much worse to buy something that won't work and be out the time and money and hassle.
I do know that member Bambi has some wheels for sale and he's near toronto.
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You know i have no idea how to read the results on that site, I can see that the clearances will be slightly modified depending on the various offsets, but how does the tire impact these numbers, also what size would the rubber need to be in order to maintain the same size overall and not disrupt the speedometre etc. If i can make these wheels work without killing myself then great, otherwise it is really not worth while, The rubber is brand new and i would more than likely be able to convince a tire shop to give me a good trade in value for the rubber, they are the run flats even though the ride is shit i think some people like them!
Anyone who can provide some clarity on this issue please chime in, I just hate to pass up a good opportunity if it will work for my car, then i can get 20's or 19's in the spring
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Anyone who can provide some clarity on this issue please chime in, I just hate to pass up a good opportunity if it will work for my car, then i can get 20's or 19's in the spring
Thanks
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I looked up style 138 wheels on Google and they seem to be 7.5 wide front and rear and the offset is only ET20 is that right?
I am getting more confused by the minute!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am getting more confused by the minute!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by Bigprovolone' post='667885' date='Sep 12 2008, 09:23 AM
I looked up style 138 wheels on Google and they seem to be 7.5 wide front and rear and the offset is only ET20 is that right?
I am getting more confused by the minute!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am getting more confused by the minute!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The XI have offsets of 43.
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Look on the bmwusa site and build a 528XI. Under options select the style 246 wheels - they are 18 x 8 all around with offset of 43 (for all four wheels). The site only gives the wheel size and not the offset.
The site does give the tire size of 245/40/18. This is the non staggered (same wheel size on each corner) tire size.
PM me if you have specific questions and maybe I can find a site for info for you.
Mark
The site does give the tire size of 245/40/18. This is the non staggered (same wheel size on each corner) tire size.
PM me if you have specific questions and maybe I can find a site for info for you.
Mark