Bigprovolone

Ok so my current wheels are 7.5 wide with 225 50 17 rubber and the offset is 43 ?

So if i put the 1 series wheels on what size rubber will i need and how will they fit?

Bigprovolone

I just spoke to my local tire shop and the guy there assures me the rims will fit and not look strange but the rubber will need to be changed to 225 45 18 fronts and 255 40 18 rears at a cost of $325 per tire fronts installed and $350 per tire rears installed.... Not sure if it is worthwhile to spend this kind of cash on these rims..... it will end up costing me $2,000 even if i only get the rims for $600 and let the seller keep the tires...... maybe i should find some 19's or 20'3 for $2000 but i really want OEM and the rims are M series also so not too sure what to do, hoping some of you more experienced guys can give some advice

Thanks

325/528

the 535 xi wheels are 18 x8 et 43 front and 18x9 et 55 rear, with 245/40/18 and 275/35/18 tires. The wheels that you are looking at would work, but I'd double check the tire sizes.

Are the tires you are looking at run flats? You'd get a much better ride with non runflat tires and they'd be significantly cheaper.

Unless you really love the style of these wheels, I'd probably look in the classified ads on this forum for style 124XI wheels or I'd look on e90posts.com classifieds for style 189 or style 162 wheels. You could also post a "wanted" ad on these forums.

Then you could buy tires in Canada and have them mounted and balanced at your tire shop. I don't think you guys have the in wheel tire pressure monitors that we have in the states, but if you do you could just swap them over to the new wheels.

If you don't want OEM, look at different styles from the vendors here or look on tirerack.com

irshad

LOL don't buy it, too small !!! :thumbsdown:

too solid

+1, 3 series wheels fit perfectly on the xi's.. but I don't think those 1 series wheels would be a great choice!

The offsets of me wheels are ET35 and ET40! 8.5 wheel width front 9.5 rear.. You can get my exact set up with the same tires (which are amazing) for about $2200! Do it!!!

For winter just use you're stock wheels and get winter tires! That's what I'm doing

C's Bimmer

Bigprovolone. I apologize. I made a mistake. Here are ALL the OEM wheels for the 528XI.

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/partgrp.do?mode...hg=36&fg=15

Spoke 138 is actually a 7.5" width. I apologize. I looked at 122 only and thought this was the 17" stock wheel, which has an 8" width.

That said, here's the thing. You want to do a staggered set-up on the car, which is fine. However, it appears you want to run 225(I'm bumping this up from the 215 that the 1 series runs) and 245? Why? Why not go wider, since you can? Why not go 245/275? In order to run the wider tires, you'll need wider wheels though.

If it's all about the money, why not look at other aftermarket wheels in the 18" size? Is your heart truly set on these wheels?

I think you should keep looking. I looked for over 6 months, when I got my 2007 530xi Sport, in 2006. Take your time. There's no rush.

Bambi

18" with only 7.5" width is too small for the e60. It won't look good. Don't do it.
Plus imagine one day when you stop at a red light, and see a 135i beside you with the same rims. What will other people say...........?

C's Bimmer

LOL!!!!!

Bigprovolone

True! BUt that is what is on the car now also, the stoc wheels are also 7.5 wide.... Ok guys i am scrapping this idea! BUt now i need some wheels 19' or larger and i prefer OEM, any leads in Canada?

C's Bimmer

BP - You want great wheels that are strong, durable and look GREAT! These are the wheels I had on my old car. They turned heads constantly. They are clean, aggressive and classic. They've since come out with 3 new finishes since I got mine a few years ago. Call them direct and ask for Gideon. He's the Sales Manager. Mention my name and he will know. I believe the wheels cost $899 for all 4!

For the fronts, you want: 19x8.5 ET 40
For the rears, you want: 19x9.5 ET 45

http://www.velocitymotoring.com/links/Vb3_...al_finishes.htm

Here are the Silver ones on my car:






Good luck!