E61 Touring Discussion The touring is also known as the wagon version of the 5 series.

aftermarket wheels on E61

Old Jan 31, 2012 | 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by jwestpro
On the contrary, this is exactly why there would actually be even more options to choose from.
Both is correct: You're right that there are many more options for RWD E61's, but BlaSTiWi is also still right that in Europe the vast majority of E61's are indeed RWD.
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Old Jan 31, 2012 | 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by mmitev
Both is correct: You're right that there are many more options for RWD E61's, but BlaSTiWi is also still right that in Europe the vast majority of E61's are indeed RWD.
true, I was only speaking in regard to the wheel options.

I wish the felgenkatalogue site also had the center bore listed.
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Old Feb 1, 2012 | 01:11 AM
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krd - you get pretty good value from buying from a dealer in Bavaria who decided to go online: Sales After. I've used them a couple of times and can recommend their services- and good prices (baring in mind it's original stuff): http://www.salesafter.eu/index.php/l...0-E61-85.html/.
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Old Feb 1, 2012 | 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by jwestpro
I thought you knew this from the wheels I chose? SOME 3 series wheels have an appropriate offset and some don't. It is not an x vs rwd issue so much as whatever the offset ends up being. I have M3 front wheels but the full staggered set would have also worked just fine. front 18x8.5 ET 29, fits perfectly fine even with my larger tire chosen. The rear 9.5 has an ET 23. The 23 might be close but my 8.5" ET 29 seems to have a lot of room left. I chose square set for rotation and spare though of course.
I knew you had 3 series wheels, but it sounded like you were saying all wheels from the 3, 7 and X3 might fit our cars. I've not done any research on wheels to know what works, since my winters I got off my dad's old E60 XI, have almost same offset (45) as the OEM's (43), so it was easy. It's interesting that wheels with offsets of 29 fit no problem. My E93's wheels are 34 in the front and 37 in the rear.
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Old Feb 1, 2012 | 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Lotus99
I knew you had 3 series wheels, but it sounded like you were saying all wheels from the 3, 7 and X3 might fit our cars. I've not done any research on wheels to know what works, since my winters I got off my dad's old E60 XI, have almost same offset (45) as the OEM's (43), so it was easy. It's interesting that wheels with offsets of 29 fit no problem. My E93's wheels are 34 in the front and 37 in the rear.
Well definitely not all wheels from the other models, few in fact for the awd cars. The other models often have wheels with an offset way to high like 12-20 at the front.
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