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09-19-2009, 06:00 AM
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My Ride: Jan 2006 E63 650i Sport
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Spacers 5mm front & 15mm rear
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20" Alpina Softline (Classic) with Dunlop Sport Maxx non-RFT (255/35/20 & 285/30/20)
First off 
to the forums and congrats on the new car 
I think the Alpina is a great original choice and would probably try that route if I bought a non M-Sport E61. I agree with Patrick that you it looks best with Alpina (style) rims, however have also seen it done very well in combination with BBS rims. You could also consider OEM style Radial 32. On Ebay you get a lot of 20" Alpina Classic rims from the old 7er and I think you may be able to get those to fit on the E61 if you used spacers -- that would be my first choice at least!
Finally, we doing a Scandinavia Meet in a few weeks time -- check out the link in my signature. Maybe see you there...
to the forums and congrats on the new car I think the Alpina is a great original choice and would probably try that route if I bought a non M-Sport E61. I agree with Patrick that you it looks best with Alpina (style) rims, however have also seen it done very well in combination with BBS rims. You could also consider OEM style Radial 32. On Ebay you get a lot of 20" Alpina Classic rims from the old 7er and I think you may be able to get those to fit on the E61 if you used spacers -- that would be my first choice at least!
Finally, we doing a Scandinavia Meet in a few weeks time -- check out the link in my signature. Maybe see you there...
09-19-2009, 08:04 AM
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My Ride: 2008 550i Jet Black on Black Leather, SAT with Paddles, Logic 7, Comfort Seats, NAV, Sport Package, PDC, Xenons, Sirius, Trinity 12W LED Angel Eyes, RPi GT Exhaust, M rear spoiler, ACS Roof Spoiler, Tinted Tail Lights, Bimmian Carbon Fiber Pillar Trim, Bimmian Shadow 550i emblem, RPi Scoop, E60 Forum Cling, Mtec bulbs in fog lights, Mtec 2W LED for License Plate Light Bulbs, K&N Filter, Bimmian LED Smoked Side Markers, Blackout roundels, Carbon Fiber Kidney Grills.
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Congrats on the new (to you) car and enjoy the forums!! 
BTW, it's really a win-win situation with either M-tech or Alpina, you cannot go wrong! 
09-22-2009, 09:58 PM
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+1 Alpina. It would be different. We all have m-sport (orig. or non-orig.) 
And congrats on the new car.
Marco, got to love your wheels
+ color 
Planning to get 18" Alpinas for my winter tires.
And congrats on the new car. Marco, got to love your wheels
+ color Planning to get 18" Alpinas for my winter tires.
09-26-2009, 02:29 AM
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For the sake of completeness, and also because I see that good Alpina pics are not that easy to find, please find below attached an Auto Motor und Sport test of the LCI Alpina B5 vs. the M5 Touring.
It has the LCI front bumper, so not applicable for the OP, but I still find it interesting to show it in this topic. I personally think that the Alpina spoiler works much better with the LCI bumper.
It has the LCI front bumper, so not applicable for the OP, but I still find it interesting to show it in this topic. I personally think that the Alpina spoiler works much better with the LCI bumper.
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09-26-2009, 03:12 AM
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My Ride: Jan 2006 E63 650i Sport
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Sport version (includes: sport-seats, sport-suspension, M-Sport steering wheel, Anthracite headliner, Shaddow Line), Saphire Black, Black Dakota Leather, Anthracite Maple Wood trim, Steptronic Auto, Xenons, NAV-Professional with Voice Control, TV, CD-Changer, Bluetooth, Logic7, Head-up Display, Comfort Access, Seat Heating front, Auto Dimming & Folding Mirrors, Extended Auto Air Conditioning, PDC.
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Spacers 5mm front & 15mm rear
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20" Alpina Softline (Classic) with Dunlop Sport Maxx non-RFT (255/35/20 & 285/30/20)
Thanks for sharing. Nice to see images of the car being driven properly -- certainly makes me want to go out and buy one 
Although the rims are some of the finest out there, I find they look smaller than they are in comparisson to the OEM 19s. It may be just be on pictures though? I would personally go for a set of 20s. You can get them from the old 7er for around 2000-2500 EUR. Not cheap, but still around the same price as a new set of OEM 19s.
This Alpina B5 with M5 Mirrors always makes me laugh because its effectively taking something from its closest rival, but even though they seem a little out of place, IMHO it does look better
Although the rims are some of the finest out there, I find they look smaller than they are in comparisson to the OEM 19s. It may be just be on pictures though? I would personally go for a set of 20s. You can get them from the old 7er for around 2000-2500 EUR. Not cheap, but still around the same price as a new set of OEM 19s.
This Alpina B5 with M5 Mirrors always makes me laugh because its effectively taking something from its closest rival, but even though they seem a little out of place, IMHO it does look better
09-26-2009, 03:35 AM
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My Ride: 2005 BMW 530d M-Sport TouringExterior: Titansilber Metallic, M5 mirrors, ACS rear roof spoiler, BMW Carbon Fiber rear diffuser, Adaptive Xenon headlights, AngeliBright v.3 Angel Eyes, F1 Autohaus Euphoria 6000K LED license plate lightsInterior: Black
That ALPINA either needs larger wheels, or spacers. 
09-26-2009, 01:15 PM
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So got the side panels and looking into the front spoiler.. I think that the pre LCI looks nicer..
Some mentioned that the spoiler needed the Alpina wheels. I use my car for + 50.000 km each year so 17" are the biggest because off the tire price and also comfort!
BTW there was a set 19" Alpina on Ebay - sold today!
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280398308894&rvr_id=&mfe=sidebar
I will start a new tread with my car and the progress :-)
Some mentioned that the spoiler needed the Alpina wheels. I use my car for + 50.000 km each year so 17" are the biggest because off the tire price and also comfort!
BTW there was a set 19" Alpina on Ebay - sold today!
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280398308894&rvr_id=&mfe=sidebar
I will start a new tread with my car and the progress :-)
09-26-2009, 01:21 PM
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My Ride: Jan 2006 E63 650i Sport
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Options:
Sport version (includes: sport-seats, sport-suspension, M-Sport steering wheel, Anthracite headliner, Shaddow Line), Saphire Black, Black Dakota Leather, Anthracite Maple Wood trim, Steptronic Auto, Xenons, NAV-Professional with Voice Control, TV, CD-Changer, Bluetooth, Logic7, Head-up Display, Comfort Access, Seat Heating front, Auto Dimming & Folding Mirrors, Extended Auto Air Conditioning, PDC.
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Spacers 5mm front & 15mm rear
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Wheels:
20" Alpina Softline (Classic) with Dunlop Sport Maxx non-RFT (255/35/20 & 285/30/20)
Originally Posted by mop' post='1017828' date='Sep 26 2009, 11:15 PM
So got the side panels and looking into the front spoiler.. I think that the pre LCI looks nicers..
Some mentioned that the spoiler needed the Alpina wheels. I use my car for + 50.000 km each year so 17" are the biggest because off the tire price and also comfort!
BTW there was a set 19" Alpina on Ebay - sold today!
Alpina
I will start a new tread with my car and the progress :-)
Some mentioned that the spoiler needed the Alpina wheels. I use my car for + 50.000 km each year so 17" are the biggest because off the tire price and also comfort!
BTW there was a set 19" Alpina on Ebay - sold today!
Alpina
I will start a new tread with my car and the progress :-)
Looking forward to seeing pics of your car...
ps. The OEM type Radial 32, which is effectively the Alpina style, could be a good alternative. They come as an 18" rim for the E60/E61.