Post a NEW picture(s) of your E61
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From: ct
My Ride: alpine white 535 E61
Model Year: 08
12.5mm up front and 15mm in da back for the flushness. I was drooling when I saw Dave's 128 setup. I was heartbroken when I found out he was rwd. But still I love the setup ... I think a drop is a must..
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From: Seattle, WA - Raleigh, NC
My Ride: 2008 535xiT6
Model Year: 2008
You have an X model and Dave has the RWD version, which has different offsets. Those reps will unforetunately not fit on your car, i.e. they will stick out too much. That's why I suggested the X3's 128s, as the X3 has similar offsets to your 5er X model. The rims are not as concave, due to the higher ET value, but they still look good IMHO. (You can find pictures in this Post, a few pages back I believe.)
the felgen page shows the x3 128 to be ET 46front/51rear 19" x 8.5" and 9"
So, 46 & 51 -12.5 & 15 = resulting ET of 33.5mm & 36mm, which appears to fit the car nicely, and still leaves a little room for more.
So what is the stock ET for an 18x8" as a starting reference point? I thought I read it somewhere else but lost that thread.
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From: Copenhagen, Denmark
Hallo fellow E61 drivers
At last did I get some pictures of my new ride. It is an 523i with manual gears produced nov. 2007. I am sorry that it is not cleaned, but the weather here in Denmark is not good.
This is my plans comming mod plans:
- 18" rimes style 135, have them at home need to be powdercoated
- Shadowline upgrade
- CIC navigation
- Bluetooth and iPod/USB support
- M-tech spoilers
- lowered 15mm
Hope you like it!!
At last did I get some pictures of my new ride. It is an 523i with manual gears produced nov. 2007. I am sorry that it is not cleaned, but the weather here in Denmark is not good.
This is my plans comming mod plans:
- 18" rimes style 135, have them at home need to be powdercoated
- Shadowline upgrade
- CIC navigation
- Bluetooth and iPod/USB support
- M-tech spoilers
- lowered 15mm
Hope you like it!!
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Wow I think this is the first stock E61 in this thread 
Looking good, some people dream of having no roof rails like you.
Btw I have the same winter wheels
How are you lowering it? M-sport springs, or something else?
Looking good, some people dream of having no roof rails like you.
Btw I have the same winter wheels
How are you lowering it? M-sport springs, or something else?
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From: Seattle, WA - Raleigh, NC
My Ride: 2008 535xiT6
Model Year: 2008
so this means all wheels with higher ET of 40-50 will fit easily using spacers and lower ET of 12-18 might work if wheel isn't too wide?
Still, I don't think stock ET for 08-09 x wagons can be 20 because the photos above show wheels nearly flush and his resulting ET was only 33/36. with 20 mine are tucked way inside the car
Still, I don't think stock ET for 08-09 x wagons can be 20 because the photos above show wheels nearly flush and his resulting ET was only 33/36. with 20 mine are tucked way inside the car
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xi offset for 18-inch wheels is ET 43 for 8-inch front width and ET 55 for 9-inch rear width.
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oh boy, I'm learning now but you are killing me with the "stock" concept. Isn't "stock" "as it came from the factory"
I guess I'll just have to pull off my wheels and look inside them to see the "ET" imprinted front and rear so I have a true base point.
I guess I'll just have to pull off my wheels and look inside them to see the "ET" imprinted front and rear so I have a true base point.
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From: ct
My Ride: alpine white 535 E61
Model Year: 08
Ok in this thread you have to be careful a lot of these wagons you see are non u.s. / non xi models, I was so disappointed when I found out I couldn't get 128's like Dave or 166's
I found all the info in these forums you can too. So here's a must read on xi wheel setups.
https://5series.net/forums/topic/951...nsions-for-xi/
An easy offset calculator. My stock wheels are 43mm offset yours should be the same.. Plug in some numbers
http://www.e90post.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=12
And now need to that your wheels off, just look here.
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/partgrp.d...38&hg=36&fg=15
Good luck.