It has come to a duel
05-02-2010, 01:08 AM
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05-02-2010, 07:04 AM
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Trouble is the larger wheels can look out of place on these cars. Not to insult anyone's taste, but larger wheels (20" and over) serve only one purpose, and that is often pointless and gratuitous bling which take away road feel and are far more prone to damage due to the generally smaller sidewall. Some cars look great with larger wheels, I personally feel that the E60/F10 looks great with 19" or less. There are some nice looking 20" wheels that can look good on an E60, I don't think those 312s are good looking enough to warrant the disadvantages that larger wheels usually bring.
05-02-2010, 07:54 AM
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Trouble is the larger wheels can look out of place on these cars. Not to insult anyone's taste, but larger wheels (20" and over) serve only one purpose, and that is often pointless and gratuitous bling which take away road feel and are far more prone to damage due to the generally smaller sidewall. Some cars look great with larger wheels, I personally feel that the E60/F10 looks great with 19" or less. There are some nice looking 20" wheels that can look good on an E60, I don't think those 312s are good looking enough to warrant the disadvantages that larger wheels usually bring.
This is a long-winded way of saying that BMW needs to come up with some more attractive 19s for the F10. To me, the 19 inch styles are so ho hum that I'd have to go for the 20s as my summer wheels.
05-02-2010, 01:21 PM
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Wouldn't the 19's you're referring to here actually be 331's as opposed to 311's?
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05-03-2010, 12:40 PM
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