Winter wheels and tires for 550i
09-04-2010, 09:23 AM
#11
Members
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Montreal
Posts: 29
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Thanks for the help everyone!
My father's salesman in Montreal says its going to cost $4,000.00 + tax for a complete set. For that kind of money I can choose my own wheels and tires from Tirerack, but he is convinced That BMW OEM parts are superior quality than BBS wheels (The ones I chose from the Tirerack).
Who does manufacture BMW wheels?
My father's salesman in Montreal says its going to cost $4,000.00 + tax for a complete set. For that kind of money I can choose my own wheels and tires from Tirerack, but he is convinced That BMW OEM parts are superior quality than BBS wheels (The ones I chose from the Tirerack).
Who does manufacture BMW wheels?
09-04-2010, 10:13 AM
#12
Contributors
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 3,987
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My Ride: 2008 Alpine White 550i Sport, Cream Beige Interior, 6-Sp Manual - retired 9/2011
Thanks for the help everyone!
My father's salesman in Montreal says its going to cost $4,000.00 + tax for a complete set. For that kind of money I can choose my own wheels and tires from Tirerack, but he is convinced That BMW OEM parts are superior quality than BBS wheels (The ones I chose from the Tirerack).
Who does manufacture BMW wheels?
My father's salesman in Montreal says its going to cost $4,000.00 + tax for a complete set. For that kind of money I can choose my own wheels and tires from Tirerack, but he is convinced That BMW OEM parts are superior quality than BBS wheels (The ones I chose from the Tirerack).
Who does manufacture BMW wheels?
09-04-2010, 11:11 AM
#14
Contributors
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: The State of Southern NJ!
Posts: 5,972
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Thanks for the help everyone!
My father's salesman in Montreal says its going to cost $4,000.00 + tax for a complete set. For that kind of money I can choose my own wheels and tires from Tirerack, but he is convinced That BMW OEM parts are superior quality than BBS wheels (The ones I chose from the Tirerack).
Who does manufacture BMW wheels?
My father's salesman in Montreal says its going to cost $4,000.00 + tax for a complete set. For that kind of money I can choose my own wheels and tires from Tirerack, but he is convinced That BMW OEM parts are superior quality than BBS wheels (The ones I chose from the Tirerack).
Who does manufacture BMW wheels?
Don't let "price" alone lure your Father into thinking that more expensive is "better". However, if he insists that is the truth, please send me his phone number - I have water-front property I'd like to sell him!
09-06-2010, 08:38 AM
#15
Super Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Pittsburgh, PA USA
Posts: 17,310
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes
on
2 Posts
My Ride: G30 M550i
Model Year: 2018
DrLev99 has the same winter setup as I do (from the E60) so the big question right now is...will they fit/work on the F10?
09-06-2010, 08:38 AM
#16
Contributors
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Posts: 7,790
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My Ride: My ex-ride: EU '08 LCI 520dA. Space Grey, Sport Seats in Black Leather/Fabric Anthracite, Sport Steering Wheel, A/C with Extended Features, Hi-Fi Speakers, Cup Holders, Cruise with Braking function, Folding Rear Seats, Xenons, Park Distance Control.
F10 19" and 20" wheels standard ET's are 33 front (8.5") and 44 rear (9").
Tires 245/275.
ET for the standard F10 18" wheels is 30 and the tires 245/45 18".
The 17" wheels are way too small for the F10.
.
09-11-2010, 10:15 PM
#17
Members
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Posts: 45
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My Ride: '11 535i Space Grey Met. w/ Blk Dakota Leather, Executive Package, M-Sport Package, Dynamic Handling Package, 35% tint
'06 525i Titanium Silver (retired)
Premium pkg, PDC, Logic 7, adaptive headlights
std. items - xenons, cold weather pkg
mods so far - red euro reflectors, UGDO & compass rearview mirror, 35% tint, H&R Sport Springs, 18" style 124 OEM rims
The reason why is that the style 327 stock rims on the 528i are 17" rims. The circumference of the 17" rim with P225/55R17 stock tires is 84" (2133.6mm) The circumference of the P245/45R18 tires (stock size for 535i non sport) is 83.81" (2128.7mm). The circumference of the P245/40R19 (535i sport) is 83.91" (2131.3mm) with a rear tire P275/35R19 circumference of 83.47" (2120.1mm).
All the tire sizes found on the 528i, 535i & 550i in North America are within tolerance of the stock 17" size which is probably what the speedo is calibrated to.
Based on this and the fact that it would be a waste to spend big $$ on a set of winter rims, I really hope that the ET20 offset E60 rims will fit the F10. There's only a 10mm diff between the offsets of the E60 and F10 stock rims. The way I figure is that the E60 rims, even with it being a bit narrower, has got to look better than a set of steel rims.
I'm not too worried on what the winter rims look like as they'll be exposed to salt and all sorts of crap. As such, the old E60 rims would be perfect as I don't have to protect them.
I've ordered my F10 535i with sport and am really hoping that my E60 rims will fit. It'll save me a bundle as I only have to buy snowies and not rims. If anyone has tried / knows for certain if the E60 rims will fit, please post your results.
Thanks
09-12-2010, 06:28 AM
#18
Senior Members
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Chicago, USA
Posts: 1,060
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My Ride: 11 550i Sophisto Gray/Oyster Black/Anthracite, Sprt Trns, DHP, IAS, SP, PP1, PP2, CWP, HUD, DAP, AVSP, SF RS, CA, ACC - Euro Del
09-12-2010, 07:08 AM
#19
Senior Members
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Chicago Suburbs
Posts: 639
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My Ride: 2011 BMW 550i; Dark Graphite Metalliic/Oyster, 4.4 TT V8, 8-sp AT, Sports Package, Dynamic Handling, Premium Package 2, Cold Weather Package, HUD
Just get some cheap winter rims from Tire Rack....that's what I'm planning to do when I get my snow tires.
09-13-2010, 11:34 PM
#20
Contributors
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 3,987
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My Ride: 2008 Alpine White 550i Sport, Cream Beige Interior, 6-Sp Manual - retired 9/2011
If the "true" max outward ET push for the F10 is anything like the true E60, then these ET20 8" rims should still fit the F10 nicely.