BMW does it very hard to find non OEM parts
06-08-2010, 12:30 PM
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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.
BMW does it very hard to find non OEM parts for their cars 
All the extras cost a lot and it?s very difficult to replace them with other parts.
A good example is the wheels. Both the ET?s and the tires sizes are really hard
to buy from others but ?BMW proved partners?.
I had to buy my 20? OEM wheels from BMW, because the ET?s wouldn?t be right
from any other wheel maker.
I did Google and Yahoo etc.
Also the 312 wheel size (8.5 front and 9.0 rear) makes it very hard to find good
non-RF tires in the size of 245/35 front and 275/30 rear.
Therefore I had to to buy 285/30 rears, which is the absolute maximum width for 9? wheels.
Why aren?t the 312 OEM rears 9.5? as they where on the E60 166/172M wheels?
They are not dumb at the BMW headquarters, but how dumb are we - the consumers?
All the extras cost a lot and it?s very difficult to replace them with other parts.
A good example is the wheels. Both the ET?s and the tires sizes are really hard
to buy from others but ?BMW proved partners?.
I had to buy my 20? OEM wheels from BMW, because the ET?s wouldn?t be right
from any other wheel maker.
I did Google and Yahoo etc.
Also the 312 wheel size (8.5 front and 9.0 rear) makes it very hard to find good
non-RF tires in the size of 245/35 front and 275/30 rear.
Therefore I had to to buy 285/30 rears, which is the absolute maximum width for 9? wheels.
Why aren?t the 312 OEM rears 9.5? as they where on the E60 166/172M wheels?
They are not dumb at the BMW headquarters, but how dumb are we - the consumers?
06-09-2010, 06:21 AM
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Are you sure you`ll get style 312 8.5 in front?
http://felgenkatalog.auto-treff.com/
sez it`s only 9.0 for all 20" rims
http://felgenkatalog.auto-treff.com/
sez it`s only 9.0 for all 20" rims
06-09-2010, 09:33 AM
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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.
Are you sure you`ll get style 312 8.5 in front?
http://felgenkatalog.auto-treff.com/
sez it`s only 9.0 for all 20" rims
http://felgenkatalog.auto-treff.com/
sez it`s only 9.0 for all 20" rims
See this link.
Kreuzspeiche 312 (Silver and Ferricgrey)
Leichtmetallrad, gegossen, 20 Zoll. 8,5J x 20 vorne, 9J x 20 hinten. Einzelrad, ohne Reifen.
06-10-2010, 08:55 AM
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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.
The auto-treff.com is only a hobby site.
They have not yet got the right info in.
They have not yet got the right info in.
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