SUBNAVY530I

HEY FAM IM NEW HERE AND JUST FOUND IT ON ACCIDENT IVE BEEN READING SO MUCH I MEAN FOR 4 HOURS THEN I DECIDED TO JOIN! (CAUGHT UP AND AMAZED AT INFO!) MY WIFE AND I JUST RECENTLY MOVED TO HAWAII BECAUSE IVE JUST BEEN ASSIGNED TO A SUB OUT HERE AND I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND ANYONE WITH INFO ABOUT INSTALLING AN AUDIO SYSTEM OR ANYONE WILLING TO TOUCH MY CAR BECAUSE THEY ARE SCARED OF "BREAKING THE I-DRIVE" WHAT INFO DO YOU GUYS HAVE IF ANY OR REFERENCES IN OAHU? ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS THE BIGGEST SIZE RIM YOU CAN PUT ON AN E60 WITHOUT RUBBING OR MESSING UP THE CAR? AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST SOME BODY PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO FIGURE OUT THAT DARN SPEAK ASSIST THING IT NEVER RECOGNIZES MY VOICE OR COMMANDS :'( SOORY IF IM ASKING TOO MUCH BUT I'M LOOKING VERY FORWARD TO BEING HERE OFTEN AND WILL POST PICS SOON ! ALSO CANT WAIT UNTIL THE CLINGS ARRIVE SO I CAN REPRESENT OUT HERE! ANYONE ELSE IN HERE IN HAWAII?

alohalc

here is my welcome post to you in the lounge . both stevehi and i are from hawaii. i think we all should meet up one day . as far as the audio system, i know what you mean. i really don't think that many shops are willing to touch it. however, i'll ask around and hope to bring you some good news . the biggest rim that you won't have any problem should be 20". do you have nav? if not, you can only use the voice dialing feature for bluetooth. nothing else .

SUBNAVY530I

alright let me let go of the caps cobra said i was screaming - just excited and forgot to take it off i was thinking i could slap some 22's on it i seen a pic of one i would love to kick it hopefully you guys are free to kick it! so you can school me on some bimmer stuff and local things

alohalc

doh ! 22" will definitely kill the car :'(. i personally think they are too big. 19" looks good and rides almost the same as stock. 20" looks better but will possibly lose a little of ride comfort. it all depends what do you want. as far as local things, how long have you been to this island ?

SUBNAVY530I

what do you mean kill the car like it won't drive in la alot of peeps were putting 22's on them and 23's on 745's how bout 21's on the e60?

alohalc

sorry for didn't explain it a little further. i meant not only the look but the ride will also suffer by changing to 22" :'(. even 21" :'(.

Doctor Diesel

why the fat wheels......ruins the ride/handling and just looks daft........or is it an american thing???.

don't mean to offend, just why?

DD

SUBNAVY530I

no offense bro just where im from in los angeles the bigger the better and when i had a 3 series i pushed it with 20's it rode but not good and now that i got the 5 series i really want 21's or 22's by the way scotland is the bomb i went there great fun and great women also royal marines are cool do people not like big rims over there? just wondering if someone in here has 21's or bigger in here

ericdbs

okay here's my 0.02 cents..... born and raised in socal.....and involved in the import racing industry ive seen soo many cars....with 20 and up rims..... with a luxury car.... although some do look good.....but if you go 21-22 inch rims..just like what dr diesel stated"ruins the ride/handling and just looks daft.."....i its hard to explain.... but i label these cars with big rims 20 and up.... here in cali.....as ghetto blinged....but thats just my opinion...

rodneyremington

You probably won't get a lot of support for 22 or even 21 wheels on this forum as most of us are more into performance and improving on stock look rather than bling. Wheels bigger than 20 on an E60 will look tacky and drive very rough IMO. Personally I wouldn't go over 19. but if you are into that sort of thing, I think 21 is the biggest you can run.