Hey guys! Long time lurker here, finally created an account.

I bought a used 2008 550i, not sure on much of the history on it, but it has the M-sport grill, and M-sport 19" wheels on it - however, I'm looking to replace the rims on it as the front 2 are having balancing issues and one actually has a refurbed crack on it.

Looking at the door, it originally had 17" 225/50/R17 all the way around - so I'm actually looking to take it back to stock. However...I'm not sure what I need to do for that. I bought some 17" rims, but they rubbed on the calipers - then I found out they came from a 345i, so - not enough clearance on the rim. Now I'm back at it, and looking at a local junkyard here who has a nice set of 05' 545i rims - can you tell me if those would fit the 08' 550i?

Here's a pic of my 550i - I have no idea if it has anything special that could keep the rims from fitting - I will say the 17" ones did fit ok (besides not having enough clearance for calipers). When I originally got the car, it had the same size tires all the way around (3 brands between the 4 tires) on the staggered rims.

I put a brand new set of: (FRONT) ContiExtremeContact DWS06 (Dry Wet Snow), size 245/35ZR19 XL and (REAR) ContiExtremeContact DWS06 (Dry Wet Snow), size 275/30ZR19 XL, that I'm going to have to try and get rid of as well.

*sorry for the large picture*

 

to the forum! RWD E60's have lower wheel offsets than the AWD xi versions. You likely were trying to fit an xi wheel onto your RWD car.

Do a forum search in this section for "offset explained". Most try for 19" rims, which offer a good balance of style and comfort. Not all BMW rims are cross-compatible. This site might help you deciding which OEM rims might fit your 550i. All BMW wheel styles 5 E60+ | BmwStyleWheels.com

You have a beautiful car there.