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    Posted: 25-March-2006 at 01:50

hi guys me again, i was just wondering if anybody could possibly tell me which model the style 42 wheels would have come from originaly, ive been finding it hard to find an answer.

http://www.bmwtips.com/tipsntricks/wheels/BMWwheels.htm



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25-March-2006 at 02:34
The bolted version was available as follows:

Baureihe Modell Ausnahme Größe Einsatz Bereifung ET
3er E36
außer M3 7,5x17 225/45R17

außer M3 8x17 225/45R17

außer Compact, M3 7,5x17 vorne 225/45R17

außer Compact, M3 8,5x17 hinten 245/40R17

3er E46
außer M3 8x17 225/45R17

4er E82
außer M4 9x19 275/25R19 ET 18

5er E39
außer M5 8x17 235/45R17

außer Touring, M5 8x17 vorne 235/45R17

außer Touring, M5 9x17 hinten 255/40R17

außer Touring, M5 8x18 vorne 235/40R18

außer Touring, M5 9x18 hinten 265/35R18

7er E38
   8x18 vorne 235/50R18 ET 20

   9,5x18 hinten 255/45R18 ET 25

Z3 E36
Roadster 1.8/1.9 7,5x17 225/45R17

Roadster / Coupé außer 1.8/1.9, M 7,5x17 vorne 225/45R17

Roadster / Coupé außer 1.8/1.9, M 8,5x17 hinten 245/40R17

The non-bolted version;
Baureihe Modell Ausnahme Größe Einsatz Bereifung ET
3er E36
außer M3 7x16 225/50R16 ET 46

3er E46
316i-323i 6,5x15 195/65R15 ET 42

außer 330, M3 7x16 225/50R16 ET 46

Z3 E36
Roadster,Coupe außer M 7x16 225/50R16 ET 46
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25-March-2006 at 03:34
thanks thats a great help , next question, the set ive come accross seem to be from the e38, the fronts are 235-50-18  and the rears are 255-45-18  , will these fit my e34 535i sport,

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25-March-2006 at 04:41

They would probably fit but I think you would need to change all four tyres as the 7 series has a larger rolling radius than the 5 series. HTH

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25-March-2006 at 04:44

Dont the style 77's look ...... interesting!

Who's for a set of 38's!

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25-March-2006 at 04:55
E38; Make - BMW Model - 7 Series E38 Year - 94 to 02 PCD - 5x120 Offset - 15 to 25 Bore - 72.6

E34; Make - BMW Model - 5 Series E34 Year - 87 to 95 PCD - 5x120 Offset - 15 to 25 Bore - 72.6

By the looks of that they should fit.

Style 77s-thats just wrong, unless you're German with a collection of Hassellhoff cds.

Style 38s IMO just aren't nice.

For an E34 or E39 I personally would go for Alpina reps-classic and classy.Or M parallels.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25-March-2006 at 04:58
Agreed!!!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25-March-2006 at 05:01

I'll third that

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25-March-2006 at 05:05
Angeleye, what size are you looking for in wheels?

If you follow this link here http://www.raceandroad.com/ then click "view wheels on car" you can then link across to the Borbet and Ronal sites where you can bring up a pic of your model car with couple of colour options then see the different wheel styles and sizes that fit your car, on your car!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25-March-2006 at 12:49
well guys just went and picked a set of these lovely split rim wheels up,  tried a rear on before buying and it fitted loverly , so i bought them , however the fronts are causig a bit of a problem, they sit tight under the suspension mounts (and i mean tight), will this be fixable by either different tyres or spacers or am i stuffed?????  hellllllppppp
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25-March-2006 at 13:01
Tyre sizes?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25-March-2006 at 13:09

Angeleye,

What offset are the wheels and what did they originally come off? Sounds to me that you've bought a set of wheels off a 3 series which would mean they're the wrong offset. I did the same when fitting 17" acs reps off an e36 320 onto my e28 520. HTH

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25-March-2006 at 13:10
You need to check inside the wheels for the offsets it should be ET followed by a number and compare it to the info John has put on earlier in the post . Also you need to check if the wheels are the same size or not because depending on which car, the back wheels are sometimes wider than the front. If the one you originally  tried on the back was the narrower one then you may have a problem.  Good luck  Steve.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25-March-2006 at 13:12
the front where the problem is the tyres are 235-50-18, they came from an e38, like i said rears a peachy
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25-March-2006 at 13:16

Angeleye,

front tyres are too big, I have 235/45/18 on the front of my M-Parallels, think you'll need 4 new tyres mate, the rolling radius will be quite a bit different, affecting the speedo. HTH

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25-March-2006 at 13:30

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25-March-2006 at 13:42

Originally posted by steven.seed steven.seed wrote:

You need to check inside the wheels for the offsets it should be ET followed by a number and compare it to the info John has put on earlier in the post . Also you need to check if the wheels are the same size or not because depending on which car, the back wheels are sometimes wider than the front. If the one you originally  tried on the back was the narrower one then you may have a problem.  Good luck  Steve.

 

the back wheels are wider than the fronts , but i made sure that i tried a wider one on the back, and they are fitted to the car at the moment, thanks for the help guys , looks like a skinier tyre could be the answer then!

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25-March-2006 at 14:14

You may be able to recoup some money back on the tyres by flogging them on ebay - I did when I bought 235/45/17's to put on my alpina reps which came off my old e28 - got £65.00 back on them in the end which was a help

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25-March-2006 at 16:06

might well do that mate , been looking at some 235-40-18's for a decent price , think these might eliminate the problem, cant wait to get it sorted now cos the wheels look awsome

you say you have 235-45-18's on your wheels , do you have plenty of clearance to your suspension mount? or is going with the 40's to much? thanks for all the help!!

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25-March-2006 at 16:21

Yep, no problems whatsoever as they're keeping the same wheel size as the stock 15" x-spokes. I nearly bought a set of those which do look very nice on the E34 but never heard from the guy who was selling them. Will be nice to see the car in the flesh if you decide to come to any of our meets we're organising.

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