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    Posted: 27-June-2006 at 17:57

I have bought as set of genuine 17" Alpina alloys for my 89 635csi Motorsport ed.

The problem is i am not so sure they will fitSynter gave me a call this morning saying the the wheels i have are not suitable for e24 due to the offset.

I have had a chat with fritzs bits and they have told me i should have no trouble.

They are 8 1/2 all round

235/45/17 ET14

265/40/17 ET14

The wheels are in great condition and would love to have them fitted but i dont fancy them rubbing on the springs etc.

Can anybody let me know 100% where i stand with regards to fitting them.

 

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from what i have heard on here these should be ok. 265 is the max though.
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What car are the alpina's off? I think those size with offset 14 should fit an E24

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I have been told the tyres are okay the backs could do with being 255 or lower but the tyres are like new.

Its just the ofset that i am worried about this bloke Peter at synters as really got me thinking. 

I won them on Germen ebay and they came last Tuesday from Hamburg.

I cleaned them over the weekend and they are like new but they are a very deep dish.

I got loads of paperwork with them but i cant read Germen but i did notice BMW 520 so i am thinking that what they where on.

What does RONAL mean with regards to the wheels.



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This wheel fitment calculator from the big coupe website might help:

http://bigcoupe.com/links/BMW_Wheel_Fitment_Calculator.xls

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Does anybody know the ET OFSET on the orginal trx bbs alloys found on the Motorsport 6s.

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ive always been led to belive that ronal were the
people who made em for bm. they also made alloys
for vauxhall (opal)

nice wheels though
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Originally posted by NOGARO635 NOGARO635 wrote:

Does anybody know the ET OFSET on the orginal trx bbs alloys found on the Motorsport 6s.

The 195TR415 alloys would be 19mm offset

Originally posted by knitandcrochet knitandcrochet wrote:

....ronal were the
people who made them for bm.

Correct. They were responsible for the early 6x14 multi-spoke "Alpinas" fitted to the E9 CS/CSi/CSL coupes and early E24s

Quote  they also made alloys for vauxhall (opel)

...and Audi / VW. The Ronal multi-spoke alloys were very desirable wheels for your Eighties Audi 80/90/100/200/GT/ur-Quattro



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I've got 9x17 with 255/40's on my M/Sport Ed. There's not a lot of clearance but they should fit.

Try Babel Fish for a translation.

Ronal also do wheels for Saab.
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I have seen your car in Total Bmw and she looks very smart,my front wings have also been done the same as yours it just at the bottom of the the wings now near the arches its started to bubble needs to get  sorted asap but its hard to find somewhere that will take the time and trouble to do the job right.I have seen a few like yours and mine but have only ever seen 1 macau blue motorsport ed 6 they must be a rare colour.
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Originally posted by NOGARO635 NOGARO635 wrote:

its hard to find somewhere that will take the time and trouble to do the job right.

Too right!

Munich Legends had the wings repaired when I bought the car but the bodyshop they used had changed hands & shafted them by using glassfibre in the repair instead of metal.

When the rust came back 11 months later ML just said get it fixed & send us the bill, whatever it costs. Can't say fairer than that! They now have new metal & are lead loaded with minimum filler (as it should be of course).

You're right about the colours. I believe Macau must have been available without the M/Sport option as I've seen non-M's. Ross Harris's concours Six (he has so many!) is Macau iirc.
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I know a good body shop in White City who do a good job on these wings.....had mine done and V happy ( my Dad's been in the trade for 40 yrs so get to know all the best places)

Not cheap mind.....
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Well what do you think boys got them sorted today.

I hope this works.



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NOGARO your 6 looks the business with those wheels,really sets the car off,you should be proud!!

 

 
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It does, i was not so sure at first as i really liked the orginal TRX bbs wheels on my 6.

I dont know if its just me but she seems to drive better,smooth and quite.I am happy to have made the change. 
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Alpinas really suit the Six. They'll be a lot easier to clean too!

I fancied Alpinas but the availability & price were a bit of a hinderance so I ended up with Style 32's which are very similar.

I found the ride, grip & handling were all improved by going imperial.

You can always go down to 255/40's when the rears need replacing.
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drooool! very nice

is that proper fixed back seats i spy?

notice your in north west as well. will you be going to
any of the shows in tatton park?

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I see EU-TAGS supplied the numberplates

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looks fantastic, alpinas look great with silver/grey highlines

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