Show us your Wheels!
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Show us your Wheels!
I know you lot love posting pics of your cars so here's an ideal opportunity!
I'm after some new wheels for the Zed and need some ideas. I have the original 'pepper pot' style which I like as they are well retro man, but they just seem quite small.
So what have you got peeps?
Thanks in advance.
I'm after some new wheels for the Zed and need some ideas. I have the original 'pepper pot' style which I like as they are well retro man, but they just seem quite small.
So what have you got peeps?
Thanks in advance.
- dennisedlin
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5 spokes are the way forwards, and I love the ones above ^ ^ ^ (even though they look a bummer to keep clean!)
BMW Z3 2.0 Titan Silver - Progress Thread
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BMW Style 78, 7.5x17 fronts, 8.8x17 rears. A great looking alloy and do occasionally come up on e-bay,
AC Schnitzer Type 3 single piece 8.8x18 with 7mm spacers front and rear. My fave alloy for the Zed, costly at £470 per alloy but after a year the pleasure seeing them on the Zed has been worth the cost
I guess depends on your budget, however I would avoid new cheap aftermarket copies and go for a good set of BMW/BBS/ACS rims and get them refurbed if not going for new.
Tim.
AC Schnitzer Type 3 single piece 8.8x18 with 7mm spacers front and rear. My fave alloy for the Zed, costly at £470 per alloy but after a year the pleasure seeing them on the Zed has been worth the cost
I guess depends on your budget, however I would avoid new cheap aftermarket copies and go for a good set of BMW/BBS/ACS rims and get them refurbed if not going for new.
Tim.
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Z3 3.0 Sports Sold
Z4 3.0si Ruby Black with Champagne Leather and Piano Black Dash
Z3 3.0 Sports Sold
Z4 3.0si Ruby Black with Champagne Leather and Piano Black Dash
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Not this old chestnut again.Richardenigma wrote:I know this thread is about wheels but...
Dennisedlin...is your luggage rack on the right way round?
The rack is the right way round, otherwise its a pain in the backside to fit the BMW suitcase on it.
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They both suit the car, but I do like a retro look....I'm not after cross wire vintage but retro...oh hell, I don't know! I'll now it when I see them.TitanTim wrote:BMW Style 78, 7.5x17 fronts, 8.8x17 rears. A great looking alloy and do occasionally come up on e-bay,
AC Schnitzer Type 3 single piece 8.8x18 with 7mm spacers front and rear. My fave alloy for the Zed, costly at £470 per alloy but after a year the pleasure seeing them on the Zed has been worth the cost
I guess depends on your budget, however I would avoid new cheap
aftermarket copies and go for a good set of BMW/BBS/ACS rims and get them refurbed if not going for new.
Tim.
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Don't want to hijack the thread, but here is a pic.Richardenigma wrote:One man's chestnut is another's revelation but thanks for the tip...from that useful quip I now know BMW do luggage for luggage racks...why am I not surprised...
Thanks again
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Another thing to bear in mind, depending how fastidious a car cleaner you are, the multispoke/mesh type styles are a PIA to keep looking good, whereas ACS type design are supa easy and quick to keep clean.audiovideodisco wrote:They both suit the car, but I do like a retro look....I'm not after cross wire vintage but retro...oh hell, I don't know! I'll now it when I see them.TitanTim wrote:BMW Style 78, 7.5x17 fronts, 8.8x17 rears. A great looking alloy and do occasionally come up on e-bay,
AC Schnitzer Type 3 single piece 8.8x18 with 7mm spacers front and rear. My fave alloy for the Zed, costly at £470 per alloy but after a year the pleasure seeing them on the Zed has been worth the cost
I guess depends on your budget, however I would avoid new cheap
aftermarket copies and go for a good set of BMW/BBS/ACS rims and get them refurbed if not going for new.
Tim.
If looking at deep dish types be careful at what the outer rims are made of as the cheaper chrome types can look tired after a salty winter.
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- Sorcerors Apprentice
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The DTMs are Satin finish but shine when in the sun
They are also polished stainless inserts pressed into the wheels, try to keep away from the diamond cut types as if you get kerbing almost impossible to rectify. As for cleaning i dont find them a problem, wash with sponge, push sponge inbetween spokes shammy dry and hey presto, i do this every weekend and they dont seem to take me anylonger washing and shammying the car from start to finish. I take them off once every 3 months and give them a good detailed clean including AG Resin polish and Mequires canuba wax.
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They are also polished stainless inserts pressed into the wheels, try to keep away from the diamond cut types as if you get kerbing almost impossible to rectify. As for cleaning i dont find them a problem, wash with sponge, push sponge inbetween spokes shammy dry and hey presto, i do this every weekend and they dont seem to take me anylonger washing and shammying the car from start to finish. I take them off once every 3 months and give them a good detailed clean including AG Resin polish and Mequires canuba wax.
bill
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Z3 3.0 Sports Sold
Z4 3.0si Ruby Black with Champagne Leather and Piano Black Dash
Z3 3.0 Sports Sold
Z4 3.0si Ruby Black with Champagne Leather and Piano Black Dash
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My Zed came with these. Really love the look but the front wheel arches are torn to shreds inside due to the oversized wheels. I plan to get them repaired along with the new front bumper replacement i desperately need but not if the new ones are going to become trashed almost immediately. what should i do to avoid this?
18" Z4M wheels on the wrong Zed...
18" Z4M wheels on the wrong Zed...
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2000 2.8 Z3
2000 2.8 Z3
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audiovideodisco wrote:Oh, these are gooooood!dennisedlin wrote:Type 89 17 inch with 15mm hubcentric spacers on the rear
...and the red roof rocks! Nice.
I have a set of these type 89 wheels for sale if anyone is interested. I can do a proper for sale add tomorrow.
They are in good nick, only 1 kerbed slightly from memory. Bought as a winter set and currently have winter tyres on them
Anyone interested. This is an old photo of them, pre winter tyres and a few trips out in the snow.
we expres: " He did hear the bells ringing, but doesnt know where where the clapper hangs".
Swamper
What wheels are those, have seen them before but can not remember what they are.
bill
What wheels are those, have seen them before but can not remember what they are.
bill
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Z3 3.0 Sports Sold
Z4 3.0si Ruby Black with Champagne Leather and Piano Black Dash
Z3 3.0 Sports Sold
Z4 3.0si Ruby Black with Champagne Leather and Piano Black Dash
Swamper
What wheels are those, have seen them before but can not remember what they are.
bill
What wheels are those, have seen them before but can not remember what they are.
bill
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Z3 3.0 Sports Sold
Z4 3.0si Ruby Black with Champagne Leather and Piano Black Dash
Z3 3.0 Sports Sold
Z4 3.0si Ruby Black with Champagne Leather and Piano Black Dash
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Hi Everybody
Hope this link thing works, i have theses 18'' Fox Evo wheels on mine.
Regards Jim
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Hope this link thing works, i have theses 18'' Fox Evo wheels on mine.
Regards Jim
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq8/ ... G_2394.jpg
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18" 5 spoke Jade R
Hi guys, saw this post and thought I'd add my effort... rather pleased as I've just finished painting the caliper's
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Style 55, 16" BMW wheels for the winter months
Replica BBS LM 18" for the summer months
And BMW Z4 18" Ellipsoid wheels borrowed for a few months last year
Replica BBS LM 18" for the summer months
And BMW Z4 18" Ellipsoid wheels borrowed for a few months last year
2000 BMW Z3 2.8 Titanium Silver Roadster with too many mods to list
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