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New wheels! BMW style 230

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New wheels! BMW style 230

Post by tee.gilding » Fri Dec 07, 2018 11:54 am

Oh yes I like these. Suits the coupe perfectly.
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Post by IRD » Fri Dec 07, 2018 1:34 pm

esafaeian wrote: Fri Dec 07, 2018 2:19 am Thanks guys!

IRD you're car looks really nice! nice to see another z4 with the 230s... I don't think many people have these wheels but it should be considered as they suit the car so well especially the coupe!
Mr Wilks pointed me towards my set which I bought from EBay. I was interested in some CSL replicas but when I looked at the 230s I thought they fitted the bill nicely and as I said they are really easy to clean. :thumbsup:

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Post by IRD » Fri Dec 07, 2018 1:36 pm

dans6490 wrote: Fri Dec 07, 2018 9:04 am Another vote for the 230’s.

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That’s an impressive shine on your car. Looks lovely. :thumbsup:

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Post by Mr Tidy » Fri Dec 07, 2018 10:06 pm

DOOM wrote: Fri Dec 07, 2018 9:18 am love them..
my unique, significant though, problem is that 18'' wheels are already too much for the streets where I live.
pity there aren't any 18", or are they?? Any hints?? :D
Style 295s are look very similar, but are an 18" E89 wheel. But you'll need to find used ones as I believe they're no longer available. :(

I've got them on my Coupe.
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Post by DOOM » Fri Dec 07, 2018 10:50 pm

Ohhh, thank you @Mr Tidy!!! Look really nice! :thumbsup:
Spacers needed?
Any chance of someone posting pics of a grey Coupe with those beauties for additional help?? Otherwise I'll photoshop, for a start
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Post by IRD » Fri Dec 07, 2018 11:07 pm

Mr Tidy wrote: Fri Dec 07, 2018 10:06 pm
DOOM wrote: Fri Dec 07, 2018 9:18 am love them..
my unique, significant though, problem is that 18'' wheels are already too much for the streets where I live.
pity there aren't any 18", or are they?? Any hints?? :D
Style 295s are look very similar, but are an 18" E89 wheel. But you'll need to find used ones as I believe they're no longer available. :(

I've got them on my Coupe.
I have been looking forward to seeing these on your car Iain. They do look good. :thumbsup:

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Post by Mr Tidy » Fri Dec 07, 2018 11:13 pm

DOOM wrote: Fri Dec 07, 2018 10:50 pm Ohhh, thank you @Mr Tidy!!! Look really nice! :thumbsup:
Spacers needed?
Any chance of someone posting pics of a grey Coupe with those beauties for additional help?? Otherwise I'll photoshop, for a start
You definitely won't need spacers on the front, and don't really need any on the rear.

They're the same 8J front & 8.5J rear as the 108s/MV2s, but front ET is 29 instead of 47 so they sit 18mm further out! Rears are ET40 instead of 50, so they sit 10mm further out.

That and the lack of 108 bolt-head corrosion issues is what I liked best about them. :thumbsup:
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Post by DOOM » Fri Dec 07, 2018 11:28 pm

thx again for the immediate response!
same width front and rear, in my case.
luckily, due to being garaged and driven rarely -which is about to change..now that I'm in love again after retrofitting lotus seats- I have little to none bolt-head corrosion issues. yet.. :D
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Post by Mr Tidy » Fri Dec 07, 2018 11:34 pm

IRD wrote: Fri Dec 07, 2018 11:07 pm I have been looking forward to seeing these on your car Iain. They do look good. :thumbsup:
Thanks, Ian - I'm really pleased with them. :thumbsup:

Even if your 230s do look even better! :lol:
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Post by esafaeian » Sat Dec 08, 2018 7:28 am

The 295’s look very nice too! Never knew about these wheels... fittment looks spot on also.

I thoroughly cleaned and waxed the 230s today - didn’t take too long but they shine very nicely now :D I would never have bothered with csl reps (or did on my previous style 220 reps) as the many spokes just makes it too hard to do properly. The 230’s are subtle, fit really well and complement the coupe lines very well - my wife and few friends said they car looks like it was released from factory with these wheels (they all hated the style 220’s lol).
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Post by Yorkie Z » Sat Dec 08, 2018 9:22 am

Looks really nice, I do love 5 spoke alloys :thumbsup:
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Post by GP06Roadster » Sat Dec 08, 2018 10:24 am

Suit the car really well :thumbsup:
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Post by heavymetalthunder » Wed Dec 12, 2018 10:49 am

The 230s do look good, I could be tempted by a set of them on my E85 roadster (was planning on changing wheels next summer). Are people running stock tyre sizes (225/35/19 front and 255/30/19 rear) and do they rub at all?
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Post by esafaeian » Wed Dec 12, 2018 1:19 pm

hey mate I was running 235/35/19 up front and it was rubbing a bit when going over dips in the road... Changed over to 225/35/19's today and it seems to have eliminated the rubbing (and also looks better proportioned with the 255/30/19 rears I have).

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Post by Zedtastic » Wed Dec 12, 2018 9:21 pm

The more I look at the picture of those 19" 230s the more I love them.
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