18” Options on Silver E85

R90GRN · Post by **R90GRN** » Sat Aug 31, 2019 11:53 am

So after fitting new tyres I have found out that the 108s I have fitted is severely bucked..... I thought it was just the rft tyres!

Just trying to look at options to replace but looking for inspiration or shall I try and repair the buckled wheel as I like the 108s

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mr wilks · Post by **mr wilks** » Sat Aug 31, 2019 12:22 pm

Buckled can often be used in the wrong context.
Before you jump off the cliff
Is it a front or rear?
Does it balance up or not?
Has it recently been apart for refurb?

R90GRN · Post by **R90GRN** » Sat Aug 31, 2019 2:56 pm

Hi,

It’s the drivers side rear, not been refurbished apart from a cheap spray by the previous owner.

Did a short video of the wheel, but unable to upload it but it shows a couple of flat spots on the wheel, it’s not sealing with the tyre properly.

ben g · Post by **ben g** » Sat Aug 31, 2019 5:33 pm

Most decent refurbishers can fix a flat spotted wheel quite easily. May cost you around £30 per flatspot though. That was what my wheel refurbisher quoted me.

Alternatively, get some other oem wheels or even aftermarket ones. I always thought these were nice as they appear to look larger than other 18'' alloys, most likely due to the spokes which go all the way out to the edge of the alloy.

Zito 935.

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I met Nick (a member on here) a while back. He had this style of wheel on his zed in 18'' and I could've swore they were 19's. They looked very good and suit the Z4 well.

greg81 · Post by **greg81** » Sat Aug 31, 2019 5:38 pm

If you're giving up on them why not get a soft hammer and try hit it out? I had an old set of mv2s that had 2 flatspots and I slowly and gently hit them out. Ran them for a year without issues before selling the car

mr wilks · Post by **mr wilks** » Sat Aug 31, 2019 6:26 pm

greg81 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 31, 2019 5:38 pm If you're giving up on them why not get a soft hammer and try hit it out? I had an old set of mv2s that had 2 flatspots and I slowly and gently hit them out. Ran them for a year without issues before selling the car

Definitely doable , i've had a few rims with inner flat spots , warmed up with a blowlamp & using a rubber mallet very often they will manipulate back with some "gentle" persuasion

MACK · Post by **MACK** » Sun Sep 01, 2019 6:13 am

ben g wrote: ↑Sat Aug 31, 2019 5:33 pm Most decent refurbishers can fix a flat spotted wheel quite easily. May cost you around £30 per flatspot though. That was what my wheel refurbisher quoted me.

Alternatively, get some other oem wheels or even aftermarket ones. I always thought these were nice as they appear to look larger than other 18'' alloys, most likely due to the spokes which go all the way out to the edge of the alloy.

Zito 935.

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I met Nick (a member on here) a while back. He had this style of wheel on his zed in 18'' and I could've swore they were 19's. They looked very good and suit the Z4 well.

I put Zito 935s on my silver E85 recently. I didn't go with silver wheels as I dont think they have the same visual impact on a silver car. I opted for Gloss Black.

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R90GRN · Post by **R90GRN** » Sun Sep 01, 2019 8:51 am

Thanks for the replies.

I’ve contacted first aid wheels on the OEM route and they gave a quote of £40-200 plus vat on the rear wheel (having seen the video of the wheel on the balance machine) to repair and enable the swap, meaning a swap could be nearly £750 (all wheels do need refurbishment).

I like the look of the Zito 935 and I also quite like the look of these Veeman FS23, also an extended spoke design.

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Decisions.....

R90GRN · Post by **R90GRN** » Mon Sep 02, 2019 3:54 pm

MACK wrote: ↑Sun Sep 01, 2019 6:13 am
ben g wrote: ↑Sat Aug 31, 2019 5:33 pm Most decent refurbishers can fix a flat spotted wheel quite easily. May cost you around £30 per flatspot though. That was what my wheel refurbisher quoted me.

Alternatively, get some other oem wheels or even aftermarket ones. I always thought these were nice as they appear to look larger than other 18'' alloys, most likely due to the spokes which go all the way out to the edge of the alloy.

Zito 935.

0002591_20-zito-935-hyper-silver-alloy-wheels_550.jpeg

I met Nick (a member on here) a while back. He had this style of wheel on his zed in 18'' and I could've swore they were 19's. They looked very good and suit the Z4 well.
I put Zito 935s on my silver E85 recently. I didn't go with silver wheels as I dont think they have the same visual impact on a silver car. I opted for Gloss Black.
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I like these a lot but the gloss black would be too much for me and agree that silver on silver will lose impact, may have to be graphite grey! what drop in ride height have you got and did the wheels bolt straight on with no rubbing?

MACK · Post by **MACK** » Mon Sep 02, 2019 4:31 pm

R90GRN wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2019 3:54 pm
MACK wrote: ↑Sun Sep 01, 2019 6:13 am
ben g wrote: ↑Sat Aug 31, 2019 5:33 pm Most decent refurbishers can fix a flat spotted wheel quite easily. May cost you around £30 per flatspot though. That was what my wheel refurbisher quoted me.

Alternatively, get some other oem wheels or even aftermarket ones. I always thought these were nice as they appear to look larger than other 18'' alloys, most likely due to the spokes which go all the way out to the edge of the alloy.

Zito 935.

0002591_20-zito-935-hyper-silver-alloy-wheels_550.jpeg

I met Nick (a member on here) a while back. He had this style of wheel on his zed in 18'' and I could've swore they were 19's. They looked very good and suit the Z4 well.
I put Zito 935s on my silver E85 recently. I didn't go with silver wheels as I dont think they have the same visual impact on a silver car. I opted for Gloss Black.
20190809_202043.jpg

thumbnail_20190809_195737.jpg
I like these a lot but the gloss black would be too much for me and agree that silver on silver will lose impact, may have to be graphite grey! what drop in ride height have you got and did the wheels bolt straight on with no rubbing?

I'm running Eibachs so about 15mm lowering over M Sport, 30mm over SE. The wheels are 8.5" et35 and 9.5" et40. I'm running M Spec tyre sizes which have a 5% higher sidewall than standard and I've had no rubbing issues.

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Mon Sep 02, 2019 9:49 pm

Just a thought, but are there any E89 wheels you like?

Only wondering as I wanted to replace the 108s on my E86 before they started to suffer from corrosion around the bolt-holes, and I got a set of 295s from a forum member who had replaced them with a set of 19s. They are still a 5 spoke style, but aren't split rims so no corrosion issues. And the bonus is staggered 18s on E89s have different offsets so they sit 18mm further out at the front and 10mm on the rear - so no spacers required!

Alternatively there is a set of M 224s for sale on here:- viewtopic.php?f=7&t=116785

But I can understand why you like the Zitos and Veemans.

Looking forward to seeing what you end up fitting.

MACK · Post by **MACK** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:12 am

Mr Tidy wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2019 9:49 pm Just a thought, but are there any E89 wheels you like?

Only wondering as I wanted to replace the 108s on my E86 before they started to suffer from corrosion around the bolt-holes, and I got a set of 295s from a forum member who had replaced them with a set of 19s. They are still a 5 spoke style, but aren't split rims so no corrosion issues. And the bonus is staggered 18s on E89s have different offsets so they sit 18mm further out at the front and 10mm on the rear - so no spacers required!

Alternatively there is a set of M 224s for sale on here:- viewtopic.php?f=7&t=116785

But I can understand why you like the Zitos and Veemans.

Looking forward to seeing what you end up fitting.

Just taking this one step further there's a whole host of BMW Oem wheels you might want to consider. The MV3's from E9X 3 series can look great on a E85, just look at Patriot66's car. I know the OP doesn't want gloss black (as in Patriot's case) but I've seen then in shades of grey on Titanium E9X's and they do look quite good.

R90GRN · Post by **R90GRN** » Wed Sep 11, 2019 11:19 am

I decided on a new set of Veeman FS23 rims in gloss grey.

Really really pleased with these

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mr wilks · Post by **mr wilks** » Wed Sep 11, 2019 11:36 am

Nice move there

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Wed Sep 11, 2019 8:48 pm

Yes, they look great!

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