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Alloy wheels and tyre discussion
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Post by weeman88 » Fri May 07, 2021 4:45 pm

So on a sprinted drive over Bank Holiday weekend I have cracked my front wheel, took it to a well known repair guy and he said because its after market he can't fix it as he would not trust it to hold up to be re straightened.

So just looking around for some cheap wheels with tyres to chuck on to get me around for the time been. As I live in a rural area and really need my car.

But when I look over market place and ebay etc not many people list the ET of the wheels etc so not sure what other bmw oem wheel's would work.

My car is a e89 23i.

Have seen a set which don't look bad and have decent tyres on but the fronts are 225 45 r18 and rears are 255 40 r18 which I don't belive is the right size for a e89.

Can anyone give me any ideas I should be looking for, it's come at the wrong time so can't afford to just go buy a new set etc atm.

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Post by Argyll Andy » Fri May 07, 2021 4:56 pm

weeman88 wrote: Fri May 07, 2021 4:45 pm So on a sprinted drive over Bank Holiday weekend I have cracked my front wheel, took it to a well known repair guy and he said because its after market he can't fix it as he would not trust it to hold up to be re straightened.

So just looking around for some cheap wheels with tyres to chuck on to get me around for the time been. As I live in a rural area and really need my car.

But when I look over market place and ebay etc not many people list the ET of the wheels etc so not sure what other bmw oem wheel's would work.

My car is a e89 23i.

Have seen a set which don't look bad and have decent tyres on but the fronts are 225 45 r18 and rears are 255 40 r18 which I don't belive is the right size for a e89.

Can anyone give me any ideas I should be looking for, it's come at the wrong time so can't afford to just go buy a new set etc atm.

Cheers
That’s a bugger, this’ll help you with the offsets for oem BMW wheels you’re seeing. Only thing to be wary of is the same style for two different models, you’d need to establish which car they originated from :thumbsup:

http://www.bmwstylewheels.com/

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    Post by Pondrew » Fri May 07, 2021 5:36 pm

    weeman88 wrote: Fri May 07, 2021 4:45 pm Have seen a set which don't look bad and have decent tyres on but the fronts are 225 45 r18 and rears are 255 40 r18 which I don't belive is the right size for a e89.
    It should be written on the inside of the driver's door. For 18s mine says 225/40 front and 255/35 rear :)
    I'm no expert but AFAIK the only downside with those profile sizes are the speedo will be off a bit.
    All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.

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    Post by mr wilks » Fri May 07, 2021 5:51 pm

    If the offsets work then i see the upsized rubber as a bonus & the speedo will actually read more accurate so if you do swap its worth checking so you don't get caught out .
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    Post by weeman88 » Fri May 07, 2021 6:14 pm

    mr wilks wrote: Fri May 07, 2021 5:51 pm If the offsets work then i see the upsized rubber as a bonus & the speedo will actually read more accurate so if you do swap its worth checking so you don't get caught out .
    Waiting for the person to get back to me on them about offset ..

    There a set of style 194s for cheap with great rubber but just don't no if can justify 17s on my car but they would do for the time been there etc 34 and etc 37 so would probably work.

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    Post by Pbondar » Fri May 07, 2021 6:29 pm

    weeman88 wrote: Fri May 07, 2021 6:14 pm
    mr wilks wrote: Fri May 07, 2021 5:51 pm If the offsets work then i see the upsized rubber as a bonus & the speedo will actually read more accurate so if you do swap its worth checking so you don't get caught out .
    Waiting for the person to get back to me on them about offset ..

    There a set of style 194s for cheap with great rubber but just don't no if can justify 17s on my car but they would do for the time been there etc 34 and etc 37 so would probably work.
    17 wheels work well and the offsets should be ok for a get you going set :thumbsup:

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