BMW E85 and E86 Wheels and Tyres Thread
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Space saver advice
I’ve got a 2003 3.0 and have a long journey coming up. I’ve searched a lot and can’t seem to find a definitive answer.
What 16 inch space saver and tyre size will fit my car or do I have to use a T125/80/17 or similar ?
If a 16 inch would fit , I’d rather get one of those , as they seem to be more common.
Any help appreciated.
I’ve got a 2003 3.0 and have a long journey coming up. I’ve searched a lot and can’t seem to find a definitive answer.
What 16 inch space saver and tyre size will fit my car or do I have to use a T125/80/17 or similar ?
If a 16 inch would fit , I’d rather get one of those , as they seem to be more common.
Any help appreciated.
MarkE85 said:
If your car has the standard size front brakes I believe a 16" will fit and as you say they are much easier to find. E46 3 Series had them.
It's only facelift 3.0Si model that need a 17 to clear the front brakes.
I suppose worst case scenario with a front puncture would be to put a rear wheel on the front and fit the space-saver to the rear!
MarkE85 said:
The width is not important but the profile is, because you want the same rolling radius as your other wheels. However the profile is expressed as a percentage of the width. Using a wheel comparison site like www.willtheyfit.com will help you to decide if any particular space saver has the same rolling radius as your current wheels.
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Just scrolling through ebay... out of curiousity, what are a set of 18" 108s in very poor order and need of full refurb worth? (Not interested, just curious how greedy the seller is being!)
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RMB said:
So what are they worth newly refurbed? £600? £700? £800?
The guy wants £350 for a set (they come with unusable tyres). My gut was that was way too much.
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Mr Tidy said:
Cheers... just curious.... that backs up £0 for 108s that need urgent refurb and look terrible!
First post here...
I'd like to start by saying a big THANK YOU to all that have posted helpful information in this thread.
I recently bought a 2005 Z4 with the 2.5l I6. From what I have read here, it is a non face lift E85. My car has 47k miles on it and the run flat tires are long gone. So, I came here in hopes of finding out what spare tire I would need to add a spare to my trunk. While this thread has a ton of good information, I haven't seen either of these issues brought up as of yet:
1) Nothing that I have seen here suggests what jack to use. Should I assume that if I get a 16" spare tire from a E46 3series, that the jack from the same car should fit / work on my car?
2) The description for my car says that it has: 17″ Style 106 alloy wheels and the Sport Package (which added an M Sport suspension and Dynamic Driving Control). Since it says M Sport suspension and doesn't say anything about bigger M Sport front brakes, should I assume that a 16" spare from a E46 3series would still fit? Or, is it better to look for a 17" spare to be safe?
Thanks in advance for any helpful or humorous responses.
I'd like to start by saying a big THANK YOU to all that have posted helpful information in this thread.
I recently bought a 2005 Z4 with the 2.5l I6. From what I have read here, it is a non face lift E85. My car has 47k miles on it and the run flat tires are long gone. So, I came here in hopes of finding out what spare tire I would need to add a spare to my trunk. While this thread has a ton of good information, I haven't seen either of these issues brought up as of yet:
1) Nothing that I have seen here suggests what jack to use. Should I assume that if I get a 16" spare tire from a E46 3series, that the jack from the same car should fit / work on my car?
2) The description for my car says that it has: 17″ Style 106 alloy wheels and the Sport Package (which added an M Sport suspension and Dynamic Driving Control). Since it says M Sport suspension and doesn't say anything about bigger M Sport front brakes, should I assume that a 16" spare from a E46 3series would still fit? Or, is it better to look for a 17" spare to be safe?
Thanks in advance for any helpful or humorous responses.
Welcome to the forum Deadken. The early Z4 (except the 3.0) came with 16” 104s in base-spec and there was no “big brake” upgrade from the factory, so a 16” bmw space saver should work just fine. Alternatively you could source a spare 106 and keep that in the trunk. Jacks are not wheel specific, so any one will do, but you should by a Z4 jack pad adaptor so that it can be used safely at the designated jacking points without damaging your car.
Fred Smith
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Deadken said:First post here...
I'd like to start by saying a big THANK YOU to all that have posted helpful information in this thread.
I recently bought a 2005 Z4 with the 2.5l I6. From what I have read here, it is a non face lift E85. My car has 47k miles on it and the run flat tires are long gone. So, I came here in hopes of finding out what spare tire I would need to add a spare to my trunk. While this thread has a ton of good information, I haven't seen either of these issues brought up as of yet:
1) Nothing that I have seen here suggests what jack to use. Should I assume that if I get a 16" spare tire from a E46 3series, that the jack from the same car should fit / work on my car?
2) The description for my car says that it has: 17″ Style 106 alloy wheels and the Sport Package (which added an M Sport suspension and Dynamic Driving Control). Since it says M Sport suspension and doesn't say anything about bigger M Sport front brakes, should I assume that a 16" spare from a E46 3series would still fit? Or, is it better to look for a 17" spare to be safe?
Thanks in advance for any helpful or humorous responses.
I love the colour, the interior colour, the fact that the interior colour suits the exterior. I also like the wheels as well.
I love "classy" cars and I like the opposite end of the extreme (modded, lowered, blacked out windows etc etc). Your looks like a great examle of the former. Nice.