Could be a long winter....

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Kugaman1

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 North East Scotland
Thats the winter wheels on.....

It aint the same! Could be a long winter till I can get the 326s back on!
Looks like a different car....

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Smartbear said:
Snap :)
Have you driven it yet? I love the ride on these wheels :driving:
Rob
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Just a quick run round the block, even though they are winter runflats, theres a big difference in the ride quality!
 
Those comparison pics really do highlight the 'form over function' debate. The 326's look so much better, but apparently behind the wheel its a different story :driving:
 
Not only does the car look different, but the houses in the background have gone pale with the shock!
 
Marlon said:
Those comparison pics really do highlight the 'form over function' debate. The 326's look so much better, but apparently behind the wheel its a different story :driving:
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Not only are they lighter, but it’s unsprung weight which makes an even bigger difference :wink:
Rob
 
I've done the same swap, but my winter tyres aren't RFT. The ride, noise and handling is *completely* different! Amazing...
 
I like seeing everyone having these on as winters, they are my standard wheels :rofl: only problem is mine came with the car curbed to hell, must get that sorted
 
philiph said:
Not only does the car look different, but the houses in the background have gone pale with the shock!
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And the neighbours cars have driven off do they don't have to look. :lol:
 
buzyg said:
philiph said:
Not only does the car look different, but the houses in the background have gone pale with the shock!
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And the neighbours cars have driven off do they don't have to look. :lol:
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Oi you, leave our 290’s alone! :poke:
They’re the car equivalent of wellington boots over a muddy field :P
Rob
 
They're a nice style of wheel IMO, but they do looks a little lost. :(

Still I take staggered 17s off my E46 and put on a square set of 16s each winter, but at least I know it will move if it snows!
 
When are you going to put the tyres on these wheels, then?

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Couldnt afford winters on the 326s and dont want to risk damaging them with constant swapping over tyres.

However, on that subject, Im looking at the option of putting none RFTs on the 326s whilst they are off the car.

Gives me the chance to up the rears to 35 profile. Might help a bit as you can maybe see from the pic above, when I drive off my driveway, the footpath drops to the road meaning theres a fair peak that the car has to clear. This was no issue on my previous SE E89 but the Msport is tight.
Theres a bit of undertray that catches and rubs, its very, very tight. 35 profile on the rears might help with an extra mm or two ride height.

Ideally I would have liked to keep SE suspension, but the Msport looks so much better!

Keeping my eyes open for a bargain set of tyres!

Hopefully I can get a few quid back for the current RFTs.....the rears were fitted new by the supplying garage 1000 miles ago at a cost of £220 each, so they must be worth something!
 
Several....

Generally a smaller size, so cheaper tyres.

Dedicated winter rubber is pretty much essential in a rwd car!

Also, not too worried about the cheaper winter wheels getting exposed to salt and general winter debris.
 
I've put winters on my E46 daily for the last 3 years.

It hasn't been that cold in that time but even when the temperature drops to 3 or 4 degrees Centigrade I can feel the difference, especially when it is wet!

It usually has staggered 225/45 X17 fronts and 245/40 X 17 rears, but the winters are 205/50 x 16 and they work so much better than the "summers" when it does get cold.

A huge improvement over trying to drive a BMW in snow and ice on summer tyres - as I found out in 2008! :(
 
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