Falken HS449 winter tyres on BMW Type 32 wheels - sold

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Half Colin

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I have a set of Falken HS449 Eurowinter tyres, bought last year and all with 8mm of tread, on a set of genuine BMW Type 32 wheels, for sale at £350 collected from Leicester.

The wheels are staggered fit:

Rear 255/35 on 8.5Jx18 ET50.
Front 225/40 on 8Jx18 ET47.

The wheels were refurbished in gun metal grey a few years ago now and some corrosion is starting to show through. This hasn't really bothered me as they're only for winter use.

The tyres alone are over £500 so grab yourself a bargain. :thumsup:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/152039131@N04/shares/e3U50h
 
Bargain there for someone , wheels alone are worth almost the ask , rare to find them now & very lightweight :thumbsup:
 
idej_jedi said:
Have these gone now as per PM above? If not can I have second dibs?
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I pulled out. Shame as I've always liked the style 32, classy and old school. These fit the z4 perfectly too.
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I'm nowhere near Leicester, but if they didn't have winter tyres on them I'd have had them!

I put winters on my daily so the Z4 is rested if the weather gets really cr*p!

I wonder if I could sell the tyres though.....?
 
I'd be very interested in just the Style 32's.
Don't need the tyres as just bought Dunlop WinterSport 5s to put on a set of 17" Style 32's.
 
NickDE said:
I'd be very interested in just the Style 32's.
Don't need the tyres as just bought Dunlop WinterSport 5s to put on a set of 17" Style 32's.
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Sorry Nick, I picked them up this afternoon. :lol:

Out of curiosity which 17" Style 32s do you have? Are they staggered ones off an E39? And if so, how do they fit on a Z4?

The reason I ask is that I saw this set on Gumtree that is only 2 miles from me, whereas "halfcolin" was 125 miles away! :(

https://www.gumtree.com/p/wheel-rims-tyres/bmw-style-32-wheels/1266672717

But when I rang the Gumtree seller it seems they are staggered 17s off an E39 with 8J fronts and 9J rears with ET20 and they needed spigot rings on an E46. I wanted genuine wheels that would fir straight on without any rubbing issues, spacers, spigot rings, etc. which is why I went for "halfcolin"s set. But the Gumtree seller did say he also had a set of Style 32 replicas without tyres that would be much cheaper.

If either of those options would work for you maybe you could speak to the seller - I'd be happy to take a look at them if you pm me.

Cheers.
 
Mr Tidy said:
NickDE said:
Out of curiosity which 17" Style 32s do you have? Are they staggered ones off an E39? And if so, how do they fit on a Z4?
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I think they are off an E46. Non-staggered 8J. Definitely not E39 as E39's have very different offsets. I can't remember the exact ET and they are stashed away in a lock-up until November when they get re-furbed and fitted. I'm hoping that as they are E46 fitment hey will go straight onto my Z4C without any issues.

I'm now looking for a set of Style 32's in staggered 18" with E46 fitment, as they are going on an E46 !
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NickDE said:
I think they are off an E46. Non-staggered 8J. Definitely not E39 as E39's have very different offsets. I can't remember the exact ET and they are stashed away in a lock-up until November when they get re-furbed and fitted. I'm hoping that as they are E46 fitment hey will go straight onto my Z4C without any issues.

I'm now looking for a set of Style 32's in staggered 18" with E46 fitment, as they are going on an E46 !
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Thanks - if you've got four 8Js I'd guess you've got 4 front wheels. The OEM E46 ones are staggered with 8J fronts and 8.5J rears (like the set I just got)! :oops:

Interesting that you are putting them on an E46 - I've got one of them as well! :lol:

But mine is currently on 17s:-
 

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Mr Tidy said:
Thanks - if you've got four 8Js I'd guess you've got 4 front wheels. The OEM E46 ones are staggered with 8J fronts and 8.5J rears (like the set I just got)! :oops:

Interesting that you are putting them on an E46 - I've got one of them as well! :lol:
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A lot of E46 17" wheelsets are non-staggered. My 328i Touring has a set of non-staggered 17" Style 73's.
18" is often staggered.
The wheels I am looking for will go on a 330Ci trackday car.
 
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