New wheels

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lux

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Ok, so now i've decided to keep my beauty I need some help with getting some new rims for her. :D
I was going to get the 326's in graphite on the 'new car' but now the world's my oyster.
Bearing in mind I have space grey, do you think graphite or matte black would look nice or should I stick with silver?
Also should I stick with BMW wheels or am I ok to go elsewhere? Never bought wheels before (unless they were attached to the car) :roll:
Also should I stick with the 18" and use my run flats which are all pretty new, or go 19" and ditch the run flats, which will cost me a lot more in tyres?
 
These 326 wheels are really beautiful.
I'm out of touch, do they suffer cracking problems?
http://www.alloywheelsdirect.net/bmw_alloy_wheels/z4_e89_alloys/19_bmw_326m_wheel_1819

ALPINA make some outstanding wheels with the valve system located in the hub, aesthetically clever.
They had an 18" set for the E85...wonder if these fit ours...............?
http://www.alloywheelsdirect.net/brochures/alpina_e85.pdf
 
Always a personal decision, I'm another fan of the BMWs Style 326, they just suit the Zed to a tee downside is theyre expensive for what they are. I don't think multispoke designs suit the Z4 somehow and are just a pain to keep clean. Colourwise as your Zed is grey I would definitely stick with silver for contrast, black IMHO would ruin the car lookswise, a subtle graphite might work. Again personal preference whether to stick with runflats, for most determining factor is cost but I would prefer to stick with them.

If you do go aftermarket stick with a well known brand but remember you won't be able to use the runflats. I went with AC Schnitzers Type 3s one piece for the Z3, 8.5x18 pricey at £1900 but well pleased with them and easy to clean without taking the wheels off :) Tyre wise I went for Falken 452s which unless you really push the car all the time are a great tyre for the price.

Schnitzers on the Z3.



Tim.
 
If you are going down the aftermarket route, keep and eye on the offsets, as a general rule of thumb you can go 5mm either way and as the number gets lower the more they stick out. Your current sizes and offsets are 18 x 8 x 29 front and18 x 8.5 x 40 rear, if the offset is larger than 5mm you can fit spacers which makes a bigger number smaller.

I have BBS style CK on mine and I think they look really good, if you you go for 19" fitting non RFT's will make the ride similar to your current 18's
 
I wonder if VMRs would suit an E89.... they look great on the E85, but can't quite picture them on an E89
 
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