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Please shine a light on my wheel ignorance.

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Post by PeterZed » Tue Mar 21, 2017 11:11 am

Hi everyone , I am thinking of changing my wheels on my E85 3.0 for different BMW ones but keeping existing size and offset . There are quite a few out there for sale but most don't mention the wheelbolts. Do you have to use wheel specific bolts or can I use my existing wheelbolts. Thanks :) :driving:
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Post by rossonr » Tue Mar 21, 2017 11:21 am

From my understanding the existing wheels should work. If you're going for BMW wheels I wouldn't expect a problem
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Post by Roundozo » Tue Mar 21, 2017 11:24 am

If BMW wheels it should be fine however if you choose a different brand the bolt seats might be different so you'd need to check.
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Post by cj10jeeper » Tue Mar 21, 2017 11:59 am

Just remember that not all wheels are the same thickness from bolt seat to hub face, so if you chose say a wheel designed for a 4x4 even if it has the same offset, pcd and seat face angle it may need a different bolt.

You'll be just fine 99% of the time as bolts are well threaded and plenty of extra turns beyond what's required to be secure and can be screwed in further to the hub if a thinner wheel is used (ie a skinny steel spare), but you'll just have to check when you get them
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