Meds 3.0si Coupe - Update: Rear quarter is off.

[Meds]

I can now drive it without worry, and it's a huge relief.

.........and has Mrs Meds driven it yet Glad it has all worked out ok . Have your new wheels turned up yet ??

Wheels...... Don't get me started.
I'm waiting on my 2nd set, awiting a refurb then dispatch. They should be with me soon.
DHL 'lost' the 1st set, apparently. How can DHL lose a pallet of wheels in boxes, I really do not know.

No, Mrs Meds has not driven it after the spring swap, the weather or conditions have not been favourable, to be fair.
The only chance she gets, is when it's dark, cold and rainy or icy. That's no fun considering she's already nervous about driving it.

[1536Z4]

That's no fun considering she's already nervous about driving it

Same with my better half and as you say weather has not been good lately .

Annoying about the wheels . As you say how do you lose a pallet of wheels

[Meds]

Annoying about the wheels . As you say how do you lose a pallet of wheels

Yes, I spoke with the wheel refurber place yesterday about the replacement set. Apparently they're being dispatched tmrw or friday.
I've not questioned them further about the lost set.. It wont change anything.

Tyres:
I expect I'll play safe and go for Michelin PS4 or 5's.
But, I've always had good experiences with Falken 452's on previous BMW's
And these Hankook Evo currently on the car, seem perfectly good, too.

[1536Z4]

Tyres:
I expect I'll play safe and go for Michelin PS4 or 5's.
But, I've always had good experiences with Falken 452's on previous BMW's
And these Hankook Evo currently on the car, seem perfectly good, too.

I think as long as you go with a decent brand it comes down to price at the time . I have just had some Continental Sport 7 delivered as the reviews look good and B21 on the forum seems very impressed with them . I got them at a decent price from Camskill .

[Meds]

Key fob battery replacement.
My 2nd key was very dead.
A knife, soldering iron, new battery and some epoxy sorted it:







Then a key pairing which had me running around for a while.
The pairing process was simple and worked for both keys. But oddly, only the last key I paired worked to open/close using the buttons.
Whichever order I tried, only the last key would work.

After posting on here. Our guy @Street said I DO NOT insert the 2nd key into the ignition during the pair process. Only the 1st key completes that stage. Boom, it worked and I now have 2 working keys. Fantastic!

[Zarraya]

Love the Eisenmann exhaust. Any idea if it is the race or sport version?

[Meds]

I'm unsure of the version. It was on there when I got the car.
It's not too loud at all, so I doubt it's their Race version.

Once my new wheels are on, I'll get some proper photos of the car.
I notice this thread is lacking any nice photography.!

[R17SKO]

I'm unsure of the version. It was on there when I got the car.
It's not too loud at all, so I doubt it's their Race version.

Once my new wheels are on, I'll get some proper photos of the car.
I notice this thread is lacking any nice photography.!

I wasn’t going to say anything

[Meds]

I wasn’t going to say anything

They've arrived. But 2 were damaged by DHL.!
The damaged ones have been collected by ParcelForce, on their way back to be refurbished.

These wheels are cursed.

Once I have the full set, off for some rubber, oh and I need some spacers to make them sit perfect.
Then I'll get photos.

[Meds]

Emergency 8am Halfords trip as my 17mm socket cracked while loosening the front wheel nuts.!
50% done!

[R17SKO]

Emergency 8am Halfords trip as my 17mm socket cracked while loosening the front wheel nuts.!
50% done!

Looking nice James!! What wheels are they?

[Meds]

Looking nice James!! What wheels are they?

BMW style 261 from the 2008 135i coupe.
7.5" front ET49 with 225/40. With a 12mm spacer.
8.5" rear ET52 with 245/40. With a 15mm spacer.
Refurbished in metallic anthracite.

I had a set of these on a previous 130i. They're a great design, easy to clean and if you squint they look very similar to the M style 224s but without sticky out rears.

The 261 are over 1kg lighter per corner, too.

Perfect rubber to rim ratio with a nice bit of rim protection, perfect fitment with the spacers.
A little quieter and potentially comfier.

I deliberated many rim styles. I'm not a fan of the 108s, they're too 'American' for my tastes, with the split rim style.
MV2s were a contender but hard to clean and not overly keen on a wheel used on older gen E46s, they look a little dated to me.

The 17" options are nicer than the 18"s but, decided on 18".
CSLs are a little too cliché but do look great.

I really need to get the car clean, then get the proper camera out for some good pics.

[Mr Tidy]

BMW style 261 from the 2008 135i coupe.
7.5" front ET49 with 225/40. With a 12mm spacer.
8.5" rear ET52 with 245/40. With a 15mm spacer.
Refurbished in metallic anthracite.

I had a set of these on a previous 130i. They're a great design, easy to clean and if you squint they look very similar to the M style 224s but without sticky out rears.

Perfect rubber to rim ratio with a nice bit of rim protection, perfect fitment with the spacers.
A little quieter and potentially comfier.

I deliberated many rim styles. I'm not a fan of the 108s, they're too 'American' for my tastes, with the split rim style.
MV2s were a contender but hard to clean and not overly keen on a wheel used on older gen E46s, they look a little dated to me.

The 17" options are nicer than the 18"s but, decided on 18".
CSLs are a little too cliché but do look great.

I couldn't agree more!

I sold my 108s while they still looked decent and fitted a set of Style 295 E89 wheels to my previous E86 which looked similar but didn't need spacers as the fronts were ET29 and rears were ET40.

Removed 19" CSL Reps from my current E86 for OE 224s.

[Meds]

I couldn't agree more!

Thanks.
Yeah the E86 is a very hard car to pair wheels to. Anything too fussy doesnt work as it takes away from the lovely body creases and lines.
19's are too big, especially thick spoked wheels, it looks like a Hot Wheels toy.
Then the offset issue with risk of rubbing (less so now that I've gone back to OEM height on the front)

Style 108 really dont do it for me.
Style 107, the same.
MV2, meh.
Style 203, love them, but i've never seen a set come up over here they all seem to be over in the USA.
Style 216 from the 130i Limited Ed and 320is are lovely, but many are wrecked now, and very rare in the 1 series offsets, if not welded up.
Style 224 are really, really nice but I see too many photos of them looking too big at the rear on the non-M.
Riva DTM CSL reps were a contender (and a great price) but I didnt want to move too far from OEM, and CSLs have been done to death, for good reason, though.

I thought long and hard about wheels for months, countless WhatsApp discussions with mates exchanging wheel pictures and ideas.....
I think style 261 from the 135i Coupe has hit the spot. 1Kg lighter, too...

[Barty]

That looks spot on! Some 19’s work better than others though, with the CSL’s being the obvious case in point. 18 does seem to be the sweet spot when balancing looks and ride quality though