I want (sorry, NEED) to ditch my puny 16" wheels and horrible run-flat tyres. The tyres don't have much life left in them and the tramlining is near dangerous so rather than paying out £400-£500 for new non-runflat rubber I may as well bite the bullet and upgrade the whole alloys and tyres.
Probably looking at 19" and am happy to change any suspension components or add spacers if necessary.
My question is, what style of wheel would look best/correct on my car? I don't really have a preference as to OEM wheels or after market, just whatever looks best.
Car is black with tan roof (as in my pic)
Thanks all, look forward to hearing your opinions!
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Which wheels for my E85?
- wilbo
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Re: Which wheels for my E85?
Avantgarde M359 are my favourites at the moment. Basically a rep of the 1M style wheels.
http://avantgardewheels.com/m359.php
http://avantgardewheels.com/m359.php
- mr wilks
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Re: Which wheels for my E85?
Not exactly breaking the mold but a black E85 will always look correct on 108's or elipsoids imo the 108s can also be 2 toned to suit the car ?
Many of the later E90 18inch alloys have great offset for E85/86 plus keep the factory look going & you would probably be ok going 17inch & lowering to give a better all round appearance that still rides well
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17inch
have a peruse of choices here then set about finding the ones you like http://www.bmwstylewheels.com/
Many of the later E90 18inch alloys have great offset for E85/86 plus keep the factory look going & you would probably be ok going 17inch & lowering to give a better all round appearance that still rides well
18inch
17inch
have a peruse of choices here then set about finding the ones you like http://www.bmwstylewheels.com/
Last edited by mr wilks on Wed Sep 03, 2014 2:36 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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3 E89s
5 Si coupes
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997 C4
TTRS
F82 M4
MK7 Golf Gti
current Bmw 6 Gran Turismo
- toolmanchris
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Re: Which wheels for my E85?
Just put some MV2's on my e85 and love the look
Reliant Scimitar GTE in Bold yellow (under restoration) http://www.toolmanweb.com
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Re: Which wheels for my E85?
Thanks for that. How much do they cost, do you know? I do quite like that style rather than the slightly more 'stock' looking ellipsoids.wilbo wrote:Avantgarde M359 are my favourites at the moment. Basically a rep of the 1M style wheels.
http://avantgardewheels.com/m359.php
I think these are the sort of style I think would suit: