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Originally Posted by brewhahog
Anyone running 315 rears without flares?
Pics would be great!!
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Until this weekend I did not have any extended flares on my X5. I got my 20' wheels about 4-5 weeks ago. The plan was to always fit the extended flares. It was just a matter of when I got the time to fit them once the flares were received. So in total, my car was without extended flares for about 4-5 weeks. Long enough time to really determine which to me looked better.
As you'll see on the photos, the fronts are OK, but the rears just stick out a tad. To me it gives the car a custom or modified look, which I don't like. IMO it cheapens the look of the car.
I've since fitted the extended flares (just this weekend gone), and I like the look of my X5 better with the extended flares. I might just be able to fit the original mudflaps too. I'm yet to fully fit and measure them. Hopefully this weekend I can play around with fitting.
I'll post a DIY on fitting the flares shortly.
Here are sample photos of my X5 without the extended flares. Apologies for the quality of the photos, they were taken with my phone in low light.
PS. These are genuine BMW 333M wheels. with the factory width and offset. I know with some aftermarket replicas, they are a little narrower (9.5 & 10.5) and have incorrect offset which will bring the wheels more inboard. So if you're not using genuine factory width and offset, you might get away without the exteded flares.