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Old 04-05-2014, 02:10 AM
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I have the old style 4.6 wheels on my facelift 4.8 - the new style is 7 spokes while the original one is 5 spokes...

I think, the issue here is the thickness of the individual spokes - they are too thin for the beefed up, meaty presence of the car - looks like a Sumo wrestler on high heels... the proportion and the flow of the car lines were disturbed... however, the wheels on their own are very nice - i am a sucker for 5 spoke deep dish wheels... just not these wheels on this car...

good luck with future sale...
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E53 X5 4.6iS
147K mi - Sold May 2013
Tireprints left in:
USA, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Russia

E53 X5 4.8iS built 2005-10-17
66200 mi - June 2012
96000 mi - June 2013
112000 mi - June 2014
OEM fire extinguisher
OE first aid kit
OE tow hitch
OE TV module
OE aspheric mirror
K&N air filter
black/white badges
rear camera
4-channel video recorder

Here is the list of things I have done to the X
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