Got new wheels (thanks for the referral 95wildtt)... you know what's funny is the dying TPMS sensors led me to discovering the Toyo Proxes STII tires had hairline cracks in the rubber due to them being 6 years old now, so I had to swap out tires and decided this would be the perfect time to swap wheels too. I liked the 214s except they were reps and had an unsolvable vibration above 60mph. I just couldn't deal anymore.

These 433 reps are perfect as far as a smooth ride goes. I put them on staggered Conti DWS (same sizes as the old set) as I wanted a change from 2 sets of Toyos too - and it feels like a considerably lighter car in terms of acceleration and turns at slow speed. The M5 wheels were my first choice but they don't come in a staggered size that fits the X5. Parting words for the Toyo Proxes STIIs - I put nearly 40k miles on them and they still had 8/32 tread life left - great tire. Time will tell how these compare.

Aesthetics - I'm still not 100% sure about the dark shade of these against a white X5. I got some aluminum plastidip on the way and will see how that goes. More pics after that project is done. The old rims were 11" wide in the rear and these are 10.5". You can tell the difference as the rubber tucks in on the rim more than I'd like. Also I need to widen them out from the arches even more which means 25 or 30mm spacers instead of 20mm. What do you guys think of the shade?

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'08 X5 3.0si - Alpine White / Saddle Brown interior
Specs: Sport Pkg, Premium Pkg, Tech Pkg, Comfort Access, Aero Kit, Style 433 staggered 20s on Conti DWS
Mods: Carbon 35 tint, LED angel eyes, GP Thunder 7500k fogs, H&R 20mm/25mm spacers, clear reflectors, gunsmoke-tinted taillights
Coded: Digital speedo, windows/sunroof/tailgate close via keyfob

X5 pics at Flickr