Anyone put E46 M3 wheels on the E53 X5???

[AlpineMpower]

Hello all !!!

I am pretty new to the site but have always been a BMW fanatic.
I just bought an 03 X5 3.0i and LOVE it! I've had 99 328i, 01 325Ci, 04 M3, 05 M3 and 5 E30 325i's and 325es...

So, since I declared my LOVE for BMW, I have a question.
I was thinking, would a set of 18's from an E46 M3 fit on the X5? Ofcourse I would have to buy the correct tires but I think the rims could work.
The offsets are 18X8 et40 and 18X9 et15.
Anyone try this before?

Thanks...

[abster]

Won't work! The bolt pattern is different on the 3-series vs. the rest of the BMW line up!

[noncom23]

:xoutpost:

[Dblock2151]

Originally Posted by abster

Won't work! The bolt pattern is different on the 3-series vs. the rest of the BMW line up!

What?

They both have the same bolt pattern, 5x120.

Only thing that may be a problem if offsets. I'd help you out, but don't know if they'd work or not.

[bjo]

The front wheels should work since the offsets are close. The rear offset is too low and would stick out too much .

[LeMansX5]

The 19" CSL wheels fit fine but look small. See pic below with 19" CSL on X5. The is only a test fit by a member here from his M3 CSL wheels.

[mrmomoman]

The wheels look small - but its also because the tires are too short. When you run a 295/40/19 you will get a much taller tire and it would make them look bigger.

You can order Rear 9.5" replica CSL wheels with a 3 series offset of 42mm and that would work.

You can go with the 295/40/19 all around setup. The Hamann setup in 19" is this. But they use a 10.5 rear and 9.5 front with a 295/40/19 all the way around.

[EZDozzit]

I've got a set of BMW OEM staggered M3 18" rims I'm selling cheap. They're a bit curb rashed but the price is right.

[jlevi]

Call us up and we'll talk, you need 22's or at least some 20's on an X5
JL

[laborlitigator]

Sorry, but that's gonna look weird.