BBS LM on a Silver X5? Pic request...

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Originally Posted by DTMdan

They aren't LM's on the LeMans X5, they are BBS Motorsport wheels. I think they are E28's.

Right, but they are close enough in looks to get an idea.

Here is one I found in an old for sale thread on bimmerforums.

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Even in 20", the X5 dwarfs the mesh style wheels with large lips.

I'm sure spacers would help, but I think a 21" mesh wheel would be perfect. Even the 22" don't look that big, due to the wheel design.

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That's a good point. The X5 isn't a very big vehicle. It just has large wheel arches. Ill have to look around and see what's available that size in a mesh or tuning fork wheel. I do like the stock X5 20's in both styles quite a bit too. I think that anything with a concave look would be nice.

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Here is what the 22" wheels look like:

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Oh man! That's hot!

[DTMdan]

Yeah, most 2/3-piece wheels need to be 21 or 22" to look like a 20" monoblok wheel on SUVs in my opinion.

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Originally Posted by DTMdan

Yeah, most 2/3-piece wheels need to be 21 or 22" to look like a 20" monoblok wheel on SUVs in my opinion.

Bang on! Because the face doesn't extend to the edge of the wheel (it sits inside the barrel) it appears smaller. That's why a 22" multi piece on an X isn't overwhelming, where as a 22" version of the same 300m wheels I have look goofy big.