Should I trade my style 87's for style 215's??????

[THE VEIN]

I had my 87's for sale on Craigslist and someone asked if I wanna trade for 215's and he said he would even add $100 on top. my set is chrome that I don't like, and his set is ferric gray and both sets are replicas. I was gonna dip my 87's anthracite but which would look better on a black x5

[pezho405]

Ill go for the 215s i almost got those! i love them and not many e53s have them around here. Even though they are reps, and probably heavier i think they look cool anbd will hold up of course if you dont try hitting curbs

[THE VEIN]

I'm leaning towards the 215 also only because they are a newer style

[Ricky Bobby]

87s just look proper on an E53. Who cares if yours are replicas, why don't you just powdercoat them NOT chrome, would look so much better.


215's belong on an E70 in my opinion, the facelift E53's can rock them but pre-facelift doesn't really look right in my opinion.

[tmv]

The other guy would get the better end of the deal!

[epdarks]

I am partial to the 87s but I would take the set with the better tires!

[OptimusPriM5]

I think 87's are one of the nicest stock rims BMW created and just "fit" on the e53's

[bcredliner]

Originally Posted by OptimusPriM5

I think 87's are one of the nicest stock rims BMW created and just "fit" on the e53's

If you choose to go with the 215s, I suggest you mount front and back on one side and see how they look. If those are the wheels you like best, those are the wheels you should have on your X--best choice is your preference.

For consideration if you haven't already--All colors have a tint. Meaning there are green grays, brown grays etc. The only way to be sure you have a match is to see them against the color of your X (paint something and compare in natural sunlight and shade). To see which looked the best with sapphire black and the wheel trim on my X, I ordered a can of each of the grays from https://www.dipyourcar.com/home.php. I chose Anthracite gray with some level of glossifer as the best match and look.

I also checked the direction wheel colors are trending, doing so should provide some indication if black is on the way out. Black looks good to most of us. One reason is it has been out there longer, which tends to make the color less radical and more widely accepted.

'In' colors come and go. My unscientific take was that wheels are trending toward semi-gloss gray to blue gray colors. I suspect because there is broader market using neutral colors. That doesn't mean black is on the way out, it isn't. Black looks good with most colors and there is still a significant selection of aftermarket wheels offered in black so of the two what you like best is still the best color to choose.

FYI- after all that 'research' and having purchased what I need to make the switch, I haven't painted my wheels, not sure which is my personal preference.

[Qsilver7]

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[DTMdan]

Anthracite plasti dipped style 87 reps