DaRipper's E70 35D Mod Weekend

[Daripper]

So far I put about 2000 miles on the new wheel set. I have no issues with the wheels and all I can say is its much better than the original RFTs. I am happy that I made the purchase.

The shop that I had the wheels and tires mounted said their were no issues with them. They were able to balance the wheels with no problem.

I too was worried about the quality of the reps but after talking to the owner of oemwheelsplus and he assured me that they have the same quality requirements as OEM. I like the 300M style wheel and this is only vendor that I have found that provide these reps or I would have gone with the original 300M and bore the centerhub.

About a week ago I hit a large pot hole that shook the whole entire car and I thought I bent the front right wheel. I pulled over to the side and examine the wheel and saw no damage. Steering was fine with no vibration issues and just to be safe I took it over to my buddy shop to have them inspect the wheel. He said it was good.

Hope this helps in making your decision.

- DaRip

[Daripper]

Oh yeah I forgot to mention that oemwheelplus provides the bmw caps for all four wheels. They dont provide the //M sticker so you will have to order that from a bmw dealership. I ordered it from Tischer.

- DaRip

[kl07rph]

Originally Posted by Daripper

Oh yeah I forgot to mention that oemwheelplus provides the bmw caps for all four wheels. They dont provide the //M sticker so you will have to order that from a bmw dealership. I ordered it from Tischer.

- DaRip

Thanks for the help Daripper! I'm guessing you also ordered the TPMS through them as well? Your X is my motivation to touch my wife's SUV ...

[Daripper]

Originally Posted by kl07rph

Thanks for the help Daripper! I'm guessing you also ordered the TPMS through them as well? Your X is my motivation to touch my wife's SUV ...

Yup..got the TPMS through them as well. Touch it but dont abuse it..

- DaRip

[mouivann]

Nice mod. I'm new to the board. Any new mods. to the x5 lately? I have works in mod. my 08' 3.0si.

Thanks for the write-up.

[Daripper]

No problem. I enjoy helping out my fellow BMW owners as much as I can. The only recent mod that I did was change out the halogen lights to LEDs on the bottom of the doors, tailgate and license plate. Followed Epacy thread: http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-forums/x5-e70-forum/74672-rd-leds-installed.html

My next big mod will be changing out the rear tail lights for the LCI update . Phattbam did it and it looks great. Thats about it for now.

- DaRip

[dieselpres]

Hello, new to this forum. Just got a 2011 X5d and I have installed these flares and a set of 21's, really looks great. I want to change my exhaust tips. Dealer not very helpful, do you have the part number of what you used. Aero kit looks great BTW

[8ball]

He's is a 2010 so was easy to cut out the hole for the exhaust. 2011's don't have the outline for it.

[mx69]

So how much did this run you. Im trying to do the same thing to mine. I have a 2011 35d. Does those new exhaust tips give you better sound? Man sweet ride. Let me know where u got the parts please.

[zz6938]

Originally Posted by Daripper

Yup...those are the wheels off a X6M. I think they are style 300M. They are reps btw. If you were to use the original X6M wheels you would have to bore the hubcentric to 74.1.

- DaRip

Those wheels look very nice, I have few questions and if you could answer them I appreciate that.

I was wondering what the Offset was for the rear? if you know the numbers, would you mind sharing?

Center Bore was 74.1 right? Means that you did not have to buy any Hub ring?

quality overall after few months? have you had any vibrations, balancing issues, etc? ( Iread the previous posts you said no, but any unpleasant news since then)

The biggest question is the installation, did they scratch any surface during installation? Was it a toucless mounting machine?

TPMS that you bought, was it aftermarket? How much was it and brand name?

Thanks in advance.