Pic Request 3.0 with style 168 wheels
 

Any pics of a 3.0 pref in Alpine White with the 168 wheels greatly appreciated. THANKS IN ADVANCE!

This thread has almost every possible combo:
http://www.xoutpost.com/x5-e53-forum/...s-your-x5.html

Here's a 3.0 I found. Not white (although the photoshopping makes it almost look like it is):
http://xoutpost.com/gallery/files/8/3/7/4/CAR1.jpg

Here's jst2878's 4.4i (with the 4.6is kit) and 168's:
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z...8/DSC00299.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3..._/DSC02460.jpg

(after he painted them black):
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z...8/DSCF0046.jpg

Hey, Thanks for putting mine in Michelle...I was about to do it but then the first response I saw was yours and you got my ride already

Thanks Michelle (and EKS)! Do you know if both of those have mod fender flares and any adjustments to suspension vs original?

jst2878's has the 4.6is fender flares installed. I do not believe he has any suspension adjustments, but he has the 4.6is kit, which will give it a completely different look than your 3.0. If you're looking to see what your 3.0 will look like if you put on 168's, check out the first picture I posted (EKS's X5).

Mine doesn't have the modded fender flares...the first pic. I haven't gotten around to getting the 4.8 kit yet. I have lowered the car by using Eibach Pro Kit that claims it lowers the X at 1.25" all around.

But I believe the other pics does have the mod fender flares because per Michelle, that is JST2878's 4.4 and he just added a 4.8 kit to it so he does have the modded fender flares. I am not sure about his suspension though.

OEM vs Replica #168 markings? HELP!
 

Hey guys, I got my 168's but I think I may have been fooled into buying replica's vs OEM which is what was supposedly sold to me. Is there any way to tell that they are OEM? Is there a stamp or part number on any part of the wheel that i can tell? THANKS!

Look on the inside of the wheel. Surprisingly it should say BMW.

any way to tell without taking them off the vehicle? I used a mirror to look on the inside of the spokes and there are a number of different stamps on the back of each spoke... anyone have OEM 168's? that can do a quick check? thanks!

Nope. Take one off. Should say BMW, have a BMW Part Number or part of the BMW part number, size and offset. Here is a rim with a BMW stamp.