HELP!! I need new rims. Help pick em out
 

Okkk so I want new wheels. But I don't want any BMW original or oem styles. I was thinking beyern mesh or a tsw mesh style. Ideas??

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What type of look are you going for? Conservative yet classy or full blown aggressive?

Hey Naz I'll throw a few pics up of my old X5 since you are looking for aftermarket wheels. These were 22's and the X5 was lowered 1.5 inches on H&R springs.

I loved it back then but am after the good ol' 4.6 look this time. Can't wait to put 87's on our new 2006 3.0!!!

i was thinking these... Wheel Details - Discount Tire Direct

what do u think?

i dont wanna over do it. i want them to look classy, but i want the WOW factor also

this has got to be the coolest picture i've seen...

http://www.xoutpost.com/attachments/x...t-img_3651.jpg

I like those ... gee I wonder why (as he shows you his M5 reps)? :rolleyes: :D :rofl:

like them - why not go 22s if you go aftermarket.. i would.. the beyern mesh 22" are nice too.

well with the potholes in this area the last thing i want is a bent rim. do u think 20s are too small?

In that case the biggest I'd go with are 19" but to be safe 18".

still going with 20'' a bunch of ppl i know have 20s around here and have no problem..also i think 22 doesnt look right on that car. its just too big ...

Go with whatever you like. I'm just saying that larger rims will invariably have lower profile tires.

Stock 17" rims have 65 profile tires, 18" - 55 , 19" - 45, 20" - 40, 21" - 35.

BMW says that high performance tires and low profile rims are more susceptible to damage. By definition, high performance tires are tires with a speed rating higher than H and sidewalls that are less than 50% of the thread width. Given those facts you can deduce that the 19" tires + rims will already be running a risk of damage, as I said in post # 13, and to be safe an 18" wheel+tire is a safer bet.

if you get the tsw's get them with the stock stagger of the twenties it will make them look oem.

thats completely true. i'll see what happens...thanks for the advice :thumbup:

No prob. Good luck.

Hey Rasta, thanks very much for the kind words on my pic. I'm relatively new to the bords so I'm trying to help where I can. I was hanging out the window a bit with my girlfriend driving!

Naz good luck with the wheels!

Naz,

Did you get the new wheels already? Seems like you have different wheels on your Avatar now...

Buy mine.....

In the for sale forum......

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look at the avatar. its all done. i went with TSW Nardos...

Can you post up bigger pics?

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Can't see squat on your avatar apart from a long distance pic of your ride. What size rims did you end up with ??