I have the old style 4.6 wheels on my facelift 4.8 - the new style is 7 spokes while the original one is 5 spokes...

I think, the issue here is the thickness of the individual spokes - they are too thin for the beefed up, meaty presence of the car - looks like a Sumo wrestler on high heels... the proportion and the flow of the car lines were disturbed... however, the wheels on their own are very nice - i am a sucker for 5 spoke deep dish wheels... just not these wheels on this car...

good luck with future sale...

Oops. Good catch Jay. Style 87's oem 4.6is staggard 20's. I goofed. My brain is mush from all the study prep for the MCAT's. I must be tired.....

How about these?

BMW X5 wheels (OEM)

Breyton Spirit II Size: 21" 5x120 Off X5

I dunno if you were asking me, but I appreciate your efforts if you were. The Breytons are too 'flashy' for my style. I do like the others, but if I go 21", I'm going Alpina. For now, I am set with OE.

So you got Style 87's and didn't show us pics????? Blasphemy!

I'm sure they look amazing on your LCI man, I'm actually not a fender flares guy, unless the 4.6/4.8 front and rear lips are on the E53, I think it looks cleaner without flares.

Due to peer pressure, :p:, I will post a pic of the X5 with it's new kicks out in the pasture to graze. I'm thinking about down the road doing 4.8is spoilers and flares with some running boards. KW's are going on in a few weeks for a mildly more aggressive profile.

OUCH! Go ahead, RB, rub it in... :D

Ryan, huge fan of the 87's on your ride.

I forgot about the KW V3's, those will sharpen up the stance nicely. You may find you aren't in need of flares with the proper stance, but if you do add the running boards, you might find you want the added with, and with the 4.8 diffuser (rear) as well.

Personally on my Sport height with my 168's I'll be getting my skid plate and perhaps lowering my Air susp 3/4 of an inch or so to have her "sitting more proper" so to speak, would love to also add a rear 4.8 diffuser and running boards someday, but for some reason the flares don't do it for me unless 25mm spacers are used.

These have been on e-bay for 5 mos, suprised nobody has picked them up.

RARE Genuine Factory BMW x5 Alpina 21" Rims 21x10 and 21x11 5 Awesome Shape | eBay

I'm not surprised, dropping 4k for wheels on a 10 year old E53 is no small feat for many of us as we are staying on top of maintenance, etc.

I even look at that kind of price tag for wheels and ask myself "Is it going to make my X5 4 grand better, PLUS the cost of tires?"

My staggered 168's look the part, were fairly inexpensive with tires as well. If I'm getting near 5k in a modification, it better be the ESS Supercharger for my 5-speed M54.