New wheels!
 

Got my new wheels on finally, 10.5 all around.

Was going to run 315s all around but shop only had used 315s which were run flats.

I swapped my old rears over (directional) and had them flipped so i get 2x the life out of these.

Fronts i went with a slight stretch 85-90% tread michilen diamaris. Got them for $160 incl mount and balance. Good deal imo.

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How about a side shot?
What brand are those wheels?

Sploosh.

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Looking good brother!! Good to see someone else besides myself running aftermarket wheels, I've been running 22x10.5 on all four corners and lowered, 30mm spacers in the rear for about 4 years now with no problems whatsoever. What brand and model are those? I'm running a set of Niche Nurburg wheels, your wheels look almost exactly like mine...lol!

Looks like str 607 wheels

Awesome.

What are those, Vossens?

Bad ass!

Some more pics, finally sunny today..

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What are your offsets?

VERY NICE!!!

Guess he's not gonna give us any detailed info on the wheels...lol!!!

I usually don't like much deviation from the 87/168s, but i'm diggin his setup! I'd love to see your 22'' setup. Any random shots you could throw up somewhere?

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I am assuming those are the 20x10.5 ET20. Brand, STR 607. Those look too aggressive to be the ET35 ones.

Me too!

:rolleyes:
It's polite to answer if someone asks you a question...it's not like everyone will copy your setup..geez

They are actually 35. I wanted the 20 but realized too late and they already shipped so i was like f it. Happy with them anyways so all that matters.


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Looks good.

Thanks. That is pretty good. I think that offset is perfect for the front. I don't think you could go any further out in the back without raising it up could you?

+35?

How's inside rubbing at full lock? I know 315mm on 10.5 +30 is super close. Wheels look good.

Edit: wait a min... What size tires up front?

Very nice!

Wheels look similar to Niche M135 Milan's

+1

Center caps are the same.

$750 for 4 20" on Ebay

Right you are. Very similar design:

Niche Milan
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STR 607
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STR appears to have that inner lip halfway inside the barrel - hopefully gives it a bit more structural integrity because I reckon you would want to steer clear of any potholes!!

J belk, was going to do 315s like i said but went w slight stretch 275 diamaris. Didnt want rfts.

I ran stock 168s with 25 mm spacer up front and at full lock it would just about slighty scrape dirt/shave the plastic by .5mm on front of tire inner fender.

I like wheels with lip, but those look nice nonetheless.
And you two are NOT the only with aftermarket wheels :nanana:

Ok, so stock tire sizing on 4 10.5 wheels. Gotcha. Well, you'll be ready for some meat up front when it's time to get new tread.

When you do go square tires let us know if it clears inside at full lock. It should, I think... at +35 it's gonna be close tho

Lol. That soec question made me laugh. Lol

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Not my style (I can not stand black wheels). But if you like it, rock it. More power to you. If we all liked the same thing... auto hobbies would be pretty boring after all.

Edit: Nice wheels OP... very nice. But is it just me or is there a ton of camber in the front and rear?

I'll see if I can find some, here some pics of my wheels on various cars, tire wise I'm running 295/30/22 tires.

Itsyou. U cant camber the front only tadjust the toe. And
Rear u camber it and toe it at alignment shop.

Your car?

So BADASS...

:drool: :bow:

Hang on, let me go wipe up the drool!!

Love the CLS and 7!! Those wheels are VERY nice..!

Still wanna see em on the X...

There's not a lot of improvement to be done on the 87s, but I would be hard-pressed to choose between round-edged or square-edged 5 spoke wheels. They're both beautiful!

Really? I was always under the impression if you lowered a vehicle you would automatically change the camber. Not sure if the OP's X is lowered... but to me it certainly looks like there is more camber. I guess it's just the angle of the picture or something playing tricks on me.

Lowering increases camber and toe... This will vary from car make to car make, but definitely affects BMWs!

+1.......Discontinued lightweight Envy wheels 19x9 F 19x10 R. Running Vredestein Ultrac Vorti "summer only" tires on these now.

wow! loving the look of the wheels, what do they feel like bump wise without the runflats on? here in the uk the roads are terrible and with runflats makes life unbearable on anything other than smooth brand new surfaces.

On bad roads lightweight 19s is the way to go (more sidewall and lower mass).

The Vredestein Ultrac Vorti tires are a best seller in the UK....

Vredestein Ultrac Vorti | the Vredestein Ultrac Vorti reviewed and rated - TyreReviews

ahh sweet! they aren't too expensive either. ive got 4 nearly new continental runflats on my x5 which were put on about 2000 miles ago so may wack them on ebay and buy a set of these! cheers for info, ive got the standard tiger claw sport 19's at minute but would love a set of aftermarket wheels on her

From what I've seen online, Camskill is the go to on your side of the pond.

Group A Wheels (NJ) for US, (NJ has the Vredestein North America dist hub/is import location).

The camber is adjustable in the front as well...

And yes im lowered by alot.

YEs 10.5 all around also...

pat front doesn't Camber only can adjust direction (toe)....not unless your running JDM parts..lol:nanana::nanana:

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All TopEndCarClub members are Lowered. Lol. Must have! Lol. But sometimes peer pressure can affect other members to lower it. Lol

best is NON-RFT tires as they are more smoother ride...i have RFT bridgestone because i get them at my from dealer, they look beefy too but best is the DWS tires only thing is you have to stop once you get a flat.

You can just get camber bolts to adjust the front if needed.

Phewwwww. I AM qualified! ;)
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I SPY some Red Eyes! I wanna see the front end with em lit up..!

They are actually a very dark sunset orange/yellow.

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That's actually pretty cool. Different. I like it. Would look great on black.

Where did you get those ones?

Yes you're qualified and you might as well be the Prez of them with those beautiful HRE's and proper drop Tam :)

Pat, sick wheels man!

Not a problem to stop if I get a flat tbh as then at least I know ive got one and can get it repaired or replaced. ive got a spare so all good. I have been offered some winter tyres so may put them on see how they feel as theyre not runflats then if they feel good or better ill sell the runflats and put money towards some decent non runflats in the new year when it warms up a little

also loving the orange eyes!

Is it a complete ring or just the bulb?

bulb

Nice! They go well with your X! Would be really awesomd to get an exact match for AEs and parking lights. Do you run with parking lights or did you code them off. Also, did you wire them always on or only with parking lights?

They come on normally w parking lights, i have the signals coded off. Looks much cleaner this way with just angel eyes on and with headlights/fogs on at night it has a cleaner look as well.

Agreed! The right way to do it...

Here is an option for amber replacement bulbs, plug in to OEM halos/angel eyes. Not sure if that is what OP is using seeing as he hasn't responded to the question......

Pmlit 04 06 BMW X5 Amber G5 0 Angel Eyes 32W LED Headlights Halo Bulbs | eBay

(sometimes I think people believe that modifying BMW's with plug n play parts is some sort of secret squirrel business. You bought parts readily available off ebay. You're not breaking new ground. Just post the link. Share the knowledge :thumbup:)

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Pretty disappointing attitude to have when participating in an online 'community'......but your opinion is your own, I'll continue to help people and inform them of my findings where possible. We all have to start somewhere.

did i miss something while i was gone?....:stickpoke:stickpoke

New wheels!
 

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those angel eyes turned out pretty good

LOL... so interesting to see when people post up mods to show off and then want to be all CIA about how they did it. If you are going to participate in a forum, and people like what you have, they will ask you how you did it. How about you be a decent human being and help someone out. I'm sure you have gotten information off of this forum. If you don't want the info all over... at least PM the interested parties. Sheesh.

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The kicker is they are eBay/replica parts.

lol....thats true....i am still CIA ..lol...but agreed this forum has helped and connected us with every member nearby the state when its comes to meets and discussions we all stick together....


and yes they are reps/STR products....lol..

+1

Pretty dirty.

Oh well.

This seems like a very emotional post. I love this forum for the information it provides and help I've received here but your accusing the guy of being a poor human being because he didn't tell you what offsets his wheels are? You guys have to relax a little. :rofl:

The even bigger kicker is he actually answered the question the next post down.

Take it easy baller.

I was not literally accusing him of being an indecent human being... as I don't know him personally. I know it reads that way on the internet. It was less an emotional post, and more a satirical observation on what I see happen sometimes on forums. And I think most were asking about his headlights mods rather than his wheel mods. If relaxing is what needs to happen, it's the members hoarding "secrets" because of wanting to be different. This is a car hobby... no one here is the first to do, or think of, or execute something 99.9% of the time. Just help others out and enjoy the fact they liked what you did enough to take the time to ask you about it and compliment you.

That's what I was saying.

I got you and agree with you. Your statement just seemed a little high strung especially considering that all questions got answered.

I'm just trying to lighten the mood a bit because unlike most other forums I frequent or used to frequent this is the only one I enjoy. Don't want to see it get ruined by bickering like bimmerforums did.

Guys its pretty simple if you like the amber angel eyes Pat has a quick ebay search will turn it right up, I found a set for $90 from Hong Kong.

I think he was mostly not saying much about it because its really easy to find, sure he could have posted a link but then again you could also PM him too I'm sure he'd help.

Trust me there is a member who used to be active on this forum who used to be helpful when it was beneficial to him and then as soon as you started asking for details stopped responding when he knew he wasn't going to get $$ from you. I've spoken to 4.8isX5 a decent amount in length and he's a good guy, just tryin to be unique, and we exchanged a few pm's/texts and I believe I was one of the ones to tell him to go for the amber angel eyes as its different and would look so euro.

Here's the amber eyes I found with just the search terms "e53 amber angel eyes":
BMW CREE 40W 20W LED Angel Eye Halo Ring Light E39 E60 E61 E63 E87 Amber Yellow | eBay


Keep it productive, keep it classy, and keep it clean and fun boi's.

I never involve myself in conversations like this, because I hate confrontation. I love this forum for the fact that it rarely/never happens. Don't make me leave. The longer a thread like this gets dragged out, the worse somebody's name gets mudded, and nobody wants that. Appreciate each other for what we contribute...

I'm the same way. It's a bit crazy to me. I'm also in a custom home theater forum, you wouldn't BELIEVE the p!$$!ng matches that go on over things like room correction and the price of speaker cable.

Can you imagine the conversations in a wine forum with snobby wine broads?

I'm laughing to myself thinking about that one....

LOL

You guys.

Do the amber bulbs light frequency get carried through the rings better or something? White LED bulbs in an e39 or e53 light tubes look dim as all get out...

Its the optics of the E39/E53 rings, you will get NO ADDITIONAL BRIGHTNESS compared to stock its been discussed a million times, you will just get a crisper light output/color.

If you want additional brightness out of the rings you need to crack the housings open and replace the actual rings themselves.

Yeah, I figured, and am well aware of the light tube's limitations... talked with you about cracking open these permaseals.

Just seemed like these ambers were brighter, but as usual with lighting mod pics... it's usually just the way the photo turns out. Have to admit those ambers do look pretty cool. Still going to do mine white... but going to say those do look good.

Oh yeah now I remember, either way I wish you luck, these housings are no joke to open, I have only seen two members that have been opened without cutting.

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I had one headlight that was permasealed. I got it opened without cutting. It was not fun but it can be done with lots of patience and time. In retrospect the upgrade of the headlights and the really bright angel eyes were well worth the effort.

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Mmmm!!! That first one...

Definitely some nice wheels... very nice. And I don't normally like 5 stars on non-muscle car type vehicles.

OMG!

Looks great!

Tweaked the rear some today. Looking great

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Yup thats sidewall poking out the rear now..

Did you adjust camber to bring that top out?

I personally think it would look better if you brought the rear back in 5 or 10mm (not a big fan of poke), but I do love the wheels.

@mam4.6

No, no camber adjusted. Mine actually is already at the most the alignment guy could have brought it in. But since im so lowered its still there.

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Definitely raising the bar with this ride, great photos too!

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hahahaha



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Benefits from This ...lol...
were going to market Pat's X5 now..get sponsors...

Thanks for the photos. Very well done! Now when I look at your signature photos it looks like a different ride. Enjoy and happy cruising!!!:thumbup::thumbup:

the window tint hides too well to see....:nanana:

Nice wheels ...:thumbup:

Winter cleanup? Looks great. Those wheels must be sooooo easy to clean I love em

Haha thanks, and no thats usually how it always looks..

The wheels are nice and easy to keep clean, although they have an open barrel and it takes an extra minute per wheel but the room is there to get it all easy when wiping down. I usually do 2/3 of the barrel because theres a lip inside too which is nice so you dont have to get all the way to end.

Pat get yourself a set of Wheel Woolies it is the best and easiest way to clean wheels, best $40 I spent on wheel brushes, gets the whole barrel every time.

Great looking X5!

Real BEAUT!! I want me some pipes like you got! :thumbup:
Lovin this 55 degree Dec weather, huh?!:D

Looks awesome,what a wheels too!

Dirty and cold outside

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So true Mike just finished mine LOL

Does not look dirty..

Silver never looks dirty lol

Exactly why my used X5 search was limited to silver '03 4.4/4.6 vehicles.

Wanted a late production M62 powered DD that didn't show dirt.

First snow its seen this winter..

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I like silver for that and the fact that the black trim shows way better in comparison to other colors..but you'll never get the amount of paint depth the darker colors have.

Lookin good, as always..!

What tires you are with?Winter ,summer or all weather?

Looks GREAT for the weather.

Bestvalue

Im running Delinte d8 desert storm all seasons in the back, they were going to be shot soon from camber wear but i had them flip mounted (directional tires) and now ill get 2x the life.

In the front i have michelin diamaris, which im pretty sure are more of a summer tire, but they have soft tread compound.

Those good looking vehicles should not have to suffer those brutal winters and salted roads in that hell hole called the North East. They should be out here in sunny California with me where it was sunny and 70 degrees today...lol! Looking good guys!