White with 214s
 

I found these on an Italian forum (BMWPassion - thanks to uriel13)

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/2342/x6ma0.jpg
http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/2796/x63ay1.jpg
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/3466/x62wt6.jpg
http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/9321/x61ir3.jpg

White looks best so far IMO. Much better with running boards.... now where is that aero-kit?
Thanks for sharing. :thumbup:

Using mine (and my sons') crap photoshop skills we created a montage of wheel options. I think that the 214 Y-Spoke wheels better balance the weight of the bodyshell, so will change my order to suit.

IMO, and I'm way bias, at least white looks good especially if you tinted the glass DARK. It looks good right up until the second door..then it is all down hill from there.....

Kinda like the "shoe" design of the early Z3 coupe.


Side note: is the guy standing next to the red one 5' tall?? Or is the X6 rocking 3' rims?

:rofl:

White X6 does look the best so far especially front end but I'm with Waggy as far as the rear half is concerned. As for wheels, my favorite is the top right, not sure what style number that is.

Steve,

Are you going 21"s now then ?? my dealer says there is no way to spec from factory....don't want to have to pay for another set through parts dept though....


G.

No, I'm going to go with those Style 214 Y-spoke wheels in 20" (£895 factory option).

I had a look into the 21" wheels and you can buy just the wheels for £2130 incl Vat (£460+vat (R) and $450+vat (F). Then I had a look at buying tyres and could not find anywhere. I assume that means the default route would be to buy from the BMW dealer, but since I buy tyres at a fraction of the retail price that's not what I would prefer. Maybe I could eventually find a retailer who could supply at a better price, but they're bound to be pricey considering they are in a unique BMW size.

Anyway, the difficulty in obtaining 21" tyres has put me off, the 20s have been around for many years now and are available in many different brands.

So you prefer the look of the 'Y' spoke then....?

I think they will be a bugger to keep clean tbh, and i have a feeling this baby is going to kick out some serious brake dust, considering larger brakes, and higher performance.......my X5 wheels are black after 5 mins driving already, this X6 is going to brake my back !!!!


What happened to the ceramic option ????

G.

When I order a car and have time to kill I end up exploring every little minutia of my decision and then changing my decision a dozen more times. I like to make sure my salesman really works for his commission. :bustingup

I keep worrying that the 5-spoke Style 259 wheels look too simple and might be mistaken for any other 5-spoke wheel design of which there is many available for the X5/X6 in 18" and 19" sizes.

One thing I've always thought about the Y-spoke design is that they always looks big and out of the ordinary. Also from my crude photoshop I get the feeling that the heavier look of the Y-spokes may suit the large X6, where a more elegant wheel might look like a muscleman with skinny legs. I don't know, but at least I could sell those Y-spokes fairly easily if I decided to replace them at a later date.

Not sure about ceramics, or even a performance caliper upgrade. BMW are launching a 'Performance Tuning' line later this year so maybe these may be available (rather like a BMW Individual service) in the near future.

I want to see these wheels from hybrid concept X6 on production X6 with blue brake calipers.;)
http://www.xoutpost.com/attachments/x...-calipers3.jpghttp://www.xoutpost.com/attachments/x...e-calipers.jpg
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/4267/p0040035iq4.jpg
http://images.worldcarfans.com/artic...911.006.1L.jpg

The Hybrid is wearing 21" wheels (with the same 325/30 tyres as on the X5), I checked from a close-up photo, but what about the Concept? They look pretty close in size to the Hybrid's

The Blue Calipers are part of BMW's new performance upgrade service which I'd heard will be released during 2008. Can anyone find a link to some more information on this? I can't seem to find anything in my press releases.

The 21" hybrid wheels are being released with hybrid X6 from what I have heard.
I had posted the performance parts press release but its only for 1er and 3er for now but will be extended for other models as well.

Thanks.

By the way, I found this picture over on one of the german forums. Someone's idea of a tuned X6. I'm sure there will be better ones forthcoming over the next few months, but I prefer it as an SUV.

http://img4.imagebanana.com/img/iosadgzk/X6Fake1.png

Eeeww! That looks very riced.

Did you have to show us that shot without the A pillar? Just when I was getting used to the way it looked with one I just remembered how much I preferred it without one! :rolleyes:

Steve, any chance you can photochop the rear windows of a VR X6 to give us a glimpse of it with Sun Protection Glass?
I'm debating if it will work with this colour or not.

Cheers :thumbup:

Remember, I'm the crap photochopper... :eek:

Here goes (I think it looks fine)

any chance you can do this one Steve with rear windscreen too :thumbup:
can you leave the fronts clear as we are unable to do them in the UK :bawling:
[IMG]http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2...w_04z2009_.jpg[/IMG]

How about this?

Cheers Steve :yourock: looks just like the real thing.
We now have a professional photochop designer on the board ;)

I'd better not give up my day job though.. :trustme:

I will be checking out in person next week...will take lot of pics....so let me know if you want me to take any particular shots.;) :thumbup:

the leather stitched dash and door panels will interest me :thumbup: