yes? or no?

[davep-uk]

http://i15.ebayimg.com/04/i/06/09/2e/77_1_b.JPG

they are 8" wide and have an offset of 47mm. will they fit?

[davep-uk]

oh, the yes or no bit was about whether you like them?

[Platanos]

i dont know if they'll fit but YES they are NICE!!!!

[BmWwHiPPin]

CLEAN!! those are clean!! hell yeah if they will fit... with some rubber band tires!

[davep-uk]

i can get a new set for £495 plus postage. including tyres. they are 18's by the way.

[davep-uk]

come on guys and girls! does anyone know if they will fit with that offset?

[cali-ti]

from what i remember reading, the offset seems high, but hopefully someone else can give a more definitive answer.

[stormos]

i don't like em :(

[davep-uk]

ok, i can get them with a 40mm offset. hows that?

stormos, i'm ignoring you! :tongue:

[cali-ti]

40mm offset sounds better :)

[SDKmann]

Not sure if they will fit but they look good!

[H3_2.1-ti]

ok, i can get them with a 40mm offset. hows that?

stormos, i'm ignoring you! :tongue:

Go with the 40mm offset. A 47mm offset would be o.k. for the rear axle but, you might have strut clearence problems in the front.

Cheers,

p.s. very nice :biggrin:

[davep-uk]

well, ive just bought the 40mm offset wheels. they will be on by the weekend.

[halek]

nice one...I think they'll look good, there's a 5 series with them on at my kids school & they look the buisness. Make sure you post up some pics when you find a garage that'll fit them for ya :biggrin:

[Platanos]

congrats!! cant wait to see how they look on the ti!!

[davep-uk]

does anyone else have them?

i work at a pretty posh private school and lots of the "mum's" have these wheels on their 330ci cabriolets. thats where i got the idea.

[davep-uk]

nice one...I think they'll look good, there's a 5 series with them on at my kids school & they look the buisness. Make sure you post up some pics when you find a garage that'll fit them for ya :biggrin:


i'll take some pics this wkend off the wheels/mouldings and exhaust.

[Tyler]

They look nice but i'd have to see them on a ti. Imo i don't think they would look good on a ti but whatever floats yor boat. 40mm is the most you can go i think....

[316i compact]

THE 47 OFFSET IS EXACTLY THE SAME WITH THE BMW GENUINE 8JX17 WHEELS

[stormos]

http://img49.photobucket.com/albums/v149/robert_raw/BMWsideview.jpg

[halek]

I really like those, they look much better on a ti than I thought they would. The only downside is they're gonna be a bitch to clean. Where are you getting them from Dave & what tyres are they supplying? £495 is a bloody good price - considering I paid £106 each for my 225/50 ZR 16 contisports!

[H3_2.1-ti]

:wink: Very nice,



Cheers,

[316i compact]

yes they r beautifull on the ti!

[davep-uk]

I really like those, they look much better on a ti than I thought they would. The only downside is they're gonna be a bitch to clean. Where are you getting them from Dave & what tyres are they supplying? £495 is a bloody good price - considering I paid £106 each for my 225/50 ZR 16 contisports!


from a company called rochford tyres. i found them on ebay but bought them direct from the company. they are coming with 225/40 18 tyres. not sure which brand. more then likely crap but if they are that bad, i know someone at a tyre suppliers.

[davep-uk]

http://img49.photobucket.com/albums/v149/robert_raw/BMWsideview.jpg


thanks for that stormos. you still not like them? who's car is that?

[stormos]

some guy on bmwcarclubgb i think i pulled it from. i loooove the spoiler and colour... ;)

[BmWwHiPPin]

hey i really like those wheels too and am in search of some wheels at a cheaper price....i was wondering if you could give me the address to the company?? thanks!!
from a company called rochford tyres. i found them on ebay but bought them direct from the company. they are coming with 225/40 18 tyres. not sure which brand. more then likely crap but if they are that bad, i know someone at a tyre suppliers.

[davep-uk]

hey i really like those wheels too and am in search of some wheels at a cheaper price....i was wondering if you could give me the address to the company?? thanks!!


they are in the UK but they do ship to the U.S

http://www.rochfordtyres.co.uk/

its £300 to ship to the states though.

[davep-uk]

some guy on bmwcarclubgb i think i pulled it from. i loooove the spoiler and colour... ;)


yeah, that colour is nice! must be a custom respray.

[PettitWC]

those look awesome!!

[davep-uk]

stop it guys! i'm getting too excited! they're being delivered to my work address so if they dont arrive tommorow, i'll have to wait till next week!

[halek]

I am sooo tempted....finding it hard to resist.....aaaahhh

had to shell out £1400 for a new boiler last week *mumbles expletives*

next month maybe:wink:

[davep-uk]

I am sooo tempted....finding it hard to resist.....aaaahhh

had to shell out £1400 for a new boiler last week *mumbles expletives*

next month maybe:wink:


£1400 for a new boiler? i hope you 've got a mansion! or re-plumbed the house included in the price!

P.S tempted by what?

[halek]

£1400 for a new boiler? i hope you 've got a mansion! or re-plumbed the house included in the price!

P.S tempted by what?

tempted by the rims d00d

The boilers in a 2 bed flat that I rent to the council. The latest building regs say you need a condensing boiler that meets some efficiency standard bollox & cos the council rent it its gotta be surveyed, fitted & tested by a corgi registered engineer. British Gas quoted £2200 to fit a boiler costing a grand!
I got a mate that works for them to fit the same boiler for £1400 but I'm still pissed at spending the money...c'est la vie

[davep-uk]

tempted by the rims d00d

The boilers in a 2 bed flat that I rent to the council. The latest building regs say you need a condensing boiler that meets some efficiency standard bollox & cos the council rent it its gotta be surveyed, fitted & tested by a corgi registered engineer. British Gas quoted £2200 to fit a boiler costing a grand!
I got a mate that works for them to fit the same boiler for £1400 but I'm still pissed at spending the money...c'est la vie


ive just had a new condensing boiler fitted in a house i let, £1250 including system flush, and TRV's on all rad's. british gas are w@nkers.

oh, by the way: you are'nt allowed to buy my rims! I'm putting a ban on all members buying M3 Evo 2's!

[halek]

lol... yeah but I got a silver car so they'd look better on mine :_peace:

[davep-uk]

PM'd you.

[halek]

PM'd you.

nothing in my in box

[davep-uk]

there is now.

[stormos]

sod them. i want a set of konig troubles :)

http://www.motechdirect.co.uk/images/konig/KON06.jpg

someone do a mock up of them on a black ti, please!!!

[Platanos]

DAMNN those are SICK. i would deffinately rock those!!! i think i found my next wheel, thanks!!

[davep-uk]

well, everything is now on the car and i am really pleased! pics to follow!

[halek]

Careful not to hit any potholes, 18's bend really easily. I was watching a program on cable the other day 'The Garage' about a brit run garage in spain & they had a Golf GTI come in with abs problems. Turned out the owner had fitted brand new 18's a month earlier & the spainish roads had totally wrecked them. They looked mint on the car but when they put it on a lift & spun the wheels, 3 of them were irrepairably bent & buckled.

[davep-uk]

haha! doesnt suprise me! i'll put some pics up tommorow. tey look really good! think i'm gonna have to lower it now though.

[stormos]

i got a slight buckle on one of my rears. oh well, good excuse for swapping at some point ;)

[davep-uk]

sorry guys these pics are w@nk! the light was worse than i thought! i'll take some more tommorow.
http://www.318ti.org/gallery/data/500/medium/Daves_Nokia_107.jpg

http://www.318ti.org/gallery/data/500/medium/Daves_Nokia_108.jpg

[stormos]

bmw roundels for the wheels are available on ebay ;)

we def need a group buy later in the year for Koni adj shocks and springs ;)

[davep-uk]

come on stormos. admit it!.........you like them!

[halek]

very nice, do you notice a lot of difference in the ride?

[J!m]

Honest opinion:

From a distance (PIC 1) they look $hit-hot.

Up closer (PIC 2), I'm just not feelin' the love there...

They might need some detail; IE a darker shade of silver/gray between the spokes perhaps? I'm not sure.

Don't get me wrong: They look WAY better than the stock wheels...

And +1 on the roundel vote. MUST HAVE!!!

[stormos]

seconded ^ :)

[SDKmann]

They look sweet. They dont look like 18s though, but that might not be a bad thing.