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lumpsta 09-24-2008 01:26 AM

size of stock tyres in 1996 318ti E36
 
Hey guys.
i just bought an old skool 1996 318ti E36.
it come with 18" rims. In sydney, the law is we are only allowed 2" up and down from the stock size of the rims that come with the car.

For example. If the stock car came with 15" wheels, we are only allowed to go up to a max of 17" or down to 13".

I was wondering if anyone noes wat the stock size of the 1996 318ti rims were? im hoping they were 17".

Thanks,
Jason.

tiFreak 09-24-2008 02:05 AM

either 15" or 16", the sport model came with the 16"s, post a picture so we can tell what model you have

Philly 09-24-2008 04:51 AM

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In sydney, the law is we are only allowed 2" up and down from the stock size of the rims that come with the car.
thats the stupidest vechile law ive ever heard lol

lumpsta 09-24-2008 10:00 AM

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i dnt think its the sports.

spidertri 09-24-2008 12:15 PM

Yeah, you have the sport package. In the US the sport package had 16" wheels stock.

And couldn't you just say that you ordered Motorsport wheels (17s) when you bought the car? How would they know? It would be the "stock" wheel from BMW.

tiFreak 09-24-2008 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by spidertri (Post 194416)
Yeah, you have the sport package. In the US the sport package had 16" wheels stock.

And couldn't you just say that you ordered Motorsport wheels (17s) when you bought the car? How would they know? It would be the "stock" wheel from BMW.

well, since 18" is 2"s up from 16", he shouldn't have to worry about it

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Originally Posted by Philly
thats the stupidest vechile law ive ever heard lol

IIRC, in Puerto Rico, you aren't allowed to make any performance modifications at all, and to increase your wheel size, you have to buy rims that have been approved by the government :rolleyes: I think this law comes in a close second, lol

AcE 09-24-2008 03:11 PM

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IIRC, in Puerto Rico, you aren't allowed to make any performance modifications at all, and to increase your wheel size, you have to buy rims that have been approved by the government :rolleyes: I think this law comes in a close second, lol
dose the government at least have good taste?

spidertri 09-24-2008 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by tiFreak (Post 194431)
well, since 18" is 2"s up from 16", he shouldn't have to worry about it


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Originally Posted by lumpsta (Post 194362)
I was wondering if anyone noes wat the stock size of the 1996 318ti rims were? im hoping they were 17".

Thanks,
Jason.


Sounds like he wants to put 19's on it.

tiFreak 09-24-2008 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by spidertri (Post 194440)
Sounds like he wants to put 19's on it.

sounds to me like he's just wondering if the 18"s he has are legal

spidertri 09-24-2008 03:33 PM

Why would he say he is hoping that they are 17's? Why not just say he is hoping they are 16's?

elchicano 09-24-2008 03:41 PM

Just wait until the OP answers what rims he want to put on. No need to argue over this.

aceyx 09-24-2008 05:52 PM

Maybe this is a US-only thing but inside the driver's door is a sticker with the VIN and recommended tire pressures. It gives pressures for various tire sizes, including those that fit both the 15" and 16" wheels regardless of what actually came on the car.

lumpsta 09-26-2008 07:36 AM

thanks guys... yeh i wanted to noe if my 18" are fine... i meant to say "i hope they were 16"s.. lol..typo.

yeh we got some stupid laws here.... Like if ur on ur red P plates which means u dnt have ur full licence yet... u cant have more than one passager in the car afta 11pm until 5am every nite... lol
and P platers cant drive V8s or turbos...
quite stupid i think.

M-technik-3 09-27-2008 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Philly (Post 194385)
thats the stupidest vechile law ive ever heard lol


I think this is to stop people from putting excessively large wheels on cars. Bigger wheels normally mean they weigh more hindering brake performance.

tiFreak 09-27-2008 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by M-technik-3 (Post 194834)
I think this is to stop people from putting excessively large wheels on cars. Bigger wheels normally mean they weigh more hindering brake performance.

http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthrea...847#post194847 :rolleyes:


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