E30 Zone

Hi people

looking to buy some alloys in the future, when i got the cash really. wanted to keep my car as original as possible, but the steel wheels have to go!! My first though was to find a set of original bbs alloys and keep it original but then i saw these Borbet A's and think they look wicked..... has anyone else got them on there motor too? Seen a few pics on the internet and they look good on the e30. Or should i stick with the original bbs as my car is only a 1984 320 and dont want it to look stupid with big deep dish wheels???

http://www.borbet.co.uk/aflatcap.htm

borbets look cool mate

they don't look silly to me, and only 1 inch wider than my bbs'.

So they would fit with no problems too?

Rears might need arch mods with the 9's the 7.5's would fit fine. But ultra cool would be 9 at the rear 7.5 at the front.

march109 wrote:Rears might need arch mods with the 9's the 7.5's would fit fine. But ultra cool would be 9 at the rear 7.5 at the front.

Well the wheels are still a bit of a wait... cars going for a spray first, can get them to widen the rear arches then? I see your in bournemouth? can you recommend any decent spray shops? Got a mate who does it and was going to offer him the work private but would be good to know some others?

try having a look for some borbets that look like BBS cross spokes but deeper ive seen them around im sure of it?
might be 5 stud actually...

Ronal LS are an awesome alternative to BBS that i found too mate, think theyre the way im going

u cant deny those borbets look class though

good luck with the respray

tommtb wrote:try having a look for some borbets that look like BBS cross spokes but deeper ive seen them around im sure of it?
might be 5 stud actually...

Ronal LS are an awesome alternative to BBS that i found too mate, think theyre the way im going

u cant deny those borbets look class though

good luck with the respray

Cheers mate trying to find a decent spray shop you know you can trust is a nightmare! will check those other wheels out, cheers

toffe30 wrote:

tommtb wrote:try having a look for some borbets that look like BBS cross spokes but deeper ive seen them around im sure of it?
might be 5 stud actually...

Ronal LS are an awesome alternative to BBS that i found too mate, think theyre the way im going

u cant deny those borbets look class though

good luck with the respray

Cheers mate trying to find a decent spray shop you know you can trust is a nightmare! will check those other wheels out, cheers

TBH I don't know anyone round here, cheap anyway. My old escort was done by malvern road accident repair guys in Charminster and the job was 100% but they arn't the sort to take on custom work unless your money is right.

No harm in asking I suppose though.

cheers guys......... might pop up to charminster and have a look as well if there 100% then its worth looking thanks for the advice

I've just put Borbet a's on my car.They are 16x7.5's all round and i love them.
Keep am eye on German ebay i got mines from there for secondhand BK rep money including delivery.
(think i was really lucky tho)

toffe30 wrote:Well the wheels are still a bit of a wait... cars going for a spray first, can get them to widen the rear arches then?

You would be better off at least buying and fitting the rears before hand so they could make them fit, rather than guess at what needed doing. Or do it after and risk damaging the paint..

guess it would be worth getting them fitted first so not to damage paint work thanks........ shedrool83 they look stunning on your motor... nice car

ive got some 9s to go on the rear, and 7and halfs for the front, will get round to sticking em on soon. not to sure on tyre sizes yet.

I'm running 9s on the rear and 7.5 on the front. Just have rolled arches on the rear and stretched tyres but really could do with having the rear arches pulled instead. But I love the look- shame I've had a couple of 'incidences' with kerbs that have mashed the rims but that is the risk you run with stretched rubber

Period wheels suit the E30. like Borbet A's and Atev's.

Modern wheels do work for me for some reason, some have made them work though, try them and seen.