E30 With Genuine 17" Alpinas

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SHAZ325iSPORT
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Wed Feb 03, 2010 8:09 pm

guys i have a set of 17" Genuine Alpinas,they are 9J raers,does anybody have any pictures of a coupe with these on,i want to know what they will look like.

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Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:03 pm

Have you got some Z1 Alpina's or are you fitting 5 stud?
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Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:05 pm

After these pictures blitz im very tempted to keep my pre facelift..
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Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:24 pm

Under the bonnet
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Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:34 pm

Classics or Softlines?

Did they every make 17 inch Alpinas in 4 stud fitment?
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Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:38 pm

They did on the Alpina RLE Z1
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Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:39 pm

George wrote:Classics or Softlines?

Did they every make 17 inch Alpinas in 4 stud fitment?
Yes they were fitted to the Z1 Alpina! They are very rare!
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Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:44 pm

Alpina RLE wheels are not 9J. They are 8J.
I know, I have 2 sets :D
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Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:46 pm

they look awesome pal very expensive rims. my mates dad has a set on his z1.shows how much difference a genuine set of 17" pinas look on a e30 compared to shite reps that are ruining so many nice e30s.very nice :cool:
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Wed Feb 03, 2010 10:41 pm

mabz wrote:they look awesome pal very expensive rims. my mates dad has a set on his z1.shows how much difference a genuine set of 17" pinas look on a e30 compared to shite reps that are ruining so many nice e30s.very nice :cool:
Couldnt agree more. :clap: Why do people do it...id rather have 15" BBS.
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Thu Feb 04, 2010 2:34 pm

i have 5 stud.
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Thu Feb 04, 2010 2:54 pm

what is the best tyre size to run the rears 9J?

i have flared my arches,and want to put a decent size tyre on the rear as i dont want it stretched.
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Thu Feb 04, 2010 5:48 pm

i run 235/40/17 on my 9j alpinas, it dont look stretched at all.
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Thu Feb 04, 2010 5:56 pm

what rear arch work did you do,and also how high.low is your car set at?
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its lowered about 40mm at the rear, with only a minor arch roll.
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Thu Feb 04, 2010 7:10 pm

Blitz wrote:Under the bonnet
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thats a different car
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Thu Feb 04, 2010 8:51 pm

Alex wrote:
Blitz wrote:Under the bonnet
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thats a different car
Same
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Thu Feb 04, 2010 9:17 pm

Found some more
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Thu Feb 04, 2010 9:39 pm

^^
The blue has softlines, I thought they were only introduced on the E36?
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Fri Feb 05, 2010 8:07 pm

definately going for this look,just need to get mine refurbished.
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