Is an E30 retro enough for minilites?

[E30BeemerLad]

Hi, I'm well into my retro motors and currently have the 325 you see in my sig below.

Was wondering what your thoughts were on an early E30 (metal bumper) slammed and cleaned up sitting on 15" minilites? Call it a Euro look but with some English vintage? Anyone seen it done yet?

[TOURINGDADDY]

dont quite think minilites would quite cutit

[TOURINGDADDY]

slammed on its arse is some thing else

[E30BeemerLad]

yeah, but i'm thinking stripped out track day look

[Turbo-Brown]

I reckon a set of these:



in 16 or 17" would look pretty damn cool myself

[TOURINGDADDY]

each 2 there own

[E30BeemerLad]

Daamn tootin'

[Ziggy]

Um... wasn't sure, but here's a set of 15s... Don't think it works tbh

[E30BeemerLad]

cheers Zig!!

Am not sure still, I reckon slammed a bit more all in red with no chrome and deeper dished alloys, like the ones shown further up the thread, still got me thinking.........

[E30BeemerLad]

E21 with the above mods - that would defo work!!

[dazleeds]

Dont do it mate theres much better looking retro wheels out theyre
but def slam it my first bm e21 316 in black with coils chopped looked fakkin awesome geezer cut bump stops and lot left 2coils in and it looked evil still got fond memories of that car mmmmmmmm
i know its not the done thing to chop em now but i was 15 at the time and to this day i still havent seen any car that low ever get some old style 15s with a huge dish on em thatll look sweet and dnt forget the blackouts if its just a track car will look well menacing Daz

[Rearwheel_nick]

i think an e30 would set a set of superlites, but with dark centres and polished edges, slammed ..proper slammed not rubbish half slammage. ive wanted to do this for a while..im a 2nd hand wheel buyer though and never see any in the size i want

[TOURINGDADDY]

what r u all like????? MINILITES!!!!!!!!!!

[Chaos]

thats fcuking bizarre. me an richy were talking bout minilites last night

[E30BeemerLad]

Chaos - what were your thoughts about the minilites then? You reckon it would work or not?

[M3Compact]

what r u all like????? MINILITES!!!!!!!!!!

Agreed.

I had magnesium Minilites when they were fashionable. (20 years ago. )

[E30BeemerLad]

so they's look good on a 20 year old E30 then?

[Turbo-Brown]

If you sqiunt, they almost look like they belong there.

Think if I save up the cash, I might actually buy a set of these!

[TOURINGDADDY]

i think u might b all on ur own there!!!! come on just look at what u done to ur mota

[TOURINGDADDY]

im still cleanin the t off my pc.... i was laughin so hard it came out my nose

[Jhonno]

I like em - slam it for the ultra cool look

[Andy_magic]

I reckon if they were'nt chrome they might work.

Maybe some 16/17" Minilites with black spokes on a car really lowered.

I'm loving that Avenger, I had a 1600GT many years ago...

[M3Compact]

I'm loving that Avenger, I had a 1600GT many years ago...

My old man had a brand new 'Tiger' in 1972.

I wish I still owned this one from 1985. (And the genuine 13" Minilites; and the hair. )



Minilites are a bit too 'yesterday' for an E30 imo.

[Andy_magic]

I only ever saw one Tiger, was that powered by the Holbay 120 engine.

Proper old school

[M3Compact]

I only ever saw one Tiger, was that powered by the Holbay 120 engine.

Originally they were powered by a 1500cc twin DCOE version of the later 1600cc Sunbeam Ti engine.

Mine was powered by a Holbay engine initially. (1725cc Hunter/Rapier GLS Twin 40 Dcoe engine.) Eventually powered by the 'Brazillian block' 1964cc. (170 BHP)


BTT. The original magnesium Minilite company went bust in around 1975 apparently.

[M3Jimbo]

That look sweets with those minilites on!!!

If it was slammed that rubbing strip taken off! and is that a go faster
stripe at door handle level or just a reflection?? Then just de badge the
rear and stick a set of twin 2.5inch out rolled exhaust nice and shiney
at the rear!!!

Clean no fuss old school!!

SPOT ON!!!

Oh and a 3.5 big 6 on triple weber 50 DCOE's!!

Would be fun!!!

[TOURINGDADDY]

now that i can live with

[Ziggy]

That look sweets with those minilites on!!!

If it was slammed that rubbing strip taken off! and is that a go faster
stripe at door handle level or just a reflection?? Then just de badge the
rear and stick a set of twin 2.5inch out rolled exhaust nice and shiney
at the rear!!!

Clean no fuss old school!!

SPOT ON!!!

Oh and a 3.5 big 6 on triple weber 50 DCOE's!!

Would be fun!!!

I assume you're talkin about the henna red e30? It's my old one, now owned by jonmsm who's joined here recently & who still owes me for the car! Anyway, it's getting the m30 this summer probably.

I love the way everyone says it needs slamming - it's already 60-40 I think, & certainly low enough for a road car that's gonna get used on real roads!

[astondg]

When I got my wheels for my 85 323i (about 6 months ago) my father said I should get minilites. I did look into them but decided against them. One of the brands I looked at was Compomotive, they had a wheel called the ML or in modula form apparently they can be made to order with offsets and stuff.

Aston

[BrAdZ]

i had a little play..... now i think this looks pretty hard!

[320Touring]

hmmm, minilites are good wheels, e30's are good cars, however, methinks they dont mix

but as was said before, its your car, so the only person who'se opinion matters is yours! DO IT IF YOU WANT TOO

guarenteed it'll be individual

[E30BeemerLad]

does anyone know of a website or of software that exists where you can put a particular type of car up and then just juggle with different sets of alloys?

If one doesn't exist then one damn well should!

[E30BeemerLad]

how did Ziggy & Turbo Brown mange it on the earlier part of this thread?

[Ziggy]

how did Ziggy & Turbo Brown mange it on the earlier part of this thread?

Photoshop

[E30BeemerLad]

sorry Zig, being a bit thick, is that software you have on your 'puter or a web site I can visit?