16 inch BBS 4 stud......

[DanThe]

What are these from? 16 inch BBS 4 stud, et 20

They have been on an E30 with 205/50 rubber, I havnt seen them on the car though, the spoke pattern has a curve inwards onto the dish.

[SCOTT325SE]

pics

[DanThe]

I would if I could

[gareth]

aftermarket BBS? what are the markings?

i had some ET12 8.5J16 5 stud ones a while ago with a massive dish

[DanThe]

Found some on the bay in 15 inch format

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Alloy-Wheels-Vw-G ... dZViewItem

VW fitment wheels I take it?
Any good for an E30 with the et 20 offset?

[Hath]

IIRc, they in turn are golf fitment? and are fairly rare and worth alotta mullah.. had a golf mk2 come into work wiht a set on .. teh wheels were worth more than the car..

[DanThe]

I would need some 8mm spacers to get them to fit right?
What about spigot rings?

I quite fancy them as they are not seen very often, not to mention the 16 inch business

[SCOTT325SE]

with et 20, they'll go straight on

[DanThe]

Will they drive ok though?
Only reason I ask is my 16 inch Alpina's are et 28

[maxfield]

It's also to do with the width of the wheel, but as Scott said, they will go straight on.

[gareth]

I would need some 8mm spacers to get them to fit right?

wrong. it's the other way round. 8mm spacers will make a ET20 wheel into ET12.
ET20 should be fine, though a little coser to the arches but not by a massive amount

according to this page, ET15 to ET18 is right. probably baased more on looks than handling so being halfway between should be ok
http://www.alloywheelsinternational.com/BMW.html

What about spigot rings?

E30 = ÃËa72.6mm
Golf = ÃËa57.1mm
from here: http://www.alloywheelsinternational.com/VOLKSWAGON.html
(nice spelling for VW!!!)
machining will be needed on the wheels if they don't have spigot rings that you can removed / swapped

[maxfield]

E30 is 57.1mm. E30 M3 is 72.6mm. IIRC.

[DanThe]

Cheers Gareth, I understand now, et = the measurment from the hub face to the centre line of the wheel

How do you think they will look? Bling or ming?

[SCOTT325SE]

standard 15" BBS wheels are et24. 4mm is sod all buddy!

[gareth]

Cheers Gareth, I understand now, et = the measurment from the hub face to the centre line of the wheel

How do you think they will look? Bling or ming?

that's it!
i think bling not too sure on the curved spokes though... a bit 13" nova wheel style...?

[SCOTT325SE]

I would need some 8mm spacers to get them to fit right?

wrong. it's the other way round. 8mm spacers will make a ET20 wheel into ET12.

TECHNICALLY, the WHEEL will always be et20. Using spacers will change the EFFECTIVE offset though.

[gareth]

yeah, alright! i know!

some people....

[SCOTT325SE]

[Nelly]

fight, fight, fight!!!!!!!!!!

[HairyScreech]

could they be from a mx5? iv seen a few around here with them on.

[DanThe]

I know Mazda's had BBS but 16 inch?

[DanThe]

Well, I went with cash in hand and they turned out to be 15 inch

Seems we had confused each other in between a set of Alpina's and E39 16 inch BBs

Was a nice thought though