E30 Zone

been a while sinc i've been on. haven't done a lot to the car really, just using and abusing it. seem to have lost a gutter trim somewhere allong the way

anyway, passed an mot a couple of weeks back with nothing more than a couple of easy fix advisorys which was nice.

anyway, after trying for ages to source the winter wheels i wanted, including buying 2 sets on impulse which i then decided i wasnt keen on, the ones i was after in the first place finally turned up from germany

please excuse the pics, it was around 5pm when they were taken, and the car hasnt been washed for a couple of weeks. better ones will follow i promise

E34 M5 bin lids

I don't know what I think of them wheels.

i doubt many people on here will like them, but i love them

I like em!

Very BBS turbofan looking

staggered setup? what et's n size tyres you running?

i like em

Very cool.

went for 8s al round, et20 on 215 40 17 tyres. wanted to be able to swap them aroundto even out wear, and they'll also be my track wheels so should make things a bit more lively. could do with spacing the rears out a bit as they are a little bit too tucked really, although some of that is probably just because i'm used to seeing 9s on 235s under the arches.

would find it hard to turn down a sensibly priced pair of 9s without covers though to keep all options open

any close up pics?

As you know Harry I think they rock like King Kong.

Obviously not as good as bbs but i like it. Pretty dam good for winter wheels.lol

Seriously different! They'd look great on a 'normal' e30, but I've not made my mind up about an m3 yet!

I have these rims!! They are sweet, but you can't get a bigger brake set under them, unless you have the et 10 fronts off the 8 series. You might also need to file down the anti rattle clip a tad as it will catch on the spokes when you have new discs/pads.

I like them without the lids, and just spokes but they get a bit boring after a while. Its good that you can change them to either bin lids, throwing stars or just plan spokes. Gives you different choices!

Is it leftside steering? Selling?

They look like the wheels the DTM cars had bake in the day

harry_p wrote:i doubt many people on here will like them, but i love them

i like them too

Mate those wheels look Feckin I didnt think many other people would like them but reading through the thread it would appear everyone thinks they look mint.

If they are your winter wheels, what are your summer wheels

oze30 wrote:I have these rims!! They are sweet, but you can't get a bigger brake set under them, unless you have the et 10 fronts off the 8 series. You might also need to file down the anti rattle clip a tad as it will catch on the spokes when you have new discs/pads.

really? when i tried them on to check they werent going to catch they seemed to have loads more brake clearance than the style 5s theyre temporarily replacing. i had to completely remove the rattle spring to run those wheels with new pads and disks.

e36boy wrote:Mate those wheels look Feckin I didnt think many other people would like them but reading through the thread it would appear everyone thinks they look mint.

If they are your winter wheels, what are your summer wheels

i'm suprised by the reaction too

summer wheels are polished stye 5s with metallic black centres,

josh-hocking wrote:any close up pics?

="hesleskaug"Is it leftside steering? Selling?

Yes it is lhd, a german import so still has the correct kmh speedo and german writing on the clock and check panel. and no, i'm not selling it at the moment

ste wrote:As you know Harry I think they rock like King Kong.

i thought they would, you said they would, and as both of us are yet to make a poor wheel choice they were bound to look good

Well i think i'm sold..

harry_p wrote:

oze30 wrote:I have these rims!! They are sweet, but you can't get a bigger brake set under them, unless you have the et 10 fronts off the 8 series. You might also need to file down the anti rattle clip a tad as it will catch on the spokes when you have new discs/pads.

really? when i tried them on to check they werent going to catch they seemed to have loads more brake clearance than the style 5s theyre temporarily replacing. i had to completely remove the rattle spring to run those wheels with new pads and disks.

Check your et then. Mine only just caught with new pads.

Jhonno.. Interested??

oze30 wrote:Jhonno.. Interested??

O/T you know i am.. Just sorting a couple of things..

They proper Recaro's Harry?

nope, just reasonable copies, and far better than the standard 'sport' front seats.

awesome wheels.i had totally forgotten about them until now. Interesting to note that these wheels look like that for a reason, they are designed to draw air onto the brakes when driving to cool them down.

Hyperion wrote:Interesting to note that these wheels look like that for a reason, they are designed to draw air onto the brakes when driving to cool them down.

As are most Turbofan style alloys dude, although some are more sucessful at it than others..

Ah sod it, lets turn this thread into pornography...

BBS RS Turbofans







Zender Turbo



Compomotive TH (Mono)



Ronal Turbo





Ronal Racing



OZ Turbos


OZ Racing



Schmidt TH Line







BBS Racing Discs





Zender Turbo 2





















Didn't think you'd mind that hijack too much Harry.

Cracking rims harry, just glad their note black

Ste: Rar loving the Zender Turbo's proper old skool euro cool

some serious wheel pron going on in the thread now.

there are several parts of my body i'd sell for a set of magnesium oz racing centerlock wheels (with mounting hardware, or some 17in RSs with fans

Me too.

I shouldn't have started adding to this thread, I've spent hours today looking at some old wheel haunts and have now started the cogs in motion to acquire some new wheels for Vader...

Ste mate.. What a selection of rims!!!

Surely you cant better the current TH's tho

few other pics, the car was cleaned after the first lot, but is now grubby again






and capless...

discovered an extra 10mm springpad under the rear springs, and chucked it in the bin. the car now sits like an m3 on eibachs should.

cheered up by this, and thanks to the good weather i went on a bit of a cleaning ocd session, and eventually managed to rid the bodywork of all 3 million tar spots it had gathered over the past few months.

quick pic as it sits now, and part way through the cleaning process...

Great thread, wheel porn!!

They look good in a wrong sort of way Harry.

Centrelocks FTW though...

since joining the zone ive picked up an illness, i think its called a wheel fetish

i already have a set of 16 inch hartges, with another set of 15s on the way from germany, i have a set of speedlines on my touring, i have these already


and i might invest in these as well


plus a set of 16 inch five stud alpinas im gonna look at tomorrow night, bloke only wants a hundred quid for em

i am very ill, cheers iain

Simon wrote:Great thread, wheel porn!!

They look good in a wrong sort of way Harry.

Centrelocks FTW though...

some things are so wrong they're right

centrelocks are the ultimate correctness but a tad out of my budget, and not really practical winter wheels

i am a closet wheel whore. currently in a shed i have some 16in m3 fit BBS RS in pices, a set of part refurbed shnitzer type 2 reps, a set of e39 clubsport split rims, the style 5s i need to refurb to put back on in the summer, plus a set of standard alloys for both my lancia and my metro managed to sell some vauxhall calibra turbo alloys yesterday so that's cleared a little space

harry_p wrote:

Simon wrote:Great thread, wheel porn!!

They look good in a wrong sort of way Harry.

Centrelocks FTW though...

some things are so wrong they're right

centrelocks are the ultimate correctness but a tad out of my budget, and not really practical winter wheels

i am a closet wheel whore. currently in a shed i have some 16in m3 fit BBS RS in pices, a set of part refurbed shnitzer type 2 reps, a set of e39 clubsport split rims, the style 5s i need to refurb to put back on in the summer, plus a set of standard alloys for both my lancia and my metro managed to sell some vauxhall calibra turbo alloys yesterday so that's cleared a little space

Sounds scarily like my basement..

Currently have 13 16" Hartge's, 11 15" x spokes, amongst other random wheels, including some vauxhall chavalier GSi wheels.

Wheel fetish is not an illness , it's normal! If you need help try wheelwhores.com! Sweet rims by the way.