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Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:02 pm

So whats your opinions on these badboys?

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Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:04 pm

I think 16s and these would be so porn
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:04 pm

f*ckin hell


they look awesome mate

what width/size/pcd are they???
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:09 pm

8"x18" ET20 and 9"x18" ET24
205/35 and 235/30

Not my car by the way, just stumbled upon the pics on the net..
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:12 pm

take it these are 5x120
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:13 pm

yup
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:13 pm

Nice wheel but wrong man, really wrong on an E30.

The cardinal sin of styling is to put wheels from other models on. Like when you see E46 MV1/2's on E36's.

Plus 17's are too big, 18's are chavvy.

I just read that it's not your car - they're f****g horrid.
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:14 pm

pimp innit :roll:
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:18 pm

IMO they look awesome!! Now the big decision. . .These, bbs rs' or hartge 3pieces??
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:18 pm

Too big, too fussy looking, original 16" Alpina's look much better on an e30 imo.
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:21 pm

Azev A's back in the day when E30s were new
no wheel looked as good,
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:27 pm

What i'd do for a set of these, 17 x 8.5 J & 17 x 10J :drool: :drool:

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Tue Dec 15, 2009 1:39 pm

They are TOO big for an e30.
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E30_KIID wrote:IMO they look awesome!! Now the big decision. . .These, bbs rs' or hartge 3pieces??
Can't even compare those Alpinas to the BBS or Hartges!

They don't look right on that car at all, far too big for an E30.

All my in personal opinion of course :)
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 2:05 pm

+1 :?
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 2:12 pm

I think they look great..

I have 8 x 18" alpinas on mine at the moment and they fill the arch right up..
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 2:17 pm

Anything above a 16 is to big for an E30 18's are just plain stupid unless you have a proper pimp wagon init :?
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pac1982 wrote:Anything above a 16 is to big for an E30 18's are just plain stupid unless you have a proper pimp wagon init :?
18"s are a better ride than 17"'s..

trust me on that, better road handling and less bumpy.
I've had 17" Azevs, 17" alpinas..18" are by far the most comfortable compared to the others, apart from 15" bbs of course.
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goldysingh wrote:
pac1982 wrote:Anything above a 16 is to big for an E30 18's are just plain stupid unless you have a proper pimp wagon init :?
18"s are a better ride than 17"'s..

trust me on that, better road handling and less bumpy.
I've had 17" Azevs, 17" alpinas..18" are by far the most comfortable compared to the others, apart from 15" bbs of course.
17's and 18's are both wrong on an E30 unless you have your car full of your bruvs and like to say brap alot
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 2:22 pm

You get me tho.
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bruuuup bruuup to that :D
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 2:31 pm

17/18" look the sh!t...but nothing beats handling/ride like 15/16" :D

Its a compromise..
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 2:36 pm

The car pictured does look nice but thats about it...I can imagine how bad the ride would be on 18's...but hey we cant have everything :wink:
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 2:40 pm

8O actually i don't mind those, wouldnt do it myself but nice to see something original rather than the endless stream of alpina reps etc :sleep:

p.s. i like alpina reps :)
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 2:44 pm

Royalratch wrote:Nice wheel but wrong man, really wrong on an E30.


I just read that it's not your car - they're f****g horrid.
Agreed. 15s or 16s at the absolute most. That doesn't even make any sense.
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not exaactly the best wheels for an e30, as they just the normal pina reps, lookalike....with some studs....

Pretty sure there are much nicer ones out there....but unfortunate for us not as many in UK
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 3:39 pm

pac1982 wrote:
goldysingh wrote:
pac1982 wrote:Anything above a 16 is to big for an E30 18's are just plain stupid unless you have a proper pimp wagon init :?
18"s are a better ride than 17"'s..

trust me on that, better road handling and less bumpy.
I've had 17" Azevs, 17" alpinas..18" are by far the most comfortable compared to the others, apart from 15" bbs of course.
17's and 18's are both wrong on an E30 unless you have your car full of your bruvs and like to say brap alot
each to their own, I have 18's on my cab but can guarantee you I would never let any "brovs" in my car!
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 3:56 pm

Sounds like they're already in.
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Royalratch wrote:Sounds like they're already in.
Listen you prick, who the feck are you talking about?!

"sounds like they are already in"..

does it really? if you don't have anything constructive to say apart from your one liners then why bother saying anything?

This thread was about what people think about the wheels in the picture, not about "brov's" or "pimp my ride".

Got something to say about the wheels, feel free, got nothing better than a petty little one liner then shut it.
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goldysingh wrote:
Royalratch wrote:Sounds like they're already in.
Listen you prick, who the feck are you talking about?!

"sounds like they are already in"..

does it really? if you don't have anything constructive to say apart from your one liners then why bother saying anything?

This thread was about what people think about the wheels in the picture, not about "brov's" or "pimp my ride".

Got something to say about the wheels, feel free, got nothing better than a petty little one liner then shut it.
Goldy - you've taken the bait mate.
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goldysingh wrote:
Royalratch wrote:Sounds like they're already in.
Listen you prick, who the feck are you talking about?!

"sounds like they are already in"..

does it really? if you don't have anything constructive to say apart from your one liners then why bother saying anything?

This thread was about what people think about the wheels in the picture, not about "brov's" or "pimp my ride".

Got something to say about the wheels, feel free, got nothing better than a petty little one liner then shut it.
Lol! Whoaaa! You have to admit, it was an AWESOME one-liner.

Focus that rage into your hands and use that new found strength to rip the 18's off your car lol.

Cool your jets man, you didn't get all uppity THE FIRST 3 times it was insinuated did you!

Use wit instead, it's more fun.
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goldysingh wrote:
Royalratch wrote:Sounds like they're already in.
Listen you prick, who the feck are you talking about?!

"sounds like they are already in"..

does it really? if you don't have anything constructive to say apart from your one liners then why bother saying anything?

This thread was about what people think about the wheels in the picture, not about "brov's" or "pimp my ride".

Got something to say about the wheels, feel free, got nothing better than a petty little one liner then shut it.
Calm down dear its only a commerical :D
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 4:22 pm

Dear lord no popcorn jokes anyone! Move along nothing to see.

Besides, doesn't my sig grant me total immunity to all misunderstanding?
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16" Alpina splits would look nice 8)
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 4:28 pm

I agree - I think that anything above 16" is ott - I put lenso bsx 16" on mine - they are very similar to BBS - this as about as adventurous as I get from non original equipment.

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