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Post Sun Dec 02, 2012 6:28 pm

Hi i just got 4 14'' standard bbs wheels with no tyres to put winter tyres on. What was the standard size these ran on originally? cheers.
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Post Sun Dec 02, 2012 6:31 pm

I've got a feeling its a 185/65/14.
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Post Sun Dec 02, 2012 7:57 pm

Bottletops were 195/65/14, I think they're the same width as the 14" BBS. Getting winter tyres in that size is grim, the only ones I could find were £114 a corner. I've fitted 180/70/14 and they're good so far. You get a 2.5mm increase in ride height and something less than 1% change in the speedo according to willtheyfit.com

Your choice :)
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Post Sun Dec 02, 2012 8:08 pm

thanks for the info, i work in a tyre garage so cost price for me :D
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Post Sun Dec 02, 2012 8:13 pm

OOPs, I meant 185/70/14.

Let me know how you get on looking for 195s, I don't think there's a lot made these days.
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Post Sun Dec 02, 2012 8:57 pm

mytyres.co.uk 195/65/14 winters £43 inc vat and delivery per corner. not too bad.
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Post Sun Dec 02, 2012 10:00 pm

missed that site!
Anyway, I've got some nice Michelin Alpin on now :)
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Post Sun Dec 02, 2012 10:33 pm

195/65 is the OEM size on later e30's
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Post Sun Dec 02, 2012 10:36 pm

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... t=#2513903

175/70/14 are one of the options.

I got them from www.oponeo.co.uk for £50 each (Goodyears).

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Post Mon Dec 03, 2012 3:19 pm

Kos wrote:195/65 is the OEM size on later e30's
Kos, was it the same on steel wheels? The wiki says 185/65 was stock but I don't think that can be right...
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Post Mon Dec 03, 2012 4:59 pm

I think the Wiki needs changing. The best source of info would probably be pukar, since he has stickers with pretty much every known tyre size on it.
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Post Mon Dec 03, 2012 5:25 pm

diable wrote:
Morat wrote:
Kos wrote:195/65 is the OEM size on later e30's
Kos, was it the same on steel wheels? The wiki says 185/65 was stock but I don't think that can be right...
I forgot to check as over the weekend I put my winter steels on, will check again tonightas I am at the Ace.
it will differ on steels, 195/65 is for the bottle tops and 14" BBS style wheel
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