Do the wheels off a new BMW Mini fit an E30 3 series????

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scarlaton
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Wed Aug 02, 2006 5:44 pm

I need new wheels and have a good offer on some BMW Mini wheels.

I know both cars a 4 stud.

Anyone help please??

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Wed Aug 02, 2006 5:48 pm

The PCD is the same, as is the centre bore but you will probably need some spacers as the Mini wheels run 35mm offset
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Wed Aug 02, 2006 5:49 pm

i think the studs match

but the offset is a fair bit different i think
so you would need spacers to fit them

but i could be wrong?
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Wed Aug 02, 2006 5:50 pm

The bolt pattern is 4x100mm.

The centerbore is 56.1mm.

The offset (ET) can range from 35mm to 52mm depending on the wheel size.

this means that, as far as i know, everything is ok, but the offset is too high. you will need pro-spacers, of around 30mm...this isnt the best thing to do, i would say 10-20mm spacers at most really
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Wed Aug 02, 2006 5:51 pm

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