Best Suited Rims For Convertible

[215m3]

I will be picking up my convertible on Saturday. It has the 15" standard rims. What is everyones opinions on what wheels suit them best? 16's or 17's. Pics would be great.

I always thought the alpina 17's looked best, but a lot of folk on here think these are now old hat (this is only what i have picked up from on here)

[maxfield]

16" borbet Bs don't got with alpina reps please

[215m3]

Max you got a pic on 16's

[Ziggy]

16's do me ok




17" alpina reps look good, but like you said they've been done to death & they're erm... not exactly known for their high quality or handling improvements.

[e36boy]

What sort of convert is it matey ?......Pls dont say an e30.

[215m3]

An E30..................

Macau Blue Motorsport

These are what i am looking for. I have a friend in Germany who has suggested a route

[d6dph]

What sort of convert is it matey ?......Pls dont say an e30.

It's an e30 forum and it's posted in "E30 chat". Not going to be a saab is it!

I'd say a good set of 16" wheels like original Hartges or Alpinas would be ideal.

17's are great for looks but I would go for 16's imho.

[FraserM]

That looks the business to me mate!!

If I had a cabby I would certainly do that to it.

[snoops]

id say either alpinas,hartge, split rims or azev a's which look nice, go for 17 for looks but 1s have the looks and are better for handling as well

[grantfk10]

16" borbet Bs don't got with alpina reps please

I like my 17'' Alpina reps!

[maxfield]

16" borbet Bs don't got with alpina reps please

I like my 17'' Alpina reps!

I do like them but have been done to death

[domross]

17's give an uncomfortable ride (IMO) and probably coincidence but had 3 blow outs in 6 months with these wheels...went back to refurbed 15 BBS's....much better ride/handling and no blow outs....again only my opinion but if Hartge/Alpina engineers thought 17" rims would have improved things they would have used these and not 16" rims

[blingsta]

Azev a's 17" no one can even argue that they are the best wheels fro an e30

[houston]

I've put genuine 16" alpinas on mine, had to buy another car to get 'em and another £160 to have them refurbed. Car drives real well on them and you can lock the centre plate aswell as the wheel studs. Good luck trying to find a set tho!

[215m3]

I like the RS porsche one's the best and will wait for my friend in germany to come across a set.

[m3ben05]

BBS RS every time mate!!

I would assume its cheaper to get m3 5 stud gear and a set of these in 5 stud than try and track down a 4 stud set?

[spence_star]

I will be selling these wheels that are on my cab at the moment, to get myself a set of Alpina Reps.

[cliffybabe]

Alpina 17's are around loads maxfield but its what u do with them to make them different

[215m3]

BBS RS every time mate!!

I would assume its cheaper to get m3 5 stud gear and a set of these in 5 stud than try and track down a 4 stud set?

M3 front struts are hard to find. Rears are a pain as need the whole rear axle. My friend in germany says the Porsche RS are 5 stud and because the ET is high a 4x100 to 5x130 25mm spacer is what's used on the convertible i have shown at the top of the page.

Agree with you the RS is the rim to get, just a little expensive so will have to wait for a set to appear.

I also do not want to change the car too much from standard. Wheels and suspension is it really.

[delboye30]

Azev a's 17" no one can even argue that they are the best wheels fro an e30

I'll second that!!

[GDBN]

Hartge look fantastic .. ask orangecurry for a picture.

G

[Gouki]

Borbet C's, Azev A? only other way to improve choice would be to go for something that needs spacers. As the E30 has a akward offset choice is limited.

[chinchilla]

DTM MESH!! LENSO preferably!! LOOK ...









1st 3 pics are 18s though. last one is on 17s

these wheels are discontinued, theres a set of 17s now on ebay, in ok-ish condition..

[DaveD]

personnaly i think the bbs's are best but then I have some...Mrlee has blacl Schnitzers on a black cab and i think they look good as well

try this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 92661&rd=1

i went to germany for mine
http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... sc&start=0
this might help as well

[motorsport]

18" Alpina reps

[slik]

Alpinassss

[NL-BMW]

Deeeep BBS

(They Look good on any beemer)

[orangecurry]

16" Hartgrrrrrrrr

[dom-1984-320i]

16" Hartgrrrrrrrr

Yes Please, i would love a set of them on my car, very Fu*kin

[Hyperion]

nahh you guys got it all wrong, you need GOLD ALPINA'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[NL-BMW]

nahh you guys got it all wrong, you need GOLD ALPINA'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[chinchilla]

nahh you guys got it all wrong, you need GOLD ALPINA'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dr.evil can i paint his you-hoo golld?

[spence_star]

Alpinassss

Beautiful cab you got there, i love the colour. What colour is that?
It looks like a VW VR6 Mulberry colour

[Hyperion]

nahh you guys got it all wrong, you need GOLD ALPINA'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dr.evil can i paint his you-hoo golld?

HAHHAHAAHA ... i just love the reactions i get from you guys.
"I just love the Goooooold!!"

[Rosc0PColtrane]

I chose my wheels before I even found the zone. I spent about a month on the internet searching for teh wheels I liked at a price I could afford. I didn't want anything that seemed popular with the boy racer crowd, ie 5 spokes etc etc. These caught my eye and I settled for them. What's interesting now is after about 3 years or so of zone influence, I'd choose differently. Don't get me wrong, I still love my wheels, they get the right sort of attention from all age groups. I think I'd go for some Euro style wheels as suggested here. Funny how poeple's opinions can be influenced by people we associate with!

I considered alpenis reps, the thought of cleaning them put me off. What would you go for if you were not influenced by the zone?