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j55ura
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Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:36 pm

Hi guys and girls, just a quick question....

is there different models of the mtec2 wheel? i was told the e34 M5 wheel is a greater diameter then the e30 M3 one i am looking for for my 325i...

i am trying to buy one with BMW part number 2226085

i couldnt find the info i needed in previous topics, sorry if this is duplicate!

cheers for any help!
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Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:41 pm

M5 one is 385mm
E30 tech2 is 370mm
There is also one that looks the same which is fitted to some E36's but this will not fit an E30
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Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:50 pm

hmmmm
the boss, steering lock etc is the same on the M5 and the e30 variants?

does the extra size look off? or will it work??
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Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:54 pm

j55ura wrote:hmmmm
the boss, steering lock etc is the same on the M5 and the e30 variants?

does the extra size look off? or will it work??
If its off an earlier pre-facelift e34 then it will fit straight on.
They are a little large but the same size as 99% of tech1 wheels.
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Thu Aug 23, 2007 10:09 pm

thanks spadge :D
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Thu Aug 23, 2007 11:24 pm

Do the Tech 2's have blue and red stitching?
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Fri Aug 24, 2007 1:03 am

isn't there 2 sizes for the tech 2? 380mm? & 370?
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Fri Aug 24, 2007 9:33 am

Nefarious7907 wrote:Do the Tech 2's have blue and red stitching?
No, black on all the ones ive seen, Alpina ones from the e36 had Green and blue i believe.... they dont fit e30
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Fri Aug 24, 2007 9:34 am

snoops wrote:isn't there 2 sizes for the tech 2? 380mm? & 370?
yeh 385 and 370
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Fri Aug 24, 2007 9:35 am

guys the one i was looking at turns out to be a 385 so ive given it a miss, real shame the guy was so genuine - but oh well, its the same size as the tech1 i got at home so its not really worth bothering.
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Fri Aug 24, 2007 1:12 pm

I bought mine a half year ago, tech 2 with 385mm diameter, nice upgrade from previous tech 1.
I bought it thinking it was original fitment in E30 BUT my friend drove his 525i and I saw that his tech 2 is smaller, he told me that I am crazy LOL but we compared the sizes and were amazed with results :mad: :
he had tech 2 from e30, mine was from E34, incredible :?
But I don't give a damn, wheel looks lovely and the car is ''younger'' with it.
and I have blue/red stitching...this is mine :cool:
http://img149.imagevenue.com/img.php?im ... _505lo.jpg
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Fri Aug 24, 2007 5:36 pm

i didnt know that they came with coloured stitching, for the e34 M5 the wheels even came in silver!! which looked WICKED!
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Fri Aug 24, 2007 10:11 pm

you can't beat the alcantra ones...:drool::drool:
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Fri Aug 24, 2007 10:54 pm

j55ura wrote:i didnt know that they came with coloured stitching, for the e34 M5 the wheels even came in silver!! which looked WICKED!
I think they didn't 8)
mine was reupholstered winkeye
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