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jordano
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:30 pm

i must first put that iam 23yr old and although i dont think its a bad look im not that interested in the old skool look, i like to be different.

here is my car at the moment with 16 inch original alpinas, front tyres are low profiles but the rears are more like the tyres you find on a 5 series as they seem huge and i think make the car look like a drag car

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and here it is with 16inch momos on that iam wanting

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Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:33 pm

prefer the alps to be honest. have you thought of somthing like borbet As or avez As. their not old skool but their bug and clean. maybe colour coded with polished lip.

just think the momos look a little bit like an after thought on such a nice cab :wink:
'91 Sterling Silver e30 320i SE
'96 Avus Blue e34 525i Sport
'92 Alpine White e30 318iS Touring
'86 Alpine White e28 M5 (008/187)
'02 Titan Silver e39 530d Sport Touring
'54 Cosmos Black e61 535d MSport Touring
'07 Sapphire Black e61 M5 Touring

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Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:36 pm

definately the alpinas, cant beat that traditionally classy look :D
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:38 pm

Alpinas for me. Modern style wheels just dont go with the shape of the E30 in my opinion. The only wheels that I think that suit are the original BBS wheels and the nice deep dish wheels for Germany.
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:41 pm

sorry, ment that their big and clean :lol:
'91 Sterling Silver e30 320i SE
'96 Avus Blue e34 525i Sport
'92 Alpine White e30 318iS Touring
'86 Alpine White e28 M5 (008/187)
'02 Titan Silver e39 530d Sport Touring
'54 Cosmos Black e61 535d MSport Touring
'07 Sapphire Black e61 M5 Touring

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Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:45 pm

borbet c and azev a are two wheels that i think suit the e30 aswell, but i still go with the alpinas as my favourite :D
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 10:44 pm

keep the alps on, the momo's do not do the car any justice. cannot go wrong with alpinas
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 10:49 pm

i'm 23 and have your wheels! keep them, people will look and think nice car.

With the homo wheels people will look and think oh another wannabe gangsta in an old king of the council bmw giving it charlie big potatoes!
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 10:53 pm

:stupid:

Couldnt have said it better
'91 Sterling Silver e30 320i SE
'96 Avus Blue e34 525i Sport
'92 Alpine White e30 318iS Touring
'86 Alpine White e28 M5 (008/187)
'02 Titan Silver e39 530d Sport Touring
'54 Cosmos Black e61 535d MSport Touring
'07 Sapphire Black e61 M5 Touring

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Thu Dec 08, 2005 10:58 pm

pina's for sure
Got cable ties? Get diffin..

Arch roller for hire.

www.zeroexhausts.co.uk

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Thu Dec 08, 2005 11:22 pm

Alps for sure but then im p1ssed so dont worry about what im saying :mad:
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 11:41 pm

jor

im my honest opinion the momos look good, forget what these losers say, they have no taste. defo interested in a trade for your alpinas to. :teehee: :teehee:
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 11:45 pm

yeah ive changed my mind too! go with the monos cos the alps are worth nothing. tell you what ill do you a favour and take them off your hands for a ton? :wink: :wink:
'91 Sterling Silver e30 320i SE
'96 Avus Blue e34 525i Sport
'92 Alpine White e30 318iS Touring
'86 Alpine White e28 M5 (008/187)
'02 Titan Silver e39 530d Sport Touring
'54 Cosmos Black e61 535d MSport Touring
'07 Sapphire Black e61 M5 Touring

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Thu Dec 08, 2005 11:49 pm

i'll give Ԛ£105 if they are all straight
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Fri Dec 09, 2005 12:02 am

You guys crack my up

But seriously Ԛ£99 for the set cash waiting

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Fri Dec 09, 2005 2:43 am

alps by far mate. classy look.
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Fri Dec 09, 2005 7:28 am

Alp's for me, but i do think the Momo's would look better in silver Alloy.

Can't stand black wheels Ԛ¬!!!!!!!
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Fri Dec 09, 2005 7:38 am

Wheel hub spinners. I've seen a couple on Datsun Sunny's and they look fantastic. Especially in 5x11" wheels winkeye
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Fri Dec 09, 2005 9:18 am

Tng21 wrote:yeah but he said he likes to be different,
He is being different as his Alpinas are real and 16" not 17"
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Fri Dec 09, 2005 9:43 am

shame my dad wont give me the 8j ones he has for the back
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Fri Dec 09, 2005 9:48 am

Alpinas for sure, your lucky to have genuine ones.
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Fri Dec 09, 2005 10:10 am

Alpina's by a long way :) (but I'm biased as I have alpina's on my car!)
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Fri Dec 09, 2005 10:31 am

Go for it mate!!

Alpina's look good........ But there common as.... infact im sure there are more e30s with fake alpinas than with the standard bbs!!
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Fri Dec 09, 2005 4:59 pm

mate dont change em to those momo's one they look horrible, no offense to you at all just won't do your car any justice and we guys on here dont want you to make a wrong choice! If your looking for a decent set of after market wheels to stick on your cab you need something classy but not OTT. I know most of these guys love their standard look i.e. Alpinas but if want a bit of individualism have a trawl through those car mags see what style of rim there's going and if you decided on a few post pics up and we'll give you an honest opinion! Choosing rims for mine was hard enough but I think it paid off just browsing rather than buying it on impulse.
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