apina 18" wheels

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Post Sun Apr 30, 2006 12:54 pm

iv seen people with 18" alpina wheels on there e30's,

i had 17" BK alpina wheels on my old sport and they rubbed with 5 people in it, and people have said that there is non BK wheels and they dont rub, now i want 18" alpina and i dont want then to rub like mad, so if you have 18" alpinas can you tell me what make or where you got them, how much and do they rub and what drop you have
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Post Sun Apr 30, 2006 1:27 pm

you need to speak to wilson 325i hes got 18" on his tech 1 and it wasnt rubbing when i drove it but that was one up.It looks f...ing mental by the way.
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Post Sun Apr 30, 2006 1:32 pm

ok thanks m8 will do
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Post Sun Apr 30, 2006 4:28 pm

Just had a look @ Wilsons like 2 minutes ago, no signs of rubbing and he's on a 60mm drop

18" certainly look the part :cool:
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Post Mon May 01, 2006 10:48 am

the 17"s are wider than the 18"s i think, and you will get less rubbing issues with the 18"s too.

there are two companies that make the alpina replicas, cant remember who they are made by, but they look better than the bk's as the spokes go right to the end of the lip giving the ilusion that the wheels are bigger.

any pics people? :D