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Hi Andrew what offset are the wheels? I think from memory they are around '0"? If they are anything less than a +10 offset I am pretty sure you will have to run a 195 wide tyre to give you a small amount amount of stretch. A 205 will not give you much stretch. Just to really confuse you different brand tyres sit differently on the rims as well and although they are the same width one brand may be narrower than another. What brand tyres do you have?

If they are 9.5" wide they will only fit an X5 or X3. They are too wide for any other BMW. They may also fit a Holden Adventra.

what width are the rims? Generally X5 rims will fit 3 series BMW's as well. I have plenty of new replica's in stock at great prices cheers Johno

hope you have a good one Blair

Not quite Genuine's Graham, they are the ones that we sell. Back OT - Car is looking good, still undecided on the rusted bonnet until I see it me thinks.

Put these on, they look awesome on white cars! HOT! IMO full black is too much and you lose alot of the rim in the tyre if there is no definition between the two.

you have a long way to go to catch up to the Bimmersport King of Self promotion clicky 30 of 35 posts relating to it Seriously though - good on for figuring it out how it all works and good luck helping a few others out

Do I hear an echo?

I don't think the seller is being that rude. You asked if he would take $4500 and he said no. Unfortunately you misinterpreted it as not giving out the rego number. It was probably a bit over the top blacklisting you but there are a huge amount of muppets on Trade Me and unfortunately he has mistakenly perceived you as one of them. He does state that he is selling on behalf and said he would get the seller to contact you if you left your number. Seems more like a case of crossed wires to me

Unfortunately that factory size lends itself now to MPVs and family minivans so you are unlikely to find anything performance oriented. If you went to a 225/60/15 Toyo do a Teo + which will probably be one of the better tyres around, however I wouldn't really call it a performance tyre either. You are probably best to look at going to a 17" wheel so that you can get yourself a performance. We have 17x9's in stock that should fit the bill nicely

Stil have some available but they definitely wil not be here until January next year. It is doing my head in!! They keep moving the shipping date!!

Just out of curiosity why do you want an FIA approved seat? You don't need to have one and any motorsport approved seat will be fine for what you are wanting to do. FIA approved belts are a must though obviously. Why don't you save the money on a seat and spend it elsewhere?

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that is probably more to do with the tyre size and wheel offset rather than anything suspension wise if they both still have factory suspension.

The perfect wheel

+1 Why is everyone getting so up in arms about this? If you are genuinely interested in a 5 series touring, there are plenty of others listed you can look at instead of this one.

^ Nexens are a very under rated tyre and personally I think they are one of the best value for money tyres around.

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what people and what tyre shops? That is a pretty generic statement to be making and really needs some qualification from you. Good old kiwi mentality is more to blame I think. We love to complain and will tell 10x more people about something we don't like than something we do like. How many times have you heard people say "don't get those they are sh*t." Kiwi's love to bag something but they hardly ever praise something they like, or they will just say "they are ok" if prompted. You never hear of someone going out and telling their mates "I am so glad I bought such and such, it is really good/cool/safe/whatever". I think 'tall poppy syndrome"'is mostly to blame and has a lot to do with why people in this country never achieve much. The All Blacks are a prime example of this, even when we win people find fault in their performance. I think people's expectations can also be unrealistic. They see all these tests and then think that it must be some kind of super tyre that will let them drive and handle like a full blown race car. A tyre only makes up a percentage of the total equation when it comes to traction and handling. Back OT How much of a coincidence was it that you rang as I was reading your post Turbolizard??? I hope you had some success with your endeavours in finding a replacement tyre, Goodyear are a bit slack in not being able to offer a replacement

have updated it cheers.

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Because the "general public" THINK they are getting a bargain but do not take into account all the extra fees. It is an auction so it must be cheaper here. I see it all the time too Brian, some cars go for more than on a car yard and they are in far worse condition. Conversely I have seen a few cars go for absolute bargains recently as well.

Hi everyone We are selling one of our demo vehicles, it has to be one of the straightest tidiest E36's around. The km's are genuine as it has hardly been driven, hoodlining has been redone, door cards are mint and the trans is fine. We are happy to negotiate with Bimmersport members and can also change the wheels if they are not your cup of tea. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=264461235 cheers

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