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I have a set of E46 Motorsport Staggered rims and tyres in stock $650 for the lot

I have one New Direzza in stock you can have for $199

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I see your point but to be fair the stand is outside on a main road day after day. The finish must be reasonably durable if it has lasted this long and still looks good. They have still been subjected to Auckland's Fabulous weather for the past 2 years or so.

I think the LM's are quite cool too check this build thread out: http://stanceworks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4622 Warning: THREAD HIJACK - I have reps in stock to suit

I know you are suitably qualified to be commenting but John at Wheel Repair services has had a stand of wheels outside every day for the past 2 years and they still look as good as new.

try these guys: http://www.wheelrepairservices.co.nz/index.html John has a stand of wheels out the front in all sorts of different colours.

I dodn't watch the whole video but there are people in NZ ( and here in Auckland) that do a similar thing called Spectra-Chrome. It is a spray on chrome as well and can be done in a variety of colours.

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we have 15x7 and 15x8 reps due to arrive in about 3 weeks

The maximum recommended width for a 215/55 16" is 7.5". However I think a tyre that is slightly to narrow is preferable to running a 5mm spacer that effectively takes 5mm thread out of your hubs. What we really need to know is a, how badly is it rubbing? (can you still freely turn the wheel and tyre when bolted up?) and b. what brand tyre are you using? ( as different brands have different sectional widths even though they are still a 225) As Glenn said, the CORRECT way to solve the issue is to change to a different wheel.

the trouble with most spacers is that they are a 73.1 cb and BMW is 72.5. It is just about impossible to find a CBL ring that thickness. As has been mentioned spacers are not WOFable, and worst case scanrio, your insurance will not pay out. The correct way to fix it properly is to change the wheels to something that will fit, or you could go to a lightly narrower tyre, 215/55/16 would be my choice. I am pretty sure I sent that through to you when replying to your pm If you want to keep the spacers then I would suggest converting to studs in the hub and using wheel nuts.

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The trouble is with the wheels not the tyres. A 225/55/16 is the correct size for an E34. The E38 rims run a higher offset than the E34. This offset combined with the width is what is causing the rubbing. The centrebores on E34 and E38 are the same, so no locating rings are required. It will be the spacers that are causing the vibration as they will not allow the rim to sit on the hub spigot properly.

hi Rod Firstly, welcome along to the forums. Unfortunately a mixed configuration will NOT be warrantable. You will either have to go for one or the other. In the WOF rules it states that tyres must be of the same construction type. RFT and "normal" tyres are constructed differently. In addition your can should have the same tread pattern type on all 4 corners, eg asymmetric, directional etc. Again you are not allowed to mix and match. As you have a space saver I can't see any problems in going to a non-rft. Bear in mind though that the rims are designed to use a RFT and are usually substantially heavier than a normal rim as they have an extra bead seating in them. ( it is not the technical term, but probably the easiest way to describe it - lol) On a positive note you will find that 'normal' tyres are a whole lot cheaper, and generally quieter. In fact you could probably get a new set of rims and tyres for the cost of 4 RFT's! Feel free to give me a call on the number below if you want to discuss any further cheers Johno

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get him to give me a call and we can discuss some options along with pricing etc. Obviously we will look after him and give him Bimmersport pricing cheers Johno 09 580 1371

Ths GSD3 has been made in China for the last 3 years. It has actually been discontinued now hence the run out price that you have seen. V8E36 - I am not sure how many people "every tirwe person" is but we have had no issues with them. We have just sold out of a bulk lot and they balanced fine. Maybe we jsut have a better balancing machine -

The noise will either be a wheel bearing or a scalloped tyre

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Just make sure you take the tyres off the rims and then swap them. The TPS system on the Renault's has been designed so they only work on specific corners of the car. Ask Jack how I know

I really can't answer you which tyre will be the quietest sorry, our roads are horrible over here. The cheap rough volcanic chip they use is what causes most of the tyre noise. The Conti is definitley a great performance tyre but if you look in another thread on here about tyres for an E39, Ron (3pedals) makes a great point about the load rating. It really needs to be a 97 and unfortunately the DW is only a 94. You said you want to sharpen up the turn in so the higher load rated tyre should flex less. http://www.bimmersport.co.nz/forums/index....showtopic=38643 If you are loking at the Conti's I would be going for the Sport Contact 3 with the 97 load rating. We have an account with Tire Rack so let me know if you would like me to price them up for you. cheers Johno

There is no duty on tyres any more as there are none that are produced locally. Unfortunately there will always be people out there that want the cheapest tyres possible. If you take a look at the recent stats from the holiday period the majority was caused by terrible driving. When we drove back from NP on Saturday I was amazed at the number of idiots passing coming up to blind corners especially when it was raining. We counted 3 near misses alone, and they were CLOSE! Think oncoming traffic braking and swerving to the left to avoid - it had nothing to do with tyre choice lol.

If you are still in need of a scan you can swing by Penrose. We are here until 5 if it is helpful?