eurobandit 0 Report post Posted November 14, 2007 hi new member but old hand at bmw ownership,ive had a few e30s over the years,im currently driving a e30 prefacelift 318 manual coupe.only mods so far are a set of king springs,on the hunt for a set of alloys that suit the age and style of the e30.on my other e30s ive had the latest styles but never looked right and most wheels are the wrong offset.my house mates also have a pre facelift e30 318 4 door with a full zender body kit ,lowered and on 17'' tsw alloys,looks really good.but he brought his wheels 10 years ago when importers were still bring in 20-30 offset 4 x100 wheels.i work in the wheel/tyre industry and im still finding it hard to find the prefect wheel.i hate the idea of putting wheel adapters on i think they are dodgey.does anyone know who imports 20-30 offset wheels,ive checked with all the main wheel importers but nothing nice or they look too japanese,im a bmw owner not a corolla owner.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest 540Si Report post Posted November 14, 2007 hi new member but old hand at bmw ownership,ive had a few e30s over the years,im currently driving a e30 prefacelift 318 manual coupe.only mods so far are a set of king springs,on the hunt for a set of alloys that suit the age and style of the e30.on my other e30s ive had the latest styles but never looked right and most wheels are the wrong offset.my house mates also have a pre facelift e30 318 4 door with a full zender body kit ,lowered and on 17'' tsw alloys,looks really good.but he brought his wheels 10 years ago when importers were still bring in 20-30 offset 4 x100 wheels.i work in the wheel/tyre industry and im still finding it hard to find the prefect wheel.i hate the idea of putting wheel adapters on i think they are dodgey.does anyone know who imports 20-30 offset wheels,ive checked with all the main wheel importers but nothing nice or they look too japanese,im a bmw owner not a corolla owner.. G'day and welcome mate Sounds like you know you way round a BMW - Post some pics up of your cars and definitely fish around on here for wheels. Heaps of nice genuine ones come up for pre F/L E30's. I'm sure everyone will be stoked to hear you work in the wheel/tyre industry too Watch out as the requests for favours come rolling in! Cheers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike 1 Report post Posted November 14, 2007 (edited) welcome, have you looked at importing yourself? some places to try... www.tunershop.com http://www.felgen-man.de/english/indexenglish.html http://www.18racing.com/wheel_slipstream.html - the slipstream is available in e30 fitment alpina reps (15, 16, 17) from http://www.abrahamsmotorsport.com/ also 16x7 BBS RS reps available, konig remembers. on ebay.com i think, not sure what proper shops sell em. there is stuff all in nz really that look good and fit properly but if your patient stuff does come up from time to time Edited November 14, 2007 by Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mavrick 0 Report post Posted November 14, 2007 You could have a go at importing some Borbet type A's. Being in the tyre and wheel industry surely you would have some contacts overseas.....A definate 80's wheel. 16x7.5 fronts and 16x9.0 rears. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eurobandit 0 Report post Posted November 15, 2007 welcome, have you looked at importing yourself? some places to try... www.tunershop.com http://www.felgen-man.de/english/indexenglish.html http://www.18racing.com/wheel_slipstream.html - the slipstream is available in e30 fitment alpina reps (15, 16, 17) from http://www.abrahamsmotorsport.com/ also 16x7 BBS RS reps available, konig remembers. on ebay.com i think, not sure what proper shops sell em. there is stuff all in nz really that look good and fit properly but if your patient stuff does come up from time to time hi mike yes i have looked at importing myself,ive checked our contacts, however i work or have worked for companies that specialise in whats the latest bling and sadly wheels for e30s are not top of the pops.the other funny thing is i had a set that were prefect a few months back that i was selling at the shop i was running,but at the time i didnt have the bmw. i tried to find one just to put the wheels on.i sold the wheels to a lovely young lady for her e30,then two weeks later the coupe i now own came up for sale thanks for the websites i will check them out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eurobandit 0 Report post Posted November 15, 2007 G'day and welcome mate Sounds like you know you way round a BMW - Post some pics up of your cars and definitely fish around on here for wheels. Heaps of nice genuine ones come up for pre F/L E30's. I'm sure everyone will be stoked to hear you work in the wheel/tyre industry too Watch out as the requests for favours come rolling in! Cheers! thanks for the kinds words.i will have to put pictures up and will definitely keep a look out for wheels on here cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eurobandit 0 Report post Posted November 15, 2007 You could have a go at importing some Borbet type A's. Being in the tyre and wheel industry surely you would have some contacts overseas.....A definate 80's wheel. 16x7.5 fronts and 16x9.0 rears. hi yes these are the look im tring to find or maybe a meshed wheel with dish,a bit like the m tech wheel. my house mates and i have been hunting on the net for wheels. the companies we have been working with specialise in whats hot right now and to be honest some are shocking.i dont want to say what wheels i think look shocking because everyone has their own style,i just think classic & simple is for me cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew 30 Report post Posted November 15, 2007 Welcome - get BBS RS Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eurobandit 0 Report post Posted November 15, 2007 Welcome - get BBS RS funny you should say that ive just seen 2nd hand ones of trade me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Braeden320 0 Report post Posted November 15, 2007 funny you should say that ive just seen 2nd hand ones of trade me. Do it! BBS RS's look the biz Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yuen 16 Report post Posted November 17, 2007 Welcome! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eurobandit 0 Report post Posted November 18, 2007 Do it! BBS RS's look the biz yeah they diffently look good on e30s,ive been on a few sites checking out pictures.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PBOY23 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2007 other future plans? m tech kit? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eurobandit 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2007 other future plans? m tech kit? yeah i plan to do a kit and then respray whole car,im unsure of which kit to go for,as my housemate has a zender front i can get off him cheap . i thought of converting to 5 stud just to give myself a bigger range of wheel options.my has housemate works for bm workshop and has seen it done. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eurobandit 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2007 Welcome! cheers good to be in contact with like minded people Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eurobandit 0 Report post Posted November 20, 2007 hi new member but old hand at bmw ownership,ive had a few e30s over the years,im currently driving a e30 prefacelift 318 manual coupe.only mods so far are a set of king springs,on the hunt for a set of alloys that suit the age and style of the e30.on my other e30s ive had the latest styles but never looked right and most wheels are the wrong offset.my house mates also have a pre facelift e30 318 4 door with a full zender body kit ,lowered and on 17'' tsw alloys,looks really good.but he brought his wheels 10 years ago when importers were still bring in 20-30 offset 4 x100 wheels.i work in the wheel/tyre industry and im still finding it hard to find the prefect wheel.i hate the idea of putting wheel adapters on i think they are dodgey.does anyone know who imports 20-30 offset wheels,ive checked with all the main wheel importers but nothing nice or they look too japanese,im a bmw owner not a corolla owner.. pictures of my old girl,she needs a little tidy up Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
