hybrid 1044 Report post Posted December 7, 2004 Hey, First post I know ... nice to see a forum going here in NZ ! Just bought an 2001 e46 330i, It has the standard 17inch alloys and I have budgeted for big wheels and tyres and suspension (amoung other things on the list). My question is .. Is there anywhere in NZ that sells 19x9.5 rears and 19x8.5/9.0 fronts size wheels in NZ (the offset around this size is obviously critical) ... I dont really like what most of NZ's 'mag' / alloy shops have to offer so far (mainly chrome and other designs for the jap market (not my thing) ).. I have looked around a bit in the auckland region but so far haven't come up with much. any advice is greatly apprieciated ... cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadowninja 0 Report post Posted December 8, 2004 Should be pretty easy to find decent 18" rims (eg- M3 style wheels) but if you don't like the 19" that the mag/alloy shops sell here you're probably up for an internet search IMO. PS nice wheels, post a pic? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1044 Report post Posted December 8, 2004 yeah cheers mate ... I'll sort some pics out this weekend when i've got a lil bit of time .. Seems that way at the moment .. getting stuff off the net .. managed to find a nice source for Xenon lights thats not to pricey ... the decent 6000k ones too and the whole euro white indercator thing too .. check out http://www.m3motorwerks.com/index.php .. they ship internationally .. about to place my order this week Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aliluya 0 Report post Posted December 8, 2004 Those white indicator bulbs you'd be cheaper going through bimmian.com because that is where most placec gets them off anyway ... i've got mine through them and i'm pretty pleased with them ... there is pictures posted up some where on here... have a search for them... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ali 0 Report post Posted December 8, 2004 Welcome mate about time another E46 modder came onboard. What does BBS do i wonder ??? Make a visit to Evotechnik http://www.sankeys.demon.co.uk/ or http://www.sankeys.demon.co.uk/forum I think i can say that we (Evotechnik) have some of the best UK tuned e46's so come on down and have a chat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1044 Report post Posted December 9, 2004 Hey thanks for the links ... Only had the car about 1/2 a week so doing a bit of research before I go nuts ... Might head down to the Show and Shine to say hi on sat ... the car as I said is stock as .. but that will change soon enough Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ali 0 Report post Posted December 9, 2004 Sweet as mate, advice is where its at and were here to help.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1044 Report post Posted December 10, 2004 (edited) Welcome mate about time another E46 modder came onboard. What does BBS do i wonder ??? Make a visit to Evotechnik http://www.sankeys.demon.co.uk/ or http://www.sankeys.demon.co.uk/forum I think i can say that we (Evotechnik) have some of the best UK tuned e46's so come on down and have a chat. Yeah BBS do some nice wheelsI really like the RS-GT's .. basically for the deep dish look I'm trying to achieve (staggered) and then prolly the CH's .. but they are a bit flat for my liking .... both are forged .. so that would be a bonus for NZ's crappy roads .. I'm actually looking more along the Breyton range as they definitly do the sizes I want .. cept no one in NZ imports them .. Edited December 10, 2004 by hybrid Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evil_elmo 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2004 that last rim is awesome, i'm looking for a set like that in 18" but 18" BBS RX is about $1500 a rim without tyre Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30stz 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2004 hey just curious guys - where does one buy BBS mags in NZ. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1044 Report post Posted December 11, 2004 hey just curious guys - where does one buy BBS mags in NZ. http://www.toptown.co.nz/links/toptown_1_7.phpis all I could find ... im sure there are more ... Seems all you can get in NZ these days is chrome chrome and more chrome .. (no offense intended to anyone ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1044 Report post Posted December 13, 2004 (edited) Well .. I've might have found what im looking for ... Toptown do the Racing Hart range and I came up with this. Racing Hart C4 - 3 Piece Just phoned them and they are checking sizing and offset from the manufacture. But its shaping up nicely. Prolly gonna have to get the gaurds rolled a little. and this is what they look like on a vehicle, albeit not a bmw Edited December 13, 2004 by hybrid Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30stz 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2004 might be interesting to note - magwarehouse.com do both Racinghart and BBS to .. they might not list the models your looking for but they should be able to get them. Always good to get a price quote. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1044 Report post Posted December 13, 2004 yeah .. either way .. got get em imported ...the guy at Toptown said they only stock those sizes for things like HSV offsets .. tis sweet .. I'm a patient bugger .. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
