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Old alloys on newer car (E46 vs E90)

  • 18-08-2019 09:05PM
    #1
    delly
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 7,755 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    I'm just wondering is there any disadvantage to swapping over the alloys from my older '01 E46 to a newer '07 E90 BMW? I only ask as there are a few of that vintage at a decent price, but they have those horrible (imho) factory wheels which look way too small. I believe they are still 205/55 R16, same as the E46. I've copied in the E46 wheels to the below front wheels, and while I know they are nothing special, I do think they are better looking. So any obvious disadvantages that I'm not thinking of here?

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  • #2
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,812 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    Do they fit in terms of stud pattern and offset.
    I'd agree that they are better looking than what is on it.


  • #3
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,812 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    Do they fit in terms of stud pattern and offset.
    I'd agree that they are better looking than what is on it.


  • #4
    delly
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 7,755 Mod ✭✭✭✭delly


    Pattern matches I believe, but offset is something that I only have a vague awareness of. After some searching I can see that they are different. Not sure how much of a difference it makes in the real world, but any difference is obviously going to change the car handling and therefore that would be an insurance issue I would say, even if you do notify them.

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  • #5
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,812 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    You could correct the offset with spacers but that would be messing to be honest.
    Lots of decent wheels around for the e90 that shouldn't cost a lot.


  • #6
    delly
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 7,755 Mod ✭✭✭✭delly


    mickdw wrote: »
    You could correct the offset with spacers but that would be messing to be honest.
    Lots of decent wheels around for the e90 that shouldn't cost a lot.

    Yeah, I reckon you're right, just not worth the hassle. It does make me think who signs off on designs sometimes, as they are rank.

    There is another set that I see on Insignia's, linked below that are also terrible. Hub caps would be better!

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  • #7
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,487 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    They were the bog standard wheels on the E90, they are intentionally rank in the hope that buyers tick the options list to upgrade them to nicer more expensive ones.


  • #8
    delly
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 7,755 Mod ✭✭✭✭delly


    bazz26 wrote: »
    They were the bog standard wheels on the E90, they are intentionally rank in the hope that buyers tick the options list to upgrade them to nicer more expensive ones.

    Judging by the amount of them about, looks like a lot of people where happy with them once the badge read BMW I reckon.


  • #9
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,166 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    delly wrote: »
    Judging by the amount of them about, looks like a lot of people where happy with them once the badge read BMW I reckon.

    They bought for the cheap tax, new reg and the BMW badge in that order. Anything else was incidental to the purchase.


  • #10
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,546 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Del2005 wrote: »
    They bought for the cheap tax, new reg and the BMW badge in that order. Anything else was incidental to the purchase.

    They should have bought top of the range Corollas or something.
    Bloody peasants. No clue what they were doing and no idea of their place.


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