01-16-2015, 06:26 PM | #1 |
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2014 M135i with 17x7.5" et34 X1 steel wheels and 215/45/17 Nokian WR A3 winter tyres
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I'm new to this forum and the proud owner of a white 2014 F20 BMW M135i 5dr. I recently bought a wheel/winter tyre package based on all the information I was able to gather from this forum. So to say thanks for your help here are some pics of my winter set up. Have to say I am very impressed with how the tyres have performed in snow, ice and slush so far. Road noise isn't an issue either. This is the first set of winters I have purchased and won't be the last. The difference in the way the car handles is night and day, feel like I can travel anywhere in my 1er in any weather conditions without worry now. I decided not to purchase the 4 x tyre pressure/temperature sensors for my steel wheels. The result....whenever I start the car I hear an audible alarm and a message appears on the screen, once the message is ok'd the normal screen resumes and a small yellow exclamation mark appears in brackets on the dash. I don't find this as annoying as some people have mentioned and I'm happy to put up with this every time I start my car until my summer wheels go back on. I purchased the wheels and tyres from Oponeo and they arrived by Dpd courier within given time. The whole lot costing £550 including delivery, a whole lot cheaper than BMW winter wheel/tyre packages! I then had them fitted and balanced at my local Kwikfit. So hope you like the pics that show me testing out the winters in snowy conditions - which the car handled with ease by the way! If you have any questions give me a shout |
01-17-2015, 02:59 AM | #2 |
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Thanks for the info about running without pressure sensors. I will perhaps also go that same route some day.
Have you considered putting a white pinstripe on the outer flange of those steel rims? I think that would look good. |
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01-17-2015, 04:34 AM | #4 |
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Not a problem ovekvam glad I could help I have never considered a pin stripe... I quite like the all black look, I think it hides the fact that my wheels are 17" instead of the standard 18". Think I will modify a picture in paint to see how it looks though!
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01-17-2015, 04:41 AM | #5 |
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Thanks mate, I know that steel wheels aren't everyone's taste but I think they look cool enough for winter, I like the black against white look. If BMW didn't charge so much for their winter wheels/tyre packages the 380 would definitely be my first choice... nice wheels!
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01-17-2015, 07:08 AM | #7 |
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A friend of mine had 17" BMW steel wheels on his E36 Compact. I can't remember which model they were originally made for, but they certainly exist.
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01-17-2015, 07:25 AM | #8 |
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Yeah, i've just searched for them and they are available overhere. I will wait one more week for the delivery of my styling 380, otherwise I will go for this option. It would also save me €400,-
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01-19-2015, 12:21 PM | #11 |
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get some pictures uploaded once you get them fitted so we can have a look
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Bazm135i, can you check how much clearance there is between the brake caliper and the rim? Steel rims deform a bit while cornering hard and I don't want to scrape my nice blue calipers.
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