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fletch100

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3 series vs 5 series wheel fitments??
« on: November 28, 2014, 10:38:56 AM »
I originally bought 3 series wheels and had spacers made to fit those. Then realised the spaces were too far out so had them all reduced in size which was a massive mistake as the rears look well too far in now.  Now what I need to know is the pcd the same on 5 series E39? as I'm thinking i can replace the wheels ( was thinking to do this anyways as the wheels i got are all the same size) with deeper rears and hopefully just have the spacers machined slightly for a smaller centre bore if that will work?? Whats the biggest wheels that will fit the rears was thinking 8.5 x 20" on the front and 10 x 20" on the rears

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Re: 3 series vs 5 series wheel fitments??
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2014, 10:23:47 AM »
Hi fletch  I used bmw wheels on mine I think they were e46 stud pattern mine were 9 and a half  by 19 rears and 8 by 19 fronts  , hope this helps jd

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Re: 3 series vs 5 series wheel fitments??
« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2014, 03:55:25 PM »
Yes 5 series wheels will give a wider look than 3 series there the same bolt pattern will fit I fitted 5 series wheels to my 3 series and they were about 20mm to wide

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Re: 3 series vs 5 series wheel fitments??
« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2014, 08:44:31 PM »
Cool thanks for the replies guys. Now with my ferrari badge kit it came with the centre caps however these are far too small for the bmw wheels where do I get ferrari style centre caps to fit the bmw size? Ebay?

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Re: 3 series vs 5 series wheel fitments??
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2014, 11:14:13 AM »
Hey guys where did you guys get the ferrari centre caps for the bmw wheels, had a quick look on ebay. Am I looking to get stickers for for standard centre caps or is there someone that makes ferrari centre caps for the 68mm or whatever the size is for the bmw?

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Re: 3 series vs 5 series wheel fitments??
« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2014, 12:25:28 PM »
Hi fletch I got stickers done for my centre caps but then I lacquered  them to give a resin look , my daughter Owns a grafix company so she did them for me ,she said a set of 5 would be £10 plus postage if you need any ,her tell no is 07717836398 hope this helps cheers jd

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Re: 3 series vs 5 series wheel fitments??
« Reply #6 on: December 05, 2014, 08:37:46 PM »
Nice one JD ;)

 

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