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02-28-2006, 05:35 PM | #1 |
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Just to let everyone know, e46 17 inch steel rims fit!
I just got my car TODAY! My requiremnets were fairly slim - power & handling - screw the rest.
330i, 6spd, Sport Package, Aluminum Trim, SG, Black Leatherette. That's it. Since I had an e46 to trade in, and all they wanted were my alloy wheels, I was left with my steel winters with maybe a year left of tread life. Well, I searched around and found some conflicting data on whether or not they'd actually fit the e90 330i. I think someone here even said that the rears will fit, but the fronts won't. Since I had difficulty finding a definitive answer, I decided to try my luck... For the record, 17 inch e46 steel wheels/rims fit on the e90 330i with sport package!!!! Wooohooo, I don't have to buy a brand new set of winters for just 1.5 months! |
03-01-2006, 09:31 AM | #3 |
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Because it's March.
---------- Good news gull. I wanted to add that my 16" steelies fit my 325i sport package. I have also heard that they would not have fit a 325xi -- although, I cannot imagine why. Just spreading the gospel.
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03-01-2006, 09:53 AM | #4 |
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BMW does not allow the use of steel wheels on the E90 330i. The reason beeing the heat spreading of the 330 brakes. Something about the wrong heat spreading coefficient of the steel wheels compared to the alloy wheel hub of the 330 brakes that can make the bolts loosen when the brake heats up.
The same also applied to the E46 330i if you put on the optional cross drilled sports brake disks. Only on the 325 are you allowed to run steel wheels. besides the E46 wheels have the wrong (too big) offset, so you´ll have cearance issues when the suspension travels (rubbing at the springs) unless you use spacers. Come on now, if you have the dough for a new 330 you should also be able to spit out a few more bucks for a pair of fitting winter wheels. I certainly wouldn´t try to run my E90 with the olde E46 steel wheels. Not even in winter. Besides, they look juck.
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My BBS RGR were a direct fit from my e46 to my e90. There are no rubbing issues.
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Your BBS from your E46 were probably not factory offset but less. Thus they´ll fit the E90 fine. The problem is mostly with factory E46 wheels (45-48 mm offset, while the E90 needs 35-37mm)
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Good explanation.
I was planning on putting my E90's stock 17" rims (from the sport package) on my wife's e46 2000 323it in a month or so. Think they'll fit? Thanks for your help.
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Can you actually quote a source please. As I've said, I haven't found any definitive answer.
p.s. can you loan me some money. Weird. I had the e46 330i sport package and the 17inch steel wheels for 5 winters. No issues ever. I'll check for noticable rubbing tonight - NOT THAT kind of rubbing! Last edited by Seagull; 03-01-2006 at 03:06 PM.. Reason: Adding further comments ( no removal ) |
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On the same subject...
Can someone please help shed some light if whether e46 wheel Radial Spoke 73s (17x7) will fit satisfactorily on my 325 non-zsp (on 156s). Not too well versed in all this tech talk on offsets etc. If spacers are required, what will be the correct size? Thanks.
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