Annual Alpina Kopi Wheel (Classic Replica) Group Buy - Delivery late May

[handysmurf59]

I just purchased a pair of 17x7.5 ET20 Kopi Alpinas from a fellow member..for my '87 Cabby...the front brake pads rub on the inside of the wheels....no mods..to the caliper, pads or rotors...what size spacer do I need for these?.

If your front brake pads are rubbing on the wheels then you have got something else wrong! More likely the front calipers are rubbing. Have you verified that some grease monkey did not stick some wheel weights in there. I would jack it up and then spin the wheel and see just where they are rubbing.
J

[chuck90m3]

If your front brake pads are rubbing on the wheels then you have got something else wrong! More likely the front calipers are rubbing. Have you verified that some grease monkey did not stick some wheel weights in there. I would jack it up and then spin the wheel and see just where they are rubbing.
J

its not the wheel weights, its the design of the wheel. the last set of kopis where made for a 5 lug fitment but were drilled 4 lug. the inside if the wheel drags on the brakes, i just took off a small amount of the inside of the wheel where it touched the brakes, and now everything is fine.

[mertondude]

I just purchased a pair of 17x7.5 ET20 Kopi Alpinas from a fellow member..for my '87 Cabby...the front brake pads rub on the inside of the wheels....no mods..to the caliper, pads or rotors...what size spacer do I need for these?.

I had brand new pads and they rubbed on mine too. I tried them on another e30 where the pads were worn and they worked fine.

I ended up selling the wheels to a friend who ended up having the same issue when he installed new front pads.

[msf23]

Any word on the wheels that "might" be here at the end of the month?

[Luis325]

Man id love a set of these wheels!!!!
Let me know when they are available

[jrobie79]

will probably be purchasing a set towards the end of july when i pick up my new car, keep us posted

[delatlanta1281]

Man, you guys who want your money back should charge interest. When has this GB ever gone right?

[dj01540i6sp]

Alpinas ???????

We only have them available in 5 lug at the moment.
We do not expect the 4 lug wheels before late June.

Well it is well past late June and still no news/update, It's mid July now?

We deserve to be informed on any communication that you have with your vendor! Please.

[BMWE34M5]

We expect the 17" x 7.5" 4 x 100 wheels late August.
I will be overseas in August to inspect the wheels before they are shipped from
the factory.
We have the 5 lug wheels in stock.

[Schnitzer318is]

I hope this ends up working out as this is probably the only wheel I have in mind for my vert. These just look so clean on drop tops. Keep us updated.

[dnova89]

Keeping these in mind for my next set of wheels, keep us posted

[619E30]

Interested... Let me know when you get these in stock

[jrobie79]

any updates?

[handysmurf59]

We expect the 17" x 7.5" 4 x 100 wheels late August.
I will be overseas in August to inspect the wheels before they are shipped from
the factory.
We have the 5 lug wheels in stock.

Hope your trip is going well and that you will have some wheels (4lug) instock soon. And agree that these are the only wheels for the verts.

[BMWE34M5]

Not in stock but the factory is prepared to make them for us specifically for E30's-ie. 4 lug.
We should be getting them in 15", 17" and 18".
Will post ETA when I get it.
They are available immediately from another supplier1n 17" x 7.5" in a 8 hole configuration (can be used on VW's and other applications as well) but they are made in China and the quality is questionable although they look very good.
With the caps on, you can't notice the 8 holes.
Photos of these Chinese wheels attached.
These have polished lips.
We may import a few sets of the 8 lug hole wheels to sell as they are available sooner and our supplier said they have had no issues with them.
Any interest in these?
Price will be close to what we have them for on the website.