16x8 "style 5?" rims. Redrill or adapters?

[Jean]

Almost bought those for my e34, but yeah do a proper 5 lug and run them ;)

[Eric]

do a 5 lug conversion. E36 stuff will cost about the same as a redrill if you can source it right.

[619E30]

I purchased a set of re-drilled style 5's in 16x8 and to be honest, it was sketchy, though it was done professionally with inserts it was just too thin in the center, so I then sold it to my friend with an integra since he doesn't have enough power to break them. lol

I'd run spacers before I do re-drills. A 5 lug swap is also another option :)

[Ryan...]

ok, then that's what I'll do :)

Do you know of any tire shops/chains that are recommended for this? I've been trying to search on here and BFC and haven't really found any specific shops.. I'd hate to have the rims ruined because some idiot screwed up the drilling..

[Wishno87]

Ok, then redrill it is. All I gotta do now is find a reputable shop that can redrill them for me..

Ya redrill is the best way. That is what I did on mine. Adapters would look fine in the rear but up front that would put you at et3 and mine were almost flush at et15.

[Ryan...]

Ya unless you want extreme poke up front.

Ok, then redrill it is. All I gotta do now is find a reputable shop that can redrill them for me..

Those are the e38 Style 5s. 16x8, ET23. I am running them on my M3 at the moment.

Were they all et23? It does say BMW IS 23 on it. I figured the offset would be located near the "16x8"

[IronJoe]

Those are the e38 Style 5s. 16x8, ET23. I am running them on my M3 at the moment.

[Wishno87]

Ya unless you want extreme poke up front.

[Ryan...]

oooo snap. So redrill is really the only option with these?

[Wishno87]

The offset is too low for adapters.

[Ryan...]

I picked these up yesterday for a pretty good deal. The seller wasn't sure what car they came off of, he bought them for his son's 3 series and he never used them.

Under the caps I found that they are made by Fundo, and are 16x8.

Underneath 16x8, it had "HO" and "28" circled, I'm guessing that's an offset of 28?

Underneath Fundo it had "41" and "96" circled, I'm guessing that's meaningless?


My question now is, do you think it would be a better idea to possibly fill/redrill the wheels to fit my e30, allowing me to then run hubcentric spacers/extended lugs? Or buy the 4x100 -> 5x120 adapters?

Would having them drilled to 4x100 help in future resale possibly? Most 5 lug e36/e39 etc like 17/18/19 rims anyway, these are probably most appealing to us ordinary 4 lug e30 drivers..