Any info on these alpina replicas?

[Eddiemeister]

Been looking for a set of Alpina replicas and found these browsing through eBay.de has anyone heard of these? What do y’all think? They look decent plus 20 spoke count & 16x8”

http://alfagiulia.altervista.org/sho...=BMAL816410028

[reelizmpro]

Never heard of them but I've been seeing a lot of good looking Alpina reps pop up. The price isn't cheap at around $1100 for the set. They look the part but who knows how well they are made. Someone has to be the first. Maybe try asking the guys in Europe?

[Schnitzer318is]

Look nice. Good specs.

On a related note though. Where are you guys buying your 16" low profile tires? I had a helluva time finding the set I'm running and they were sitting on a shelf for a long time before I got them. Longer than I'd like for sure.

[varg]

What do you mean by low profile?

As for properly fitting tires you can buy 225/45/16 or 225/50/16 on tirerack easily.

[Schnitzer318is]

What do you mean by low profile?

As for properly fitting tires you can buy 225/45/16 or 225/50/16 on tirerack easily.

Would love to run some 225/45/16's if possible...

I'm running some old (in terms of age) Maxxis 215/40/16 on my vert as I'm not sure I could clear anything else without the fear of rubbing. Wheels are ESM 002 16x8 et20.

[reelizmpro]

The problem with the smaller sizes these days is fewer brands are making them in sizes we would like them in so the price goes up. 225/50/16 is fairly common but oversized for the E30. 225/45/16 is the factory spec size but uncommon and expensive. They are all $140+ on Tirerack. That's the main reason I shelved my 15's and 16's in favor of 17's.

[Schnitzer318is]

^Yeah. The problem is that I would like a little more sidewall. Going to 17's would hurt that goal further I would think.

I might try some 215/45/16's and see if those clear without rubbing. Small gain... but a gain nonetheless.