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”
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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?"I'd probably take the E30 M3 in this case just because I love that little car, and how tanky that inline 6 is." - thecj
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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."A good memory for quotes combined with a poor memory for attribution can lead to a false sense of originality."
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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.Comment
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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."I'd probably take the E30 M3 in this case just because I love that little car, and how tanky that inline 6 is." - thecj
85 323i M TECH 1 S52 - ALPINEWEISS/SCHWARZE
88 M3 - LACHSSILBER/SCHWARZE
89 M3 - ALPINEWEISS II/M TECH CLOTH-ALCANTARA
91 M TECHNIC CABRIO TURBO - MACAOBLAU/M TECH CLOTH-LEATHER
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^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.
"A good memory for quotes combined with a poor memory for attribution can lead to a false sense of originality."
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91 318is Turbo Sold
87 325 Daily driver Sold
06 4.8is X5
06 Mtec X3
05 4.4i X5 Sold
92 325ic Sold & Re-purchased
90 325i Sold
97 328is Sold
01 323ci Sold
92 325i Sold
83 528e Totaled
98 328i Sold
93 325i SoldComment
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