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    People doing 5 lug conversions on wheels, what do you think these wheels are worth?

    I have had these wheels in my garage stored away since I sold my 1991 850cs back in 2011. The car had less than 45k miles! I had them repainted as couple of areas had clear coat failing from chemicals used to clean the rims over the years. Anyway, I think they look wicked good on a e30 or any 80s 90s BMW with 5 lug conversion. They are truly BAT worthy but I was thinking of posting them here for sale. What do you think they are worth? No curb damage, or dings, dents nothing and comes with all four center caps, new stickers and a brand new center cap tool remover. They are 16x7.5 et15 (Has that deep dish look due to lower offset) and they have been discontinued since 2010 from BMW.
    As prices on the 8 series steadily climbs, these wheels will continue to become more valuable just sitting in your garage. Please let me know what do you guys think the are worth so I can post them here for sale.
    Thanks
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        rtw lists them. check on their pricing for a ballpark guide.

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          Thanks 82eye but what is a rtw?

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            16" wheels, especially 5 lug are a tough one because they are too small for E30 M3's and hardly worth going 5 lug or doing a fill and drill for the 4x100 guys. 16" tires have less options and are expensive as well. The 16x8 style 5's were cheap enough that it offset the cost of adapters or fill and drill, so we saw a bunch of people run them. Someone would really have to dig the design of these E31 wheels to go through the trouble of running them on an E30 so they'd have to be cheap enough to make it worth it.
            "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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              #7
              Originally posted by inka2002tii View Post
              Thanks 82eye but what is a rtw?
              an oe wheel refurbisher and reseller. they sell reps and oe refurbished/repaired wheels. there's a few businesses like them.

              Factory OEM Wheels - We have a huge selection of alloy wheels Replacement rims, and steel wheels for sale online. Retail and Wholesale

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                #8
                Originally posted by reelizmpro View Post
                16" wheels, especially 5 lug are a tough one because they are too small for E30 M3's and hardly worth going 5 lug or doing a fill and drill for the 4x100 guys. 16" tires have less options and are expensive as well. The 16x8 style 5's were cheap enough that it offset the cost of adapters or fill and drill, so we saw a bunch of people run them. Someone would really have to dig the design of these E31 wheels to go through the trouble of running them on an E30 so they'd have to be cheap enough to make it worth it.
                Too small for e30 M3s? How so? They all came from factory with 15 inch rims didn't they? So an inch larger is an upgrade. Also, tires aren't bad. I bought brand new 205/55/16 Goodyear all seasons for $77 each installed from Goodyear directly this year.

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                  Thanks for the info on RTW!

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                    Originally posted by inka2002tii View Post

                    Too small for e30 M3s? How so? They all came from factory with 15 inch rims didn't they? So an inch larger is an upgrade. Also, tires aren't bad. I bought brand new 205/55/16 Goodyear all seasons for $77 each installed from Goodyear directly this year.
                    Yes, they did back in 1987...very few M3 owners run 15-16" wheels (racing wheels excluded) anymore unless we are talking about BBS wheels. Nearly all are 17 and some even larger. Also the correct size for an E30 would be 225/45/16. It's an oddball size, only a couple manufacturers made it last time I checked. Infact, I only found Yokohama Advan's for $280 each after a quick search. Ran 16's for a bit and quickly sold them because of this. 225/50/16's are available but that's oversized for an E30 so I switched to 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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                      #11
                      List them on S14 Forum and S14 Facebook plus r3v facebook. You can get feed back on value on them.
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                        #12
                        Ok guys. Thanks very much on your feedback. Much appreciated.

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