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  • BBDirtbiking
    Grease Monkey
    • Apr 2012
    • 323

    #16
    Originally posted by tonytony
    I thought about doing that for awhile but it was just too much of a pain, so i'm just gonna get 5x120 adapters instead.
    Can you post the adapters you are getting? Everything I find are combination GIANT spacers.
    "Bayerische Motoren Werke - freude am fahren."

    Brandon {Current: 1991 318iS, 2007 328i, 2014 X5 xDrive35d | Past: 1992 525i, 1997 528i, 1999 540i}

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    • e30austin
      I waste 90% of my day here and all I got was this stupid title
      • Sep 2010
      • 15382

      #17
      Originally posted by tonytony
      i'm thinking of running 205/45/16 tires, what do you guys think too much stretch, perfect? I'm not trying to rub fenders here, but also dont wanna be hella stretched. Also the wheels aren't perfect but i'm going to run them as is if i can get my car rolling for the e30 picnic. Maybe just repaint and polish the lip, bonze, gold, black?
      That is EXACTLY what I'm running, perfect amount of stretch, IMO. Paint the whole wheel bronze. Looks sexy on red cars :)


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      • PNWDan
        E30 Fanatic
        • Feb 2011
        • 1326

        #18
        Originally posted by BBDirtbiking
        Can you post the adapters you are getting? Everything I find are combination GIANT spacers.
        Smallest you'll see is 18mm for an adapter. The 42draft ones are 20mm but a great design.

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        • tonytony
          Knee deep in poopie
          • Jan 2004
          • 3498

          #19
          Originally posted by PNWDan
          Smallest you'll see is 18mm for an adapter. The 42draft ones are 20mm but a great design.
          this^. Austin, I'm on the fence about bronze. I'm kinda all or nothing, black or shinny/bright, but i have seen some nice bronze wheels though.

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          • JJe30
            R3VLimited
            • May 2006
            • 2044

            #20
            Originally posted by tonytony
            I thought about doing that for awhile but it was just too much of a pain, so i'm just gonna get 5x120 adapters instead.
            Dood, I'm actually doing this too, lol.
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            • tonytony
              Knee deep in poopie
              • Jan 2004
              • 3498

              #21
              haha nice! Style 5s are gonna go up in price now, oh an another plus is using adapters will open up the wheel choices for us.

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              • JJe30
                R3VLimited
                • May 2006
                • 2044

                #22
                That's what I liked. I am doing either a bronze or gold centers on mine. Leaning more towards gold
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                • Wishno87
                  R3V OG
                  • Jul 2007
                  • 6025

                  #23
                  Originally posted by JJe30
                  That's what I liked. I am doing either a bronze or gold centers on mine. Leaning more towards gold
                  No you are not! :hitler:



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                  • slowe34
                    Wrencher
                    • Sep 2011
                    • 206

                    #24
                    Originally posted by PNWDan
                    Smallest you'll see is 18mm for an adapter. The 42draft ones are 20mm but a great design.
                    The draft42 ones DO come in 18mm. Its what Im running with e38 style 5s.

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                    • BBDirtbiking
                      Grease Monkey
                      • Apr 2012
                      • 323

                      #25
                      Originally posted by slowe34
                      The draft42 ones DO come in 18mm. Its what Im running with e38 style 5s.
                      Can you post photos on the fitment? I may be picking up some e38 style 5s. (16x8 et23) and wondering how they fit with 18mm adapter.
                      "Bayerische Motoren Werke - freude am fahren."

                      Brandon {Current: 1991 318iS, 2007 328i, 2014 X5 xDrive35d | Past: 1992 525i, 1997 528i, 1999 540i}

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                      • tonytony
                        Knee deep in poopie
                        • Jan 2004
                        • 3498

                        #26


                        it's one of the last pages in the thread, someone posted up his car with style 5s and adapters 18mm all around.

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                        • slowe34
                          Wrencher
                          • Sep 2011
                          • 206

                          #27
                          here's the thread I made awhile ago. Pics at end

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                          • tonytony
                            Knee deep in poopie
                            • Jan 2004
                            • 3498

                            #28
                            Originally posted by slowe34
                            here's the thread I made awhile ago. Pics at end

                            http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/show...38+style+fives
                            that's odd that Spooledtt's fitment looks like he's using thinner adapters than you are, but he's running 18mm while you're running 20mm, it looks more like he's running somthing lik 15mm instead, his just looks more sunken in than yours and 2mm difference isn't that big. What size tire are you running?

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                            • slowe34
                              Wrencher
                              • Sep 2011
                              • 206

                              #29
                              Originally posted by tonytony
                              that's odd that Spooledtt's fitment looks like he's using thinner adapters than you are, but he's running 18mm while you're running 20mm, it looks more like he's running somthing lik 15mm instead, his just looks more sunken in than yours and 2mm difference isn't that big. What size tire are you running?
                              Youre right, his do look like they are sitting farther in, but theres three things; first we are both running 18mm. I wasn't going to get the draft42's unless they came in 18. Second I think he went a little more aggressive on his roll and pull. I hardly touched the front fenders on mine and his look pretty worked. Also, Im just guessing on this but it could have something to do with the early style arches vs. my late model ones? Not sure.

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                              • tonytony
                                Knee deep in poopie
                                • Jan 2004
                                • 3498

                                #30
                                I see, I'll have to go back and look at his fenders, I didn't notice he rolled and pulled them

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