Small update:
I’ve finally found wheels that fit my car. Guys that are driving the E85s, E82s and F22s know that finding wheels that fit on these cars are so difficult in SA. Generally, most reps have a 35 offset which means that they are too aggressive. I really dislike the poked fitment.
I initially thought that I would repair my rims and then change the color to a bronze, but it seems that wheel repair shops don’t want any business, they say they are going to pick up your wheels at a certain date and time but never do, some shops tell you they will call back with details of loan wheels and never do. So, I got tired of chasing these guys around. I was resigned to saving up and importing Apex racing ARC-8 wheels.
Then, by absolute luck I came upon these rims that a fellow fanatic advertised. OEM Advan racing RZ wheels for 1 series fitment. I contacted the seller and picked up the rims the next day.
Some boring detail for any other E82, F22 or E85/6 (non-M) owners may be interested in:
BMW 261M wheels (Cast wheel)
18x7.5j, ET49, weight 11.8kg
18x8.5j, ET52, weight 11.23kg
Advan racing RZ (Cast, flow formed wheel)
19x8j, ET45, weight 8.61kg (19lbs)
19x9j, ET50, weight 9.07kg (20lbs)
These wheels are a size up and 0.5j wider but they are over 2kg lighter per wheel. Tyre sizes are 225/35/R19 & 265/30/R19. Un-sprung weight savings :smilebounce:
TL
R – larger, lighter and stronger wheels - pics below:
I still want to get a good set of coil overs and change the color of the rim to a bronze, because this colour pretty much looks black unless you are up close. What do you guys think?
