M2RTY
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sold the 18s and put LMs on colour coded, sold them and put 16" crappy winter things on, finally bought a brand new set of MV4's from BMW and had my new tyres delivered:
needs dropping on front, and centercaps fitting as they are 2mm too small grrrr!
all we need is some sun now to use it!
what you think?
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richc
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Registered: 24th Mar 07
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Prefer LM tbh!
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alan-g-w
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Registered: 9th Nov 07
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Absolute ideal situation if those are the wheels you're wanting, but brand new from BMW seems a bit zany assuming they're readily available to buy 2nd hand and be powder coated?
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kennySRi
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Registered: 12th Nov 10
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Love those wheels! My mate has some for sale and im tempted to get them.
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M2RTY
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there was an issue with the original ones cracking, every 2nd hand set i seen had cracks just about, these were boxed up new from bmw but i bought them for a lot less than the rrp
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M2RTY
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lms were ok but bored of them after a few months...
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M2RTY
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and better than these i had once since xmas lol
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kennySRi
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Much nicer than LMs imo
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big eck
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Registered: 20th Apr 03
Location: Tullibody. Drives - Audi B8 S4 & Fiesta Zetec-S
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Looks like a boggo bmw now. The lms were much better lookin.
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alan-g-w
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quote:
Originally posted by M2RTY
there was an issue with the original ones cracking, every 2nd hand set i seen had cracks just about, these were boxed up new from bmw but i bought them for a lot less than the rrp
Good to hear, I liked the LMs but they're a great looking wheel
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M2RTY
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Sold the lms for what i paid for them so meh got a few k free miles off them! Wanted it to not stand out as much, was startin to look a bit chavy
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big eck
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The lms are pretty far off from being chavvy lol.
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
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Lm's are looking dates now imo, mv's look miles better
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SetH
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Registered: 15th Jul 01
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Not a touch on the LM's 
What offset are they? iirc it's quite low so you won't have much space to play with on a drop if at all.
Are you going to powder coat them body colour?
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kennySRi
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I cant believe people dont like these, why would he spray them the same as the car lol? Surely that's a wind up.
Them on the car, in silver, is by far better than most wheels out there. Looks really classy and a hell of a lot better than those LMs. The car shouldnt be looking modified, it suits being clean and those wheels are perfect for it.
[Edited on 23-06-2012 by kennySRi]
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M2RTY
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Seth these are about 37? But are 8 inch fronts with 225/35 tyres and 9j rear with 255/30 tyres do loads of room for a nice drop
I was going to put on 235s and 255s as they were 70 quid less but was worried they would look ballooned
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Gareth T
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Registered: 14th Feb 06
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lovely wheels, makes me want a bmw.
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
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LM's would have loked better if they were all silver imo, not a fan of coloured centres. So i prefer the ones on it now 
You don't need sun to drive it, man up. As long as there is no precipitation that roof should be down  Miss my one
[Edited on 23-06-2012 by Fro]
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Linch
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Registered: 4th May 06
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Coppy Cat!!! 
[Edited on 23-06-2012 by Linch]
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M2RTY
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sorry matey, the 18s i bought off you i just wasnt keen on afterall lol, wanted OEM but bigger
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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Prefered the LMs too!
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M2RTY
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Carbon middles now stuck on 
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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mv4's are lovely wheels but they just look strange on an e46. my neighbour has them on his e9? (unsure on model code) convertible and they're perfect.
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M2RTY
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I think they look smart as they are similar to standard, mine just needs lowering an inch now
Those 5 twin spoke 313 (?) style ones look odd though
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SetH
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ET37 all round? So many varying interwebz stories about fitment ffs.
I did have MV3's and MV4's on my shortlist but after looking at some pictures the MV3 is a no go IMO.
Need another pic with centre caps on.
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