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      10-01-2009, 01:49 PM   #1
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16" winter RIMs fit ?

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Like the title said I will be surprise if it fit but .
I d'ont want to buy 17"inch mag for winter.1.) is expensive for nothing
2.) I had a bad experience with mag and winter.That why I want to use
16" black rims.Here in Quebec with need to switch for winter tire before
oct 15.
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      10-02-2009, 08:46 PM   #2
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Everyone tells me not on a 135i. I used the 16" OEM wheels from the 128i convertible as my winter wheels on a 128i coupe, but you cannot use 16" wheels on a 135i because the brake calipers are bigger or something like that.

I'm buying 17" winter tires for the 135i, (4) 205/50 R17 size. I'm going with Nokian Hakkapelliita R runflats, $269 each, but Tire Rack has a very compelling option in the Bridgestone Blizzak LM-25 RFT for $149 each
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      10-02-2009, 10:47 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by JN2009 View Post
Hi,

Like the title said I will be surprise if it fit but .
I d'ont want to buy 17"inch mag for winter.1.) is expensive for nothing
2.) I had a bad experience with mag and winter.That why I want to use
16" black rims.Here in Quebec with need to switch for winter tire before
oct 15.
There are some 17" steel wheels available, but I don't know if you can get the right offset for a 135i. A 16" steel wheel will be very unlikely to fit over the brakes.

www.1010tires.com have a 17x7.5" steel rim with an offset of 50mm (a standard fit for a Honda Ridgeline), which is a bit high for a 135i (47mm with a 17x7.5" wheel is a correct fitting), but should fit without clearance issues, although it could be made to be a better fit with 3mm or 5mm spacers and longer lug bolts. It doesn't say what the centre bore size is for this wheel, though, so it may have too small of centre hole or may need a hub-centric ring. This wheel would still need to be test-fitted to see if it clears the brake calipers on the front. 205/50-17, 215/45-17 or 225/45-17 tyres would fit this size of rim.

Also, Canadian Tire show 17" steel rims on their website, but it doesn't give any info about offset, bolt pattern or centre bore size.
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