Two nice M3 pics at the UK M3 and M5 meet! - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

Hutzal · 23rd July 2001, 19:57

those both have 19" rims eh?

hotbimmer · 23rd July 2001, 20:43

Gosh...those 19" rims sure fill in the wheel well nicely. Much better then our tiny 18". ; )

JohnH · 23rd July 2001, 22:20

I am really glad I went with the 19" wheels as they look really good. here are a couple of close ups:

hotbimmer · 23rd July 2001, 22:29

Hey John.....are 19" an extra option in the U.K.?

JohnH · 23rd July 2001, 23:05

In the UK you can opt for the 19" instead of the 18" and the price is 895 pounds (1250 USD). Some people were concerned as our roads are pretty bad but they are fine.

hotbimmer · 24th July 2001, 01:39

wow....that is a pretty hefty priced option. However, from the way they look, I think it is absolutely worth every penny.

Rahim · 24th July 2001, 03:06

Those 19' wheels are beautiful!!

Just curious if you can order those wheels through BMW and place them on a USA M3.

Rahim

Mattar · 24th July 2001, 21:14

They look GREAT !

JohnH · 24th July 2001, 21:18

Rahim, Not sure but I think I saw on the Bimmer.org site that Bekkers sell the original OEM BMW 19" wheels imported from Germany.

hotbimmer · 27th July 2001, 05:46

JohnH....another quick question. Now is it just me or doesn't it seem that the 18" rims are a little deeper than the 19"?

JohnH · 27th July 2001, 20:26

hotbimmer, Good question. Certainly in pics the 19" look very flat but in reality look 10 times better. I think they bow out slightly more than the 18" which make the 18" look more dished. I would really need to see them together as like with all things appearance can be deceptive. All I can say is I am really glad I opted for the 19" as they really fill up the arches and with no noticeable degradation of the ride.

hotbimmer · 27th July 2001, 20:37

JohnH.....thanks for the quick reply.