hi, educate me (BMW wheel shopping)

"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle) 12/10/2019 at 10:41 • Filed to: None

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I’m attempting to assist my Brother in-law with replacing his factory 16in wheels on his 2008 238ix with something 17 or 18, preferably in a darker colour (dark grey, gunmetal, black). Anyway, that’s the request from the “client”, but I’m a bit of a noob all things BMW.

so I know I need something 5x120, preferably something OEM, but he’s not opposed to aftermarket. I need a square setup, so nothing staggered from the M-series.

‘08 has TPMS?

Anything I should be avoiding? non-OEM brand wheels needing hubcentric rings etc?

Any non-BMW brands of wheels that I should hunt for, known for being a good fit and quality?

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > MonkeePuzzle 12/10/2019 at 10:59

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Tire Rack

Future next gen S2000 owner > MonkeePuzzle 12/10/2019 at 11:06

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TMPS is freaking expensive. Keep that in mind. I just paid $80 per wheel to get them put on my winter set. And 20 for the tool from amazon and then 20 minutes going through the manual to figure out how to put it in learn mode.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > MonkeePuzzle 12/10/2019 at 11:08

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Apex makes great wheels for BMWs.

https://www.apexraceparts.com/shop-by-vehicle/bmw/e9x-non-m.html

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > Future next gen S2000 owner 12/10/2019 at 11:14

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I chose not to put it on my new wheels, it would’ve been an extra $320 and it’s absolutely not worth it. I can deal with one unimportant dash light for $320.

E90M3 > MonkeePuzzle 12/10/2019 at 11:14

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I believe the sport pack cars had a staggered set up as well, my 328i is like this. I believe all E9X cars had TPMS.  

MonkeePuzzle > E90M3 12/10/2019 at 11:15

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good to know. people are often so vague in their ads, it’ll be nice to be able to rule out a few. 

MonkeePuzzle > Future next gen S2000 owner 12/10/2019 at 11:16

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I’ve certainly been factoring it in as a high value add on when comparing one used set to another. 

E90M3 > MonkeePuzzle 12/10/2019 at 11:19

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The E9Xs are in junkyards now, might be able to get some rims that way. 

Nibby > MonkeePuzzle 12/10/2019 at 11:30

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put some 33" ATs

Nibby > E90M3 12/10/2019 at 11:30

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it is your duty to rescue them all

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > MonkeePuzzle 12/10/2019 at 11:48

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Keep it simple and search craigslist/ebay ebay for people getting rid of their oem wheels. This site has specs for all of them so you can see if they fit:

https://www.bmwoemwheels.com/en/rim-models/bmw

You can probably find some jabroni selling his original wheels  from a higher-spec model after putting on $80 Autozone wheels.

Forrest > MonkeePuzzle 12/10/2019 at 11:56

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I don’t know if this is true for the TPMS sensors on the E90, but my experience with an  R56 Mini is that the BMW TPMS sensors aren't, uh, designed for longevity. They die a fast death, sometimes leaking, sometimes not transmitting data, and sometimes both. Ugh.