Finally bought new wheels and the winner is... Now need help w/tires

Carnage · 01-25-2006, 07:16 PM

Style 199's! I found a brand new set on Ebay and got them for $1700 w/shipping from a BMW dealer in Ohio. My 330 is sparkling graphite like the car in the accessories book (see photo) and I think those wheels look awesome. Now I just need tires and I'm set. Any suggestions? I'm thinking about Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3's in 235/35/19 in the front and 265/30/19 in the back. If you buy the 199's and tires from BMW they come w/ 225/35/19 in the front and 255/30/19 in the back. Does anybody see an issue going w/ the bigger size?

Martinmaxx · 01-26-2006, 11:43 AM

Congrats on your purchase! Those wheels look super cool. Someone posted a photo of those on a red E90 some days ago, and I believe they are simply the best OEM wheel for the E90. In order to be perfect, the staggered rim should have been 9.5 inches wide and with a wilder offset.

Your choice of tires should work great with them. Rear fitment of 265/30 requires a minimum rim width of 9 inches, which is what your rear wheels have. A 9.5 width would´ve been ideal, but 9 is still under the tire manufacturer´s spec.

I am sure that those tires will work much better that the OEM 225/255 19 inch runflats. Firstly because they are not runflats and secondly because of the extra rubber on the tire´s sidewall.

rtchamberlin · 01-26-2006, 11:26 PM

Congrats Matsarge. Bought my 199's few weeks back at bmwwheels.com. Ordered my tires online at tirerack and they just showed up at local Goodyear. Getting them mounted tomorrow at 8am. Very excited. I got the standard size tire, (225/35 F 255/30 R) but you are probably better off with wider ones. I'll post some pix tomorrow night to give you an idea on look. I havent seen any posts yet w/199's on darker color, besides red.

Carnage · 01-26-2006, 11:48 PM

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Congrats Matsarge. Bought my 199's few weeks back at bmwwheels.com. Ordered my tires online at tirerack and they just showed up at local Goodyear. Getting them mounted tomorrow at 8am. Very excited. I got the standard size tire, (225/35 F 255/30 R) but you are probably better off with wider ones. I'll post some pix tomorrow night to give you an idea on look. I havent seen any posts yet w/199's on darker color, besides red.

Thanks. Can't wait to see the pics. I've probably got about a month and half more before I'm going to have mine put on. I'd love to do it asap, but I'm sure it's going to snow once or twice more. By middle/end of March though those baby's are going on the car!

Chesmu · 01-26-2006, 11:59 PM

beautiful tires, but I must admit I am stil partial to my 162's

DILLIGAF · 01-27-2006, 12:34 AM

Good choice...199's are my second favorite to the 162's.

rtchamberlin · 01-27-2006, 11:37 AM

matsarge, Just left Goodyear bout an hour ago. The 199's look great. You are going to love them. They are a very clean looking wheel. They dropped right in on Sport suspension. I'll post pix later tonight when I get a chance. I still need to tint windows, chrome the exhaust, and add spoiler but you will get the idea.

HRC · 01-27-2006, 12:04 PM

Can't wait to see the pictures guys!!

Danny

Carnage · 01-30-2006, 08:46 PM

I got the wheels today and they look awesome in person. In some of the photos I've seen they almost look plastic but not so in person. It's going to be a struggle to wait out the next 4-6 weeks and not put them on. I tried to take some good photos. Enjoy.

diesel007 · 01-30-2006, 08:48 PM

Sick, those look like they will be easy to clean.

Carnage · 01-30-2006, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by diesel007

Sick, those look like they will be easy to clean.

They'll definitely be easier than the 159's I have now.

I did notice on the inside of one wheels that it had a Ronal stamp. I didn't realize that's who makes the wheels for BMW.

rtchamberlin · 02-04-2006, 02:54 PM

matsarge,
just wanted to post some cleaner pix of the 199's for you. You asked about the gap. I think they sit nice. Does anybody have an opinion on installing spacers in the rear. The tires are only 255 so not sure if it would work??

shragon · 02-05-2006, 11:04 PM

i like those. nice job!

rtchamberlin · 02-05-2006, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by shragon

i like those. nice job!

thanks shragon!

kt157 · 02-06-2006, 12:04 AM

159s is a bitch to clean!

Carnage · 02-06-2006, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by kt157

159s is a bitch to clean!

I second that comment. Nice looking wheels but it's a bitch to keep them that way.

txusa03 · 02-06-2006, 08:33 AM

excellent choice

can't go wrong with oem...wish I had the cash to get them.

01-25-2006, 07:16 PM	#1
Carnage Lieutenant General 343 Rep 16,407 Posts Drives: people insane Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: classified iTrader: (2)	Finally bought new wheels and the winner is... Now need help w/tires Style 199's! I found a brand new set on Ebay and got them for $1700 w/shipping from a BMW dealer in Ohio. My 330 is sparkling graphite like the car in the accessories book (see photo) and I think those wheels look awesome. Now I just need tires and I'm set. Any suggestions? I'm thinking about Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3's in 235/35/19 in the front and 265/30/19 in the back. If you buy the 199's and tires from BMW they come w/ 225/35/19 in the front and 255/30/19 in the back. Does anybody see an issue going w/ the bigger size? Attached Images Last edited by Carnage; 01-25-2006 at 07:36 PM..
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01-26-2006, 11:43 AM	#2
Martinmaxx Private First Class 3 Rep 188 Posts Drives: E39/E46/E87/E92 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Argentina iTrader: (0)	Congrats on your purchase! Those wheels look super cool. Someone posted a photo of those on a red E90 some days ago, and I believe they are simply the best OEM wheel for the E90. In order to be perfect, the staggered rim should have been 9.5 inches wide and with a wilder offset. Your choice of tires should work great with them. Rear fitment of 265/30 requires a minimum rim width of 9 inches, which is what your rear wheels have. A 9.5 width would´ve been ideal, but 9 is still under the tire manufacturer´s spec. I am sure that those tires will work much better that the OEM 225/255 19 inch runflats. Firstly because they are not runflats and secondly because of the extra rubber on the tire´s sidewall.
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rtchamberlin Private 13 Rep 88 Posts Drives: E90 325i Jet Blk Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Florida iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 E90 325i [0.00]	Congrats Matsarge. Bought my 199's few weeks back at bmwwheels.com. Ordered my tires online at tirerack and they just showed up at local Goodyear. Getting them mounted tomorrow at 8am. Very excited. I got the standard size tire, (225/35 F 255/30 R) but you are probably better off with wider ones. I'll post some pix tomorrow night to give you an idea on look. I havent seen any posts yet w/199's on darker color, besides red.
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Chesmu Brigadier General 94 Rep 3,011 Posts Drives: 2013 X6 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Phoenix,AZ iTrader: (2) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00] 2006 330i [0.00]	beautiful tires, but I must admit I am stil partial to my 162's __________________ "Teach the ignorant. Ignore the stupid."
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DILLIGAF Lieutenant 7 Rep 433 Posts Drives: 2006 SG 330i ZSP MT CA Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Whitby, Ontario iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	Good choice...199's are my second favorite to the 162's. __________________ 2006 330i Sparkling Graphite/Sport pkg/Comfort Access/Aluminum Pedals/35% LLumar tint/Blacklines/OEM Shortshift knob
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rtchamberlin Private 13 Rep 88 Posts Drives: E90 325i Jet Blk Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Florida iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 E90 325i [0.00]	matsarge, Just left Goodyear bout an hour ago. The 199's look great. You are going to love them. They are a very clean looking wheel. They dropped right in on Sport suspension. I'll post pix later tonight when I get a chance. I still need to tint windows, chrome the exhaust, and add spoiler but you will get the idea.
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Carnage Lieutenant General 343 Rep 16,407 Posts Drives: people insane Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: classified iTrader: (2)	I got the wheels today and they look awesome in person. In some of the photos I've seen they almost look plastic but not so in person. It's going to be a struggle to wait out the next 4-6 weeks and not put them on. I tried to take some good photos. Enjoy. Attached Images
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diesel007 Not Stock 161 Rep 2,774 Posts Drives: 325I Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Diego iTrader: (4) Garage List 2006 325 [0.00]	Sick, those look like they will be easy to clean. __________________ *Wallpaper of the month* 1/1/072/1/07
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rtchamberlin Private 13 Rep 88 Posts Drives: E90 325i Jet Blk Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Florida iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 E90 325i [0.00]	matsarge, just wanted to post some cleaner pix of the 199's for you. You asked about the gap. I think they sit nice. Does anybody have an opinion on installing spacers in the rear. The tires are only 255 so not sure if it would work?? Attached Images
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02-05-2006, 11:04 PM	#13
shragon Moderator 508 Rep 27,440 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (7)	i like those. nice job! __________________ www.cardomain.com/id/shragon
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kt157 Captain 16 Rep 926 Posts Drives: jet black 330i Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: BayArea, CA iTrader: (1)	159s is a bitch to clean!
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02-06-2006, 08:33 AM	#17
txusa03 Major General 568 Rep 6,563 Posts Drives: TS330iPPSP6MT Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Planet Earth iTrader: (3)	excellent choice can't go wrong with oem...wish I had the cash to get them.
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