Should I take my wheels off for the winter?

MarinoB · 11-23-2008, 09:33 AM

How many of you guys leave your aftermarket wheels on during the winter? I really just dont drive when it snows and never took my wheels off any of my old cars...just wondering how many of yous do the same and if anyone ever had there wheels ruined in the winter.

Carmine85 · 11-23-2008, 10:38 AM

I would take them off mine are coming off today don't wanna get cought out there in a snowfall with the wheels on. That salt is a bitch.

Craig@SupremePower · 11-23-2008, 01:15 PM

I would take them off... you don't want salt and stuff building up on them over the winter months!!

Queenskid24 · 11-23-2008, 02:32 PM

i leave em on, i just drive the other cars in snow and when theres salt on the roads. too much work for me to take off wheels and bring em to my apt.

gtrokin330 · 11-23-2008, 04:48 PM

i always switch the wheels up ...probably gonna finally let these go and pick a new set up over winter...

when do u guys think is a good time to change...plus i gotta raise the coils ...fack

Mark Chen · 11-23-2008, 08:58 PM

I'll probably switch mine next week...
don't have other car to drive in winter/snow

MyE92 · 11-23-2008, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark Chen

I'll probably switch mine next week...
don't have other car to drive in winter/snow

+1

3pete3the5greekI · 11-23-2008, 11:47 PM

mine came off last week :>)

328i · 11-24-2008, 12:54 AM

I take mine off since I swap to snows, besides it lets me clean them up and seal them for the spring so they'll look brand new when they go back on.

Dragonman4 · 11-24-2008, 09:32 AM

I plan on doing it, just been too lazy to switch them earlier. Plus the stockies are heavy as hell to lug from the basement back up to the car. Biggest reason I've been lazy about it.

AllydNYC · 11-24-2008, 01:00 PM

I've been holding it off too but the Sunday after Thanksgiving I will swap them. I have another car tat I will drive in the snow, but still don't wanna risk it if I don't have too.

weejaybxi · 11-24-2008, 04:52 PM

just slapped mine on today. Rims Sport Edition KM11 w Dunlop Wintersport 3d 235/40/18 all around from tirerack. They're a bit loud though but i suppose thats how most winter tires are. Bring on the snowstorm!

weejaybxi · 11-24-2008, 04:54 PM

oops forgot to post pix.

OEKlM · 11-24-2008, 05:20 PM

man i dont think id ever buy winter setup if i had an Xi.... lol shit i hardly put the winters on now on my RWD... i just drive super slow hehe

e90fanatic · 11-24-2008, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by weejaybxi

oops forgot to post pix.

dude ur car looks higher than a X3 lol

Mark Chen · 11-24-2008, 06:25 PM

does Xi suppose to be that high???
I thought that it's just a lil higher than regular i

weejaybxi · 11-24-2008, 09:05 PM

yea it looks about 2 inch higher when compared with my stock wheels on. I think the wheel gap is big enough to fit homeless people in there lol

328i · 11-24-2008, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by weejaybxi

yea it looks about 2 inch higher when compared with my stock wheels on. I think the wheel gap is big enough to fit homeless people in there lol

Did you get the right size tires? Or was that taken right after you changed them? If so the car may not have settled yet from when you jacked it up.

dom55 · 11-24-2008, 11:40 PM

Weejaybxi, nice wheels. That is the same set up I have on my SG E90 335 except I have Blizzaks. I really like these wheels for the money they are pretty nice, they just make me wish I had a BBK though.

AllydNYC · 11-25-2008, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by 328i

Did you get the right size tires? Or was that taken right after you changed them? If so the car may not have settled yet from when you jacked it up.

+1 on that.

weejaybxi · 11-25-2008, 11:34 PM

yea the tire sizes are correctl. The pic was snapped immediately after just mounting them on. I looked at them today and the gap aren't that big anymore. dom55, thanks for the compliment. Im really happy with these wheels too. I think they're the best looking ones out of the wheel selections tirerack rack is offering around $150ish

11-23-2008, 09:33 AM	#1
MarinoB Captain 286 Rep 931 Posts Drives: '17 F80 M3 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Queens, NY iTrader: (6)	Should I take my wheels off for the winter? How many of you guys leave your aftermarket wheels on during the winter? I really just dont drive when it snows and never took my wheels off any of my old cars...just wondering how many of yous do the same and if anyone ever had there wheels ruined in the winter.
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11-23-2008, 10:38 AM	#2
Carmine85 Banned 115 Rep 8,044 Posts Drives: e92 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Westchester, NY iTrader: (3)	I would take them off mine are coming off today don't wanna get cought out there in a snowfall with the wheels on. That salt is a bitch. __________________ YEAH?
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Craig@SupremePower G.O.A.T.! 1018 Rep 74,992 Posts Drives: '18 GMC Yukon XL Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (14)	I would take them off... you don't want salt and stuff building up on them over the winter months!!
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11-23-2008, 02:32 PM	#4
Queenskid24 Colonel 84 Rep 2,897 Posts Drives: With 1 Fly Girl shotgun. Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Queens, NYC iTrader: (9)	i leave em on, i just drive the other cars in snow and when theres salt on the roads. too much work for me to take off wheels and bring em to my apt.
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11-23-2008, 04:48 PM	#5
gtrokin330 Brigadier General 155 Rep 3,865 Posts Drives: TT Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: LI iTrader: (7)	i always switch the wheels up ...probably gonna finally let these go and pick a new set up over winter... when do u guys think is a good time to change...plus i gotta raise the coils ...fack
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11-23-2008, 08:58 PM	#6
Mark Chen Colonel 118 Rep 2,889 Posts Drives: 11' E93 M3 LMB Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Taipei iTrader: (1) Garage List 2011 BMW E93 M3 [0.00]	I'll probably switch mine next week... don't have other car to drive in winter/snow __________________ 11' LMB E93///M3 KW V3 / 19" BBS LM DB-SLD 20th limited edition / AP Racing Pro 5000+ BBK / Akrapovic Evolution Line Exhaust / Arkym Rear Diffuser /Dinan Stage 2 Engine Transmission software
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3pete3the5greekI The GrEeK 87 Rep 3,548 Posts Drives: F30 335xi M EBII Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Westbury, NY, Strong Island!! iTrader: (4)	mine came off last week :>) __________________ 3P3T5Gi 2007 e90 335i (batmobile) ~ bye bye 2011 e90 335i M-Sport (Stella) ~ BYe Bye 2013 F30 335xi M-Sport EBII
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11-24-2008, 12:54 AM	#9
328i Colonel 151 Rep 2,934 Posts Drives: E46 ///M Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: central NJ iTrader: (15)	I take mine off since I swap to snows, besides it lets me clean them up and seal them for the spring so they'll look brand new when they go back on. __________________
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Dragonman4 Brigadier General 95 Rep 3,709 Posts Drives: 996tt Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tri-state iTrader: (2) Garage List 2008 335xi [0.00]	I plan on doing it, just been too lazy to switch them earlier. Plus the stockies are heavy as hell to lug from the basement back up to the car. Biggest reason I've been lazy about it. __________________ OG E90 Pwhore 2003 Porsche 911 Turbo Cobalt Blue (BLU 996) - 500+hp of mods. 2010 Toyota FJ Cruiser (Batmobile) -TRD stuff 2009 Merc C-350: AMG package, loaded 2008 E92 335xi - Gone
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AllydNYC Loading... 359 Rep 2,187 Posts Drives: 91' E30 318is Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Location iTrader: (15) Garage List 1991 BMW 318is [0.00]	I've been holding it off too but the Sunday after Thanksgiving I will swap them. I have another car tat I will drive in the snow, but still don't wanna risk it if I don't have too.
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11-24-2008, 04:52 PM	#12
weejaybxi New Member 0 Rep 17 Posts Drives: JB 08 335xi coupe w JB3 1.22 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	just slapped mine on today. Rims Sport Edition KM11 w Dunlop Wintersport 3d 235/40/18 all around from tirerack. They're a bit loud though but i suppose thats how most winter tires are. Bring on the snowstorm!
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11-24-2008, 04:54 PM	#13
weejaybxi New Member 0 Rep 17 Posts Drives: JB 08 335xi coupe w JB3 1.22 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	oops forgot to post pix. Attached Images
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OEKlM Lieutenant General 170 Rep 10,406 Posts Drives: N/A Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY/NJ iTrader: (11) Garage List 2007 328i [0.00] 2004 Triumph Dayton ... [0.00]	man i dont think id ever buy winter setup if i had an Xi.... lol shit i hardly put the winters on now on my RWD... i just drive super slow hehe __________________
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Mark Chen Colonel 118 Rep 2,889 Posts Drives: 11' E93 M3 LMB Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Taipei iTrader: (1) Garage List 2011 BMW E93 M3 [0.00]	does Xi suppose to be that high??? I thought that it's just a lil higher than regular i __________________ 11' LMB E93///M3 KW V3 / 19" BBS LM DB-SLD 20th limited edition / AP Racing Pro 5000+ BBK / Akrapovic Evolution Line Exhaust / Arkym Rear Diffuser /Dinan Stage 2 Engine Transmission software
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11-24-2008, 09:05 PM	#17
weejaybxi New Member 0 Rep 17 Posts Drives: JB 08 335xi coupe w JB3 1.22 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	yea it looks about 2 inch higher when compared with my stock wheels on. I think the wheel gap is big enough to fit homeless people in there lol
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11-24-2008, 11:40 PM	#19
dom55 Lieutenant 36 Rep 407 Posts Drives: 2016 X5M Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Westchester, NY iTrader: (4)	Weejaybxi, nice wheels. That is the same set up I have on my SG E90 335 except I have Blizzaks. I really like these wheels for the money they are pretty nice, they just make me wish I had a BBK though. __________________ 2016 X5M Silverstone on Silverstone
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11-25-2008, 11:34 PM	#21
weejaybxi New Member 0 Rep 17 Posts Drives: JB 08 335xi coupe w JB3 1.22 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	yea the tire sizes are correctl. The pic was snapped immediately after just mounting them on. I looked at them today and the gap aren't that big anymore. dom55, thanks for the compliment. Im really happy with these wheels too. I think they're the best looking ones out of the wheel selections tirerack rack is offering around $150ish
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