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[hk328]

Hi,

I have been a member for a while, but haven't posted much. I will be in a market for a set of wheels and had some questions.

From research, it looks like alufelgen provides good quality wheels at a reasonable price. The question I have is for those of you have a 19" set on 328.

How is the ride? Does it feel more sluggish? The last thing I want is slow down the car even more. I suspect I will feel the weight of the wheels compared to my stock wheels, which are 17" m sport wheels, am hoping much.

Thanks!

[ALUFELGEN]

Originally Posted by hk328

Hi,

I have been a member for a while, but haven't posted much. I will be in a market for a set of wheels and had some questions.

From research, it looks like alufelgen provides good quality wheels at a reasonable price. The question I have is for those of you have a 19" set on 328.

How is the ride? Does it feel more sluggish? The last thing I want is slow down the car even more. I suspect I will feel the weight of the wheels compared to my stock wheels, which are 17" m sport wheels, am hoping much.

Thanks!

You might be surprise how little the weight difference is. Yves weighted his OEM 18" setup versus his 19" ALUFELGEN setup and he was shocked at the results. The 19" actually weighted LESS than his OEM setup by as much as 7 pounds!

You`ll have a performance increase just by removing the Run-Flat tires.

YvesD wrote:

wapped over from my OE 18 inch 189's with Flintstone tyres to 19 inch Alufelgen SF - 71's with 235/35 & 265/30 Vred Ultrac Sessanta kitten soft tyres.

BMW 8j Front 189 - 225/40 - 51lbs
Alufelgen 8.5j Front - 235/35 - 44lbs

BMW Rear 8.5j 189 - 255/35 - 52lbs
Alufelgen Rear 9.5j - 265/30 - 51lbs

Amazing.
Useful performance gains all round then.

Yves

[hk328]

Very interesting. Thanks for the information!

Question: the quoted message mentions SF-71. Please correct me if I am wrong. Aren't SF-71 lighter than CS7? I have not seen 18" CS7 anywhere. Do these exist?

It would be interesting to hear from 328 owners with either of those wheels. I ask specifically about CS7 since I see those have specials going on at around $900 which seems to be a great deal

Thanks!

[hk328]

One more question. Do I need hub rings or any other contraptions to mount the alufelgen wheels? Or are they made for correct fit?

Thanks!

[wheeladdicts]

They bolt right up no special anything needed. Stock bolts and all.

[thxbuff2001]

I am planing to buy new rims to replace my curb rashed OEM rims. Do these CS7 come with BMW center caps and M stickers or I will use my original center caps?

[wheeladdicts]

M stickers yes...centr caps are extra but you can use your originals