Can't decide... last detail to order

SandroRiz · 10-16-2005, 02:48 PM

Hi from Italy (sorry for my ugly english)...
I've signed the order of a e91 (320d) titansilber, and I have a couple of week to finalize the order for the wheel... I don't llike very much the standard style 158 (even if in the pictures are worse than seeing real) and for 110 euros there are the 159s and 160s available...

I was pretty sure for the 160 but in this fantastic forum I read about pain to clean... do you think they look "sport" or "classic" ?

here the 3 models if someone doesn't remember...
Thanks for your advice

Ed_330i · 10-16-2005, 03:15 PM

i would take the last pair, i have the middle ones on my 330i.

JonnyCrash · 10-16-2005, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by SandroRiz

Hi from Italy (sorry for my ugly english)...
I've signed the order of a e91 (320d) titansilber, and I have a couple of week to finalize the order for the wheel... I don't llike very much the standard style 158 (even if in the pictures are worse than seeing real) and for 110 euros there are the 159s and 160s available...

I was pretty sure for the 160 but in this fantastic forum I read about pain to clean... do you think they look "sport" or "classic" ?

here the 3 models if someone doesn't remember...
Thanks for your advice

Are the last pair the 160s? If so, I vote for those... I would love to have them on my car, but I guarantee BMW Canada would charge more than 110 Euros to upgrade the standard wheels! As for cleaning them, they will probably take a bit longer to clean than wheels with less spokes, but all you need is a bucket of soapy water and a heavy sponge on a stick (any car care place should have one), and you can short work of them!

SandroRiz · 10-16-2005, 04:57 PM

Sorry, I didn't mentioned... from above to bottom: 158, 159, 160

voltron1011 · 10-17-2005, 11:17 AM

159's still look classy to me

scottz5 · 10-17-2005, 11:47 AM

160

Meatnog · 10-17-2005, 12:23 PM

I like the 159s, but I have those on my 330i, so I'm biased.

Tierfreund · 10-17-2005, 01:19 PM

I have the 160´s on my 330 and they look fabulous when the car and the wheels are clean.
But drive for 5 miles and the wheels pick up lots of brake dust and look awfull.
And cleaning the 160´s is a nightmare. It takes for ever and is exhausting because of all the little an small openings you have to get into and scrub.
If I had the choice again, I would choos the 158´s. They´re not as pretty but far easier to keep clean.

SandroRiz · 10-17-2005, 02:08 PM

Vielen Dank Tierfreund...

Considering I washed my old VW Passat once a quarter (4 times in a year

) the choice is reduced of 1/3...

probabily I'll go with the 159s...

Thanks to all, guys !

poldim · 10-17-2005, 02:58 PM

I support your choice, the 160's look too busy to me, too many spokes.

The 159's are a good medium.

modeno · 10-17-2005, 11:11 PM

159's

10-16-2005, 02:48 PM	#1
SandroRiz New Member 0 Rep 5 Posts Drives: 320d Touring e91 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Italy iTrader: (0)	Can't decide... last detail to order Hi from Italy (sorry for my ugly english)... I've signed the order of a e91 (320d) titansilber, and I have a couple of week to finalize the order for the wheel... I don't llike very much the standard style 158 (even if in the pictures are worse than seeing real) and for 110 euros there are the 159s and 160s available... I was pretty sure for the 160 but in this fantastic forum I read about pain to clean... do you think they look "sport" or "classic" ? here the 3 models if someone doesn't remember... Thanks for your advice
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10-16-2005, 03:15 PM	#2
Ed_330i Lieutenant 60 Rep 515 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: North America iTrader: (0)	i would take the last pair, i have the middle ones on my 330i.
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10-16-2005, 04:57 PM	#4
SandroRiz New Member 0 Rep 5 Posts Drives: 320d Touring e91 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Italy iTrader: (0)	Sorry, I didn't mentioned... from above to bottom: 158, 159, 160
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10-17-2005, 11:17 AM	#5
voltron1011 Colonel 124 Rep 2,909 Posts Drives: 2011 135i, FJR-1300 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wiesbaden iTrader: (2)	159's still look classy to me
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10-17-2005, 11:47 AM	#6
scottz5 Lieutenant Colonel 97 Rep 1,730 Posts Drives: 13 F10 535xi & 11.75 E93 M3 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Earth iTrader: (0)	160 __________________ 13 F10 535xi JB/B working on it 11.75 E93 M3 MR/Black Stock (wifey) 11 F10 535i AW/CB Mods Gone
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10-17-2005, 12:23 PM	#7
Meatnog Second Lieutenant 7 Rep 202 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Sedan Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA iTrader: (0)	I like the 159s, but I have those on my 330i, so I'm biased. __________________ 2006 330i Sedan: Monaco Blue, Beige/Walnut, Premium Package.
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10-17-2005, 01:19 PM	#8
Tierfreund Major 21 Rep 1,002 Posts Drives: E90 330i Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Germany iTrader: (0)	I have the 160´s on my 330 and they look fabulous when the car and the wheels are clean. But drive for 5 miles and the wheels pick up lots of brake dust and look awfull. And cleaning the 160´s is a nightmare. It takes for ever and is exhausting because of all the little an small openings you have to get into and scrub. If I had the choice again, I would choos the 158´s. They´re not as pretty but far easier to keep clean. __________________ No, not THAT kind of tierfreund!
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10-17-2005, 02:08 PM	#9
SandroRiz New Member 0 Rep 5 Posts Drives: 320d Touring e91 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Italy iTrader: (0)	Vielen Dank Tierfreund... Considering I washed my old VW Passat once a quarter (4 times in a year ) the choice is reduced of 1/3... probabily I'll go with the 159s... Thanks to all, guys !
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10-17-2005, 02:58 PM	#10
poldim Vroom Vrrooooom 309 Rep 3,146 Posts Drives: 330i Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (2) Garage List 2006 330i Sedan [0.00] 2003 GSX-R 600 [0.00]	I support your choice, the 160's look too busy to me, too many spokes. The 159's are a good medium. __________________ -Dmitriy 06' BMW 330i & 03' Suzuki GSX-R600 SG \| Beige Dakota \| Poplar \|\| iDrive w/MP3 \| PP \| SP \| CWP \| PDC \| Comfort \| Shades \|\| 40% Tint \| Black Line Tail Lights \| Hardwired V1
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10-17-2005, 11:11 PM	#11
modeno serve extra cold 100 Rep 173 Posts Drives: G80 M3CX Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: OC, CA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2023 BMW M3 [9.31]	159's
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