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Car Forum / BMW Cars / March 2005

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2002 325 - replace standard wheels with 17" sport wheels

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Brandon - 28 Feb 2005 21:28 GMT
I am looking to buy a used 3 series.

Found a very clean 2002 325 sedan.  Looks good all around but (forgive
me) I ****HATE***** the base wheels that come with the car. They look
very generic.   I really like the sport wheels that come with the
2004-2005 325, and even the sport wheels that came with the 2002 325
look pretty good.

Can I change the wheels out without any suspension modifications?  If
so, will the stance on the car be the same as if it had the sport
package (i.e. I don't want the wheels to look awkward on the car)?
I think the base wheels are 15 or 16" - the sport wheels are 17"?

Has anyone done that?   Also, does anyone know where I could go on the
net to purchase factory BMW wheels?

Any insight would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you.

Brandon
fbloogyudsr - 01 Mar 2005 01:15 GMT
"Brandon" <jbh30306@yahoo.com> wrote
> Found a very clean 2002 325 sedan.  Looks good all around but (forgive
> me) I ****HATE***** the base wheels that come with the car. They look
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> package (i.e. I don't want the wheels to look awkward on the car)?
> I think the base wheels are 15 or 16" - the sport wheels are 17"?

The base wheels on a 325 are 16".  The sport package is 17x7.5.  You
can change with no suspension mods.

> Has anyone done that?   Also, does anyone know where I could go on the
> net to purchase factory BMW wheels?

I've got 325 sport package wheels on my 330xi (for summer driving).
Best place is eBay - they have hundreds for sale (although it's hard
to find just the one you want since eBay doesn't actually index by
size - you can only search the text, which isn't always very satisfactory.)

Floyd
Brandon - 01 Mar 2005 03:06 GMT
Thanks...just what I needed to hear ;)
Mike - 12 Mar 2005 08:07 GMT
> Has anyone done that?   Also, does anyone know where I could go on the
> net to purchase factory BMW wheels?

See www.bmwheels.com for example.
 
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