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E28 Guyİ
 
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Default Re: Thanks again...found 'em - 03-08-2007 , 10:59 AM






On Mar 7, 11:09 am, "John Arnold" <a... (AT) att (DOT) net> wrote:
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Hi all....

Thanks for the additional information/postings....

I found a supplier for the tires: www.cokertire.com

$406 a pop...

Hmmmmm....could be better to buy new rims & tires...
If you're going to *drive* the car, I'd strongly recommend that.

OTOH, if you simply want it to look original, there are very similar
BMW wheels in inch sizes. If you have the 'bottlecaps', there was a
14" and a 15" version of these. I have a set of the 14"s that I can
use to make my originally-TRX-shod 535is look 'stock'. But I drive on
either 15" E36-style or 16" TSW Hockenheims.

I don't recall whether your M6 might have had the BBS cross-spoke
wheels but, if it does, a set of the 16" BBS cross spokes from an E28
M5 would be perfect.
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R. Mark Clayton
 
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Default Re: Thanks again...found 'em - 03-09-2007 , 06:39 AM







"E28 Guyİ" <88.535is (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

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On Mar 7, 11:09 am, "John Arnold" <a... (AT) att (DOT) net> wrote:
Hi all....

Thanks for the additional information/postings....

I found a supplier for the tires: www.cokertire.com

$406 a pop...

Hmmmmm....could be better to buy new rims & tires...

If you're going to *drive* the car, I'd strongly recommend that.

OTOH, if you simply want it to look original, there are very similar
BMW wheels in inch sizes. If you have the 'bottlecaps', there was a
14" and a 15" version of these. I have a set of the 14"s that I can
use to make my originally-TRX-shod 535is look 'stock'. But I drive on
either 15" E36-style or 16" TSW Hockenheims.

I don't recall whether your M6 might have had the BBS cross-spoke
wheels but, if it does, a set of the 16" BBS cross spokes from an E28
M5 would be perfect.
Are the holes for the wheel nuts in the same position?

You can either try and source these very expensive [Michlein] TRX tyres or
swap the wheels.

The main advantage of TRX was behaviour after puncture. The main
disadvantage is / was price (especally now) and wet performance.

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