BMW Alloy Wheels

[junglie]

Straight to it.

I bought a BMW F11 535d M Sport Touring on a 2011 plate. All is well other than the alloys.

I thought I had the ‘standard’ 613 M 18” alloys (5 spoke) that they all came with but I don’t. They are something else but not sure what model or even if they are OEM. The rear right had a buckle in so I have changed it. I thought it was the same but apparently not!

The alloys I have look very similar but not the same.

The picture here shows them. The first has the original alloys:



This one has a replacement (613 M) on the rear left:



The problem is that I have 3 of 1 and 1 of the other!

I can buy a used set of 613 M but they might have buckles in?

Does anybody know what model the other alloys are to get a replacement?

What other alloys ‘go’ with an F11 that don’t cost the earth?

[parabolica]

Put the last 5 characters of your VIN into the BMW VIN decoder (via google) and it'll tell you the wheel style was originally on the car. Looking at them, they look like 326s or 351s, but the design around the bolt holes are different. I think you might have aftermarket wheels/replicas; there should be stamping and design codes on the rear face, where the wheel sits on the hub.

ETA scratch that; 326 and 351s only come in 19"... see here for alloys that are designed to fit the F11: http://www.bmwstylewheels.com/5/F10+

Edited by parabolica on Monday 17th June 12:57

[junglie]

Thanks - really useful and I will try the VIN decoder.

The alloys currently have KBA 49282 on the rims so non OEM?



The only style I don’t see there is the 613 yet all the F10 / 11 I have seen have them.

I don’t really want to pay £1400 for new ones so looking for other options.

[parabolica]

Yeah that site doesn't list M-specific wheels which I've always found odd. However googling 613 style shows a different design to your wheels; according to google the spoke flares out at the outer edge?

I don't recall 613s being standard on the F11; but I've seen tons with the 351 style (I had the same on my 6 series of the same age) but they are 19s, not 18s.

Anyway good luck sorting it out.

[BFleming]

I've been through various online BMW wheel guides, so my thoughts are that these are not genuine BMW wheels. Take one off, and see what markings are on the rear of the wheel - that's where BMW puts everything, not on the face.

EDIT: I knew I'd seen a set of them recently, for sale on the BabyBMW (1 & 2 series forum). They're Borbet XRT wheels, typically sold in Germany as a winter wheel & tyre package.


The KBA 49282 refers to the German Approvals Certificate to accompany the wheels, as their system says wheels needs to be certified as safe - so you have a Kraftfahrzeug Bundesamt (KBA) - or Department of Transportation - certificate to go with them. It's here if you fancy a read: http://files.pneu.jfnet.de/abe/XRT%20-%20XRT%20808...
It covers a variety of sizes etc, so you still need to take off the wheel & see what you have.
I think I'd be looking to get a set of BMW 18's all round. That said my everyday wheels are BBS CK's, and my original (basic) 17's will go back on periodically.

Edited by BFleming on Monday 17th June 17:55

[Pioneer]

BFleming said:

I've been through various online BMW wheel guides, so my thoughts are that these are not genuine BMW wheels. Take one off, and see what markings are on the rear of the wheel - that's where BMW puts everything, not on the face.

This. Lots of companies do BMW 'style' aftermarket wheels. Can be hard to spot the difference if you don't have an original to hand. Doesn't necessarily mean they're not safe but if they're not OEM/genuine I would try and find out who made them for peace of mind. HRE, Vossen etc are generally better than OEM/g. Fake ones are the worst! Very well documented online about how dangerous they are.

Edited by Pioneer on Monday 17th June 17:50

[junglie]

Interesting as they had winter tyres fitted when I bought it.

Looks like it is going to be a set of new (used) alloys.

I would like 18” as I have just bought 4 brand new Dunlops but a desire for 19” as they look better!

[BFleming]

Makes sense - someone ordered a set of winters complete with wheels, maybe even from here (your wheel design): https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Borbet-Winter-Alloy-Whe...

Complete new set of your existing wheels here for £519: https://www.mrwinterwheels.co.uk/18-bmw-5-series-f...

Definitely Borbets. They're not a bad wheel manufacturer at all.

Edited by BFleming on Monday 17th June 18:04