Best wheels on an e34 5 series? Pics welcome

[mat1227]

Evening all - found myself wondering what the best wheels are for an e34. What does everyone reckon?

My vote is BBS like the below from Google Image search (BBS LMs I think?). For some reason I just love this pic

[rottie102]

Well, I like the wheels on my 535...

[paddy27]

I like the 5 spoke AC schitnzer alloys, had on old 535.

[bmw2002]

My old 540.

[roofer]

Next!

[jagdpanther]

mat1227 said:

Evening all - found myself wondering what the best wheels are for an e34. What does everyone reckon?

My vote is BBS like the below from Google Image search (BBS LMs I think?). For some reason I just love this pic

I like and I'm a stickler for originality

Still love the old BBS x-spokes though or even them but in the 17" split rim variety from the 850CSi

[SJobson]

Out of the ones originally fitted, the 17" throwing stars. I like the 18" M-Parallels but think they're slightly too big for the car.

I have seen a few on style 32s now, though, and they look lovely (the one in this photo needs to be lowered, but it's apparent that they suit the car):



ETA - I'm not sure they're staggered on that one; here's a better pic:

Edited by SJobson on Wednesday 17th December 21:19

[Hammerhead]

Another vote for Throwing Stars. Had them on my previous 540 touring

[maahny]

roofer said:

Next!

You can't beat the M Paralel on a 5 (E34 or E39). One of the best OEM wheels produced IMHO.

[Ecurie Ecosse]

I'm not so much a fan of adding later wheels to earlier cars.

In no particular order, my favourites are:

So discrete, and the brake cooling effect is just genius - as is the impression of there being white wall tyres. The last discrete M car?



The later M5 wheels were lovely.



As were the final M5 wheels.



The 17 inch cross spokes also rock - such beautiful wheels:

Edited by Ecurie Ecosse on Thursday 18th December 12:46

[mat1227]

Ecurie Ecosse said:

That's the one for me, by some margin are they from an E31 originally? Or 540?

I want

[Huff]

mmmm, t-stars:



These full-fat, deep dish lovelies are going on my e34 as soon as gritting season is over!

[Ecurie Ecosse]

mat1227 said:

Ecurie Ecosse said:

That's the one for me, by some margin are they from an E31 originally? Or 540?

I want

I think they were OEM (possibly an option) on the 8 series and 540. I also remember seeing them on early model e39s.

It's funny that they look so large and they are 17s. If you see 17s on some modern cars they look tiny.

[SJobson]

Ecurie Ecosse said:

I'm not so much a fan of adding later wheels to earlier cars.

Amusingly, the 17" cross spokes are from a later BMW, of course...

I'm the same though - if the wheels are from the wrong era they often look wrong on the car. Oddly the style 32s seem to work, to me; I used to think they looked a bit old-fashioned for the E39, as I did with the cross-spokes, while the 18" M-Parallels look a bit modern for the E34.

[derin100]

I agree with all of Ecurie Ecosse's selection's!

And that black car with those wheels on looks simply stunning! Gonna have that on my desk-top!

Hmmm....I need to get working! I think it should be ready by mid-February!

Edited by derin100 on Thursday 18th December 17:08

[Ecurie Ecosse]

SJobson said:

Ecurie Ecosse said:

I'm not so much a fan of adding later wheels to earlier cars.

Amusingly, the 17" cross spokes are from a later BMW, of course...

I'm the same though - if the wheels are from the wrong era they often look wrong on the car. Oddly the style 32s seem to work, to me; I used to think they looked a bit old-fashioned for the E39, as I did with the cross-spokes, while the 18" M-Parallels look a bit modern for the E34.

Oops - I stand corrected!

I have a vague memory of seeing an e34 with them on back in the mid 90s though.....

[SJobson]

There were quite a few E34s with 16" cross spokes, and the 535i Sport had the metric cross spokes which were closer to 16.5" I think. But the 17" ones which look like they're from that era actually appeared on the 8-series and then E39, unless anyone knows better?