New wheels or refurb these…

[dickymint]

2001 e46 Cabriolet - no idea if these are bog standard but I quite like them. Any ideas on what they’re called?Refurb cost?

[RedWhiteMonkey]

Impossible to say, try cleaning them first so you can actually see their condition.

[helix402]

They are aftermarket wheels. My recommendation is always Style 68s for the E46.

[g3org3y]

helix402 said:

They are aftermarket wheels. My recommendation is always Style 68s for the E46.

Yep, I'd ditch them in favour of BMW OE alloys in a flavour of your choosing.

Style 32s for me.

[d_a_n1979]

g3org3y said:

helix402 said:

They are aftermarket wheels. My recommendation is always Style 68s for the E46.

Yep, I'd ditch them in favour of BMW OE alloys in a flavour of your choosing.

Style 32s for me.

^^^

This

[InitialDave]

Clean them and see what you're working with first.

If you like them, yes, refurb them.

If the front face is diamond cut, however, I'd change to fully painted, diamond cut wheels really don't cope at all well with our winter road salt etc.

[dickymint]

helix402 said:

They are aftermarket wheels. My recommendation is always Style 68s for the E46.

Strange you think they could be aftermarket. I met the owner that bought the car from new (bumped into him and his Mrs in a local garden centre) turned out they live in the same town as I do (hence the personalised number plate that came with the car **USK
They told me they’d put “all the top extras” on it from new! Hard top, TV, leather, full electrics to seats etc.

[Krikkit]

g3org3y said:

helix402 said:

They are aftermarket wheels. My recommendation is always Style 68s for the E46.

Yep, I'd ditch them in favour of BMW OE alloys in a flavour of your choosing.

Style 32s for me.

Possibly also MV2s or Style 97s acceptable too.

[d_a_n1979]

dickymint said:

helix402 said:

They are aftermarket wheels. My recommendation is always Style 68s for the E46.

Strange you think they could be aftermarket. I met the owner that bought the car from new (bumped into him and his Mrs in a local garden centre) turned out they live in the same town as I do (hence the personalised number plate that came with the car **USK
They told me they’d put “all the top extras” on it from new! Hard top, TV, leather, full electrics to seats etc.

All E46 alloys can be found here:

https://www.auto-treff.com/wcf/index.php?tagged/53...

Those alloys aren't OEM E46 wheels from BMW

Just had a quick look on my Mac; they're MAK alloys: https://www.makwheels.it/en/

Edited by d_a_n1979 on Wednesday 4th May 12:21

[S600BSB]

Might be worth getting some decent rubber at the same time.

[curvature]

dickymint said:

Strange you think they could be aftermarket. I met the owner that bought the car from new (bumped into him and his Mrs in a local garden centre) turned out they live in the same town as I do (hence the personalised number plate that came with the car **USK
They told me they’d put “all the top extras” on it from new! Hard top, TV, leather, full electrics to seats etc.

They probably also used to buy Amstrad or Binatone lo-fi back in the 80's too! 😆

[Mr Tidy]

Another vote for Style 32s.

But as after-market wheels go those don't look bad.

It depends whether the OP likes them!

FWIW I paid £280 a year ago for a set of 18s to be stripped and podwer-coated.

[dickymint]

S600BSB said:

Might be worth getting some decent rubber at the same time.

And how would that be a benefit to me? The hardtop and Dynavin is worth more than the car

[dickymint]

curvature said:

dickymint said:

Strange you think they could be aftermarket. I met the owner that bought the car from new (bumped into him and his Mrs in a local garden centre) turned out they live in the same town as I do (hence the personalised number plate that came with the car **USK
They told me they’d put “all the top extras” on it from new! Hard top, TV, leather, full electrics to seats etc.

They probably also used to buy Amstrad or Binatone lo-fi back in the 80's too! ??

Still got my old Harry Moss 8 track in the attic

[dickymint]

d_a_n1979 said:

dickymint said:

helix402 said:

They are aftermarket wheels. My recommendation is always Style 68s for the E46.

Strange you think they could be aftermarket. I met the owner that bought the car from new (bumped into him and his Mrs in a local garden centre) turned out they live in the same town as I do (hence the personalised number plate that came with the car **USK
They told me they’d put “all the top extras” on it from new! Hard top, TV, leather, full electrics to seats etc.

All E46 alloys can be found here:

https://www.auto-treff.com/wcf/index.php?tagged/53...

Those alloys aren't OEM E46 wheels from BMW

Just had a quick look on my Mac; they're MAK alloys: https://www.makwheels.it/en/

Edited by d_a_n1979 on Wednesday 4th May 12:21

Many thanks d_a_n that'll explain the Mak stickers then (never heard of them before) weird they got changed.

[dickymint]

Mr Tidy said:

Another vote for Style 32s.

But as after-market wheels go those don't look bad.

It depends whether the OP likes them!

FWIW I paid £280 a year ago for a set of 18s to be stripped and podwer-coated.

That'll do for me

[Runky]

dickymint said:

2001 e46 Cabriolet - no idea if these are bog standard but I quite like them. Any ideas on what they’re called?Refurb cost?

Only just picked up on your thread. Did you get them done?
If not, I've used The Wheel Specialist in Cwmbran a few times and they've been excellent.

Terry

[dickymint]

Runky said:

dickymint said:

2001 e46 Cabriolet - no idea if these are bog standard but I quite like them. Any ideas on what they’re called?Refurb cost?

Only just picked up on your thread. Did you get them done?
If not, I've used The Wheel Specialist in Cwmbran a few times and they've been excellent.

Terry

Cheers not had them done yet. As it happens a very good mate of mine worked there for years (he left to work with his wife a year or two ago) Mike is his name.

[DJMC]

dickymint said:

And how would that be a benefit to me? The hardtop and Dynavin is worth more than the car

Decent tyres might keep you alive?

[SarlechS]

nice tyres