After months of patience, I couldn't believe my luck when I got a call from my regular
workshop informing me that there's someone who's looking for a buyer for an original set
of Alpina wheels - wow! The wheels are currently on the owner's e34 and it seems that the
owner is switching to BMW M-parallels. With cash in my pocket I drove to the workshop that
weekend hoping to return with my dream wheels. As soon as I saw the car (it's a 535i that
looked menacing in black complete with Alpina bodykit), I thought the wheels were
exceptionally huge and wide for 17". As it turns out, they were 18" Alpina wheels 9x18" in
front and 10.5" wide on the rear - unbelievable! The owner said he had bought them used
but assured me they are genuine Alpina items. To cut the story short, I decided not to buy
those wheels. I didn't feel comfortable primarily because I had set my mind on 17" wheels
to maintain some ride quality and also because I was a little suspicious on the
authenticity (I recall that Alpina only had 17" wheels on their B10). So, still no
wheels...
16 September 2005. Comments by NorwayBmw:
I absolutely agree with you to go with the 17". I recently bought a used set of ALPINA
17" Classics with 235 tires front and back for my 1995 E34 5.20i and it absolutely looks
and handles marvelously. it also enhances both the sportyness AND the understated
elegance that i love about my e34. In addition i also had the car lowered 40mm making it
slightly more aggressive. Awsome! highly recommended!
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