Center cap opinions please...

Hawkshaw · 12-12-2006, 11:11 AM

These blue / white centre caps...

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or these CF / Black centre caps...

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on these rims...

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on this ride...

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just4kickz · 12-12-2006, 11:18 AM

i would get black/white emblems... but i'd be too lazy to put them on..

ArmyBimmerDude · 12-12-2006, 11:26 AM

Black and white

stressdoc · 12-12-2006, 11:27 AM

The Weiß und Blau is almost a shrine for me, so I would stick with giving your silver & black ride a speck of color.

Carnage · 12-12-2006, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by stressdoc

The Weiß und Blau is almost a shrine for me, so I would stick with giving your silver & black ride a speck of color.

+1

spydrz · 12-12-2006, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stressdoc

The Weiß und Blau is almost a shrine for me, so I would stick with giving your silver & black ride a speck of color.

tissot · 12-12-2006, 11:29 AM

If you're going to get carbon fiber get this one instead

(click the picture)

DrDomer · 12-12-2006, 11:38 AM

I'd go with blue unless you don't want to match your front hood badge... I think mismatched badging would look tacky. Or... You could change everything...

Zirenz2006 · 12-12-2006, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stressdoc

The Weiß und Blau is almost a shrine for me, so I would stick with giving your silver & black ride a speck of color.

+1

E90T · 12-12-2006, 11:43 AM

OEM, those other ones are brutal

nmulax · 12-12-2006, 11:57 AM

I'm going to say neither.

I have those same rims, and sent the center-caps back to Tire Rack.
The rims aren't BMW wheels, so why put BMW center-caps on.

Hawkshaw · 12-12-2006, 11:58 AM

It's early, but a landslide victory for the Blue / White is apparent. Follow up question...just the decals or actual centre caps?

How hard is it to remove and install actual centre caps? Anyone want to add a DIY file for this?

Hawkshaw · 12-12-2006, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by nmulax

I'm going to say neither.

I have those same rims, and sent the center-caps back to Tire Rack.
The rims aren't BMW wheels, so why but BMW center-caps on.

Damn...my bad...I always forget a poll option!

Bimmeration · 12-12-2006, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by nmulax

I'm going to say neither.

I have those same rims, and sent the center-caps back to Tire Rack.
The rims aren't BMW wheels, so why but BMW center-caps on.

that's a good point. but if i must choose, i'd go with the oem because the carbon fiber one looks gay.

ALPINE6SPD · 12-12-2006, 12:04 PM

oem

MBrown1003 · 12-12-2006, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Hawkshaw

It's early, but a landslide victory for the Blue / White is apparent. Follow up question...just the decals or actual centre caps?

How hard is it to remove and install actual centre caps? Anyone want to add a DIY file for this?

One of my friends has those wheels (ASA JH3, right?) on her E60 530i. The center caps are easily removed -- you just poke them out with a finger or two from the inside. The Roundels from the OEM wheels fit, too.

Another friend of mine has them for her Lexus LS430. The Lexus center caps do NOT fit.

OBTW, does the E9x have 17mm lugs? I have that size socket from my M5 (which also fits the E60). On the Lexus, they use 21mm lugs. The mounting holes for the lugs aren't much larger than that. There's plent of clearance with a 17 MM lug, but for the 21, you need a special, thin-wall socket to get between the lugs and the wheel. Ugh.

NaTuReB0Y · 12-12-2006, 12:24 PM

cf

cm3rc · 12-12-2006, 12:28 PM

i have the blue/white oem and i like it

kuthair · 12-12-2006, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by MBrown1003

OBTW, does the E9x have 17mm lugs?

Yes, 17mm.

NaViT · 12-12-2006, 01:04 PM

go with the black and white ones...

SkipSauls · 12-12-2006, 03:30 PM

The stock center caps do fit those wheels, but it's not perfect as the flanges are a bit different. I've had my stock caps on those wheels for a few weeks now and they look and work fine. Just pop the stock ones out from behind and put them in the new wheels.

As for not putting them on non-BMW wheels, IMHO that's silly. None of the wheels are made by BMW, so technically none of them are "BMW wheels".

SaskE90 · 12-12-2006, 03:39 PM

personally i love the classic blue and white

View Poll Results: Which centre caps?
Blue / White OEM	33	82.50%
CF / Black	7	17.50%
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DrDomer Major 39 Rep 1,349 Posts Drives: 2004 330ci ZHP, 1999 Miata Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Iowa iTrader: (0)	I'd go with blue unless you don't want to match your front hood badge... I think mismatched badging would look tacky. Or... You could change everything... __________________ Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves. ~Albert Einstein
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nmulax Brigadier General 379 Rep 4,320 Posts Drives: '07 Z4 M Coupe Join Date: May 2006 Location: Metro-Detroit iTrader: (5) Garage List 2007 Z4M Coupé [7.66]	I'm going to say neither. I have those same rims, and sent the center-caps back to Tire Rack. The rims aren't BMW wheels, so why put BMW center-caps on. __________________ Last edited by nmulax; 12-12-2006 at 12:49 PM..
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Hawkshaw Major 100 Rep 1,013 Posts Drives: X3 xDrive28i Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Fredericton, NB, Canada iTrader: (1) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	It's early, but a landslide victory for the Blue / White is apparent. Follow up question...just the decals or actual centre caps? How hard is it to remove and install actual centre caps? Anyone want to add a DIY file for this? __________________ Paul
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SkipSauls First Lieutenant 40 Rep 361 Posts Drives: E70 X5 35d Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Longmont, CO iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 E92 335i Coupe [0.00]	The stock center caps do fit those wheels, but it's not perfect as the flanges are a bit different. I've had my stock caps on those wheels for a few weeks now and they look and work fine. Just pop the stock ones out from behind and put them in the new wheels. As for not putting them on non-BMW wheels, IMHO that's silly. None of the wheels are made by BMW, so technically none of them are "BMW wheels".
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