[CJD3]

Hey Everyone,

Im new to BMW forums and even to owning a BMW. I just bought an 07 328xi sedan. Its pretty basic for the most part, only has the premium package and cold weather package. Im looking to make it look a little more aggressive to match my aggressive driving.. im thinking rims would be a good place to start, but not sure what a good brand is or even what size would be good for the car. I dont want huge rims that look oversized on the car, so im stuck between either 17 or 18s. And im not sure what they mean by the offset. Any help would be great!!

Thanks!

[1chanc3]

IMO, 19's look better, 18's feel better (while driving).

There are tons of wheel manufacturer's. Just look at the wheel/tire section... Look at people pictures. I, along with many others, run VMR- they're also a sponsor on this forum. A lot of people like to run BBS or avant garde (AG). You can also spend a lot more money for something more exotic like HRE's.

You first need to know what style of wheels you want. CSL? Spokes? Etc, etc. Lip? No lip? Do you want staggered set up (larger tires in the rear)?

Most important is your budget. We need a lot more info from you in order to better answer your question....

[Kirkies328]

Go with 19s. There the best looking set up by far. 18s will ride a tad smoother but look kind of small. If you want to spend in the range of $1000-$1500 go with a brand like tsw. I have those and they look great. If moneys not an option then go with bbs. I will try and get a pic of my rims

[Kirkies328]

This is what i have on my 3er and i love the look. I dont have any pics of my car for some reason so i went to the car configurator on tsw.com

[CJD3]

I like the look of the tsw's. That's the style I'm looking for, or something similar to that. are those 19's shown in the picture?
I'm looking to spend somewhere between 1000-2000.
Staggered for sure. I want them to look somewhat flush with the side of the car.

[DC_Oldboy]

You should go with the classic look and get LM's. Those wheels are alright to me.

[roll_the_dice]

+1 above...go with 19's. You are right, wheels are a great place to start. I went from 16" OEM 360 style wheels to 19" Forgestar F14's and couldn't be happier. The ride is still smooth enough and they look great. Here is a pic of mine so you can see 19's.

The price of 18's to 19's isn't that significant, but IMO the 19's look so much better. I have 19x10 rear and 19x8.5 front...

Is your budget $1000-$2000 including tires or just for rims? I think I spent $2700 including tires...

[Kirkies328]

Originally Posted by CJD3

I like the look of the tsw's. That's the style I'm looking for, or something similar to that. are those 19's shown in the picture?
I'm looking to spend somewhere between 1000-2000.
Staggered for sure. I want them to look somewhat flush with the side of the car.

Yea theyre the 19s. I only paid $250 for the rears which are 19x9.5 and $225 for the fronts which are 19 x8. So $950 for the rims and then i bought falken fk453s high performance tires. I gotta say it looks so good on my car

[Icarus M]

mines are 18s looks not bad at all
but if you want sporty look definitely go for 19s

[CJD3]

What about TPMS? Do most of you get sensors and put them in your aftermarket rims?

[dwells]

Originally Posted by CJD3

What about TPMS? Do most of you get sensors and put them in your aftermarket rims?

Either have the shop transplant them from your existing wheels, or buy another set and have the shop do them. Depending on where you're located, it can be moderately difficult to find shops to mount/balance low profile tires and 19" wheels for a BMW, let alone deal with TPMS.

The easiest solution is to buy wheels, tires, and TPMS together from somewhere (like TireRack) that will ship it to you all good to go - just grab a jack and a torque wrench and put them on the car.

Also, regarding 19" wheels, especially aggressive looking ones: modify the exterior of the car first. The car will look odd running larger, more aggressive wheels and a totally stock exterior. On a pre-LCI E90, there's a number of things I'd do before wheels.

[Taran.J]

Click my sig for wheel details, i went with 19"; I bought mine off a local forum member with tmps and tires for $900. Then re powder-coated them gloss black from matte black for another $400.

Then $300 in new H&R spacers to flush them out.

[Kirkies328]

Originally Posted by Taran.J

Click my sig for wheel details, i went with 19"; I bought mine off a local forum member with tmps and tires for $900. Then re powder-coated them gloss black from matte black for another $400.

Then $300 in new H&R spacers to flush them out.

Is your car lowered. It looks really good

[Taran.J]

Originally Posted by Kirkies328

Is your car lowered. It looks really good

Eibach pro kit springs, and supreme power lowering perches. All info if you click my sig

[Kirkies328]

Originally Posted by Taran.J

Eibach pro kit springs, and supreme power lowering perches. All info if you click my sig

Whats a sig. Sorry im newish to this

[Dark_Knight_335]

Originally Posted by Kirkies328

Go with 19s. There the best looking set up by far. 18s will ride a tad smoother but look kind of small. If you want to spend in the range of $1000-$1500 go with a brand like tsw. I have those and they look great. If moneys not an option then go with bbs. I will try and get a pic of my rims

19s 100% for summer, 18s for winter.

[Taran.J]

Originally Posted by Kirkies328

Whats a sig. Sorry im newish to this

Signature. I have a link on my build thread under my responses just click on it and the first post will have all of my cars wheel and tire info posted.

[CJD3]

Originally Posted by dwells

Also, regarding 19" wheels, especially aggressive looking ones: modify the exterior of the car first. The car will look odd running larger, more aggressive wheels and a totally stock exterior. On a pre-LCI E90, there's a number of things I'd do before wheels.

Like what?

[Kirkies328]

Originally Posted by CJD3

Like what?

Black grills. Tint windows. Etc. lowering would look good if ur into lowering it

[conrad325i]

Originally Posted by Kirkies328

Black grills. Tint windows. Etc. lowering would look good if ur into lowering it

with 19"s lowering is essential. Youre essentially raising your car by putting 19s on stock suspension and that can look very dumb. there are a few options when it comes to lowering, stancing, blah blah, etc ranging from $250 to $2500+. its all about your budget. Mines super tight but I could put $3k in an online shopping cart in 5 min with all the stuff I'd like to do.

Just look at peoples cars online, on google, etc and copy what thier setup is. Theyve already done the leg work and it makes your job alot easier.

As you ease into the car game, you dont want to spend money on something only to realize a year down the road after learning more that you want to go a completely different direction. so best thing to do is look at a bunch of peoples cars and see what direction you want to go with your new Beam.

Best of luck to you, bud.

[Kirkies328]

Originally Posted by conrad325i

with 19"s lowering is essential. Youre essentially raising your car by putting 19s on stock suspension and that can look very dumb. there are a few options when it comes to lowering, stancing, blah blah, etc ranging from $250 to $2500+. its all about your budget. Mines super tight but I could put $3k in an online shopping cart in 5 min with all the stuff I'd like to do.

Just look at peoples cars online, on google, etc and copy what thier setup is. Theyve already done the leg work and it makes your job alot easier.

As you ease into the car game, you dont want to spend money on something only to realize a year down the road after learning more that you want to go a completely different direction. so best thing to do is look at a bunch of peoples cars and see what direction you want to go with your new Beam.

Best of luck to you, bud.

Ive been wanting to lower mine like an inch an a half but dont have the money. Would it be bad if i had a shop cut a little bit of the springs off so it sits lower. I here people do that but i dont want to make the ride quality really shitty

[Amini77]

Depends on the wheels you're trying to get. 19's definitely LOOK awesome. I have 19's but I can say my car feels a tad bit slower coming from 17's and the handling is different too with rims that large. This is why I'm looking for a second set of 18's or 17's to swap with my 19's every now and then. Plus 19's get uncomfortable at times. IMO look for a nice set of 18s. Good luck!!