225M on Tiag E90 LCI

VGR00 · 07-31-2010, 06:17 PM

Hi all ..... I decided to go back to a BMW OEM style wheel and loved the 225M on the coupes so I thought it would be a bit unique to have them on a sedan......

Here is a pic (I dont have any photo taking skills)

cstavaru · 07-31-2010, 06:58 PM

Hmm...is this the original 225M wheel ? Doesn't seem so. If it is, my opinion is that it looks much better on the coupe and convertible.

sbce90 · 08-01-2010, 03:24 AM

more pictures please. I was thinking about the exact same thing. I saw some pictures of the 225M on an AW car ( http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=381735) and I thought it worked rather well, but my car is TiAg like yours, so your pics would give a better idea of what it looks like.

VGR00 · 08-01-2010, 03:55 AM

There replica 225M and colour is very silver as opposed to the genuine BMW wheel which is more grey. Colour aside, they are exact replicas... staggered and even the offset are a match

cstavaru · 08-01-2010, 08:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vgr02

There replica 225M and colour is very silver as opposed to the genuine BMW wheel which is more grey. Colour aside, they are exact replicas... staggered and even the offset are a match

Still, I think there is a subtle but key difference: the replica wheel barrel jumps abruptly from the outer size to the inner size creating an unpleasant "wheel inside the wheel" effect. On the originals, the transition seems to be softer, which eliminates that effect.

Here is the original wheel:

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VGR00 Major 54 Rep 1,497 Posts Drives: 430i Gran Coupe Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brisbane - Australia iTrader: (1)	225M on Tiag E90 LCI Hi all ..... I decided to go back to a BMW OEM style wheel and loved the 225M on the coupes so I thought it would be a bit unique to have them on a sedan...... Here is a pic (I dont have any photo taking skills) Attached Images
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cstavaru Brigadier General 322 Rep 3,262 Posts Drives: 2009 335i M Sport Sedan 6MT Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bucharest, Romania iTrader: (0)	Hmm...is this the original 225M wheel ? Doesn't seem so. If it is, my opinion is that it looks much better on the coupe and convertible. __________________ Mods(click): Cobb + RB Turbos \| Aquamist HFS-4 Meth \| Drexler LSD \| Bilstein B12 Pro-Kit \| Custom K&N Apollo Intake \| Wagner Intercooler \| Macht Schnell Downpipes \| BMW Performance Power Kit \| BMW Performance Exhaust \| BMW Performance Short Shifter \| M3 Subframe Bushings \|
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sbce90 Me Boosta 257 Rep 5,721 Posts Drives: 320i / MB C63 / VW up! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Sydney, Australia iTrader: (3)	more pictures please. I was thinking about the exact same thing. I saw some pictures of the 225M on an AW car ( http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=381735) and I thought it worked rather well, but my car is TiAg like yours, so your pics would give a better idea of what it looks like.
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VGR00 Major 54 Rep 1,497 Posts Drives: 430i Gran Coupe Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brisbane - Australia iTrader: (1)	There replica 225M and colour is very silver as opposed to the genuine BMW wheel which is more grey. Colour aside, they are exact replicas... staggered and even the offset are a match
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