Took the plunge and bought a set of 22's ***NOW FITTED***

[Micky]

Nice purchase, look forward to seeing a picture of them fitted.

[dpbayly]

Well got them and had a bit of a bonus when picking them up, the chap only sold second hand alloys and had a lock up full to bursting point with sets of wheels and tyres anyway when i got there the chap asked if mine were for sale so i asked what his offer was and ended up taking the new 22's with good tyres (5mm-7mm no worn edges) pirelli scorpion zero so a decent set for £150 and my old wheels so Im well chuffed.

The lips are all going funny as there diamond cut and lacquered so corrosion is creeping in and spoiling the finish but next week in the evenings I'll flat the corrosion back fill the curbing then prime and paint the lips Titan silver and leave the centres black.

Any how here's how they look:



Backs will be getting spaced out 20mm brother-in-law is on the case might get them by the end of the day....









The tyres in my opinion are a little to wide for the rim as they bulge a tiny bit but thats probably a good thing when it comes to my wife driving it gives a little bit more protection to the rim.....

[Raj]

Looking good buddy. They actually suit the look perfectly.

[sus]

[quote="dpbayly"]
Well got them and had a bit of a bonus when picking them up, the chap only sold second hand alloys and had a lock up full to bursting point with sets of wheels and tyres

[/quote]
where abouts is he ?

[dpbayly]

Down in Kent,

but he only had this one set of 22's as I asked if he had any others to chose from which he didn't and said they don't come along very often.

[ChrisLux]

Looks good , now I tempted too  ::)

[RiDDO]

Love the work and effort you've made. You certainly have talent! Wish I had the time, and skills to take on paint jobs!

How does your X ride on 22"s?

[dpbayly]

[quote="RiDDO"]
Love the work and effort you've made. You certainly have talent! Wish I had the time, and skills to take on paint jobs!

How does your X ride on 22"s?
[/quote]

Thanks,

The ride is very good, it was a concern I had but my mind was put at ease by a few of the forum members,

Normal driving I can't even tell Im no longer on 19's, back roads and streets it feels a little firmer but really not by much at all so if your considering a wheel upgrade I'd say 22's are a great choice.

[sus]

did he have 20''s or 21''s ?
i really like the limited edition 20''s

[dpbayly]

[quote="sus"]
did he have 20''s or 21''s ?
i really like the limited edition 20''s
[/quote]

No he just had the ones I bought that fitted the X

Spotted these 20" genuine's on Ebay that seem a good price:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-X5-M-Spor ... 1c32e1a960

[sus]

there not a fav of mine but they are better than the 5 spoke facelift ones on my car, i quite like the idea of trading mine in so less outlay

[storminmike]

[quote="dpbayly"]
[quote="sus"]
did he have 20''s or 21''s ?
i really like the limited edition 20''s
[/quote]

No he just had the ones I bought that fitted the X

Spotted these 20" genuine's on Ebay that seem a good price:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-X5-M-Spor ... 1c32e1a960
[/quote]

I'd love those but the damn insurance these days would go ape me thinks even though they are OE....but not on mine

[shadrack]

[quote="storminmike"]
[quote="dpbayly"]
[quote="sus"]
did he have 20''s or 21''s ?
i really like the limited edition 20''s
[/quote]

No he just had the ones I bought that fitted the X

Spotted these 20" genuine's on Ebay that seem a good price:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-X5-M-Spor ... 1c32e1a960
[/quote]

I'd love those but the damn insurance these days would go ape me thinks even though they are OE....but not on mine
[/quote]

if I put oe wheeld like that on a car I would just say standard to insurance, at least 50% of people would see a bmw badge and assume they were standard

[storminmike]

[quote="shadrack"]
[quote="storminmike"]
[quote="dpbayly"]
[quote="sus"]
did he have 20''s or 21''s ?
i really like the limited edition 20''s
[/quote]

No he just had the ones I bought that fitted the X

Spotted these 20" genuine's on Ebay that seem a good price:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-X5-M-Spor ... 1c32e1a960
[/quote]

I'd love those but the damn insurance these days would go ape me thinks even though they are OE....but not on mine
[/quote]

if I put oe wheeld like that on a car I would just say standard to insurance, at least 50% of people would see a bmw badge and assume they were standard
[/quote]

hmmm....perhaps more so if the proper propellor badge was put in instead....one tyre looks knackered....

sorry for the hijack :-[

[dpbayly]

strange that person has removed the buy it now he had of just £500 which is why I posted the link as I thought that was cheap for a set of genuine 20's?????

obviously realised there worth more.