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Re: Swapping 19" to 21" wheels query
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2019 10:11 pm
by XSteve0
Cheers mate, hoping to put these on my X5 tomorrow, think they are going to be a nightmare to clean but look great on your X5.
Will put up pics when fitted and think I will be giving the arch extenders a miss.
Re: Swapping 19" to 21" wheels query
Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2019 7:25 am
by Wayfarer
The wheels are fairly easy to clean, it's the sides and back of the car that takes the time.
Can you post a couple of before and after pictures of your car, as potentially looking to go the other way to 19" or perhaps 20" wheels to see if I can reduce amount of crap collected on the sides.
Enjoy your new wheels
Re: Swapping 19" to 21" wheels query
Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2019 3:17 pm
by sid10
Hi my Dealer mate has got back to me , you will need this part as it is to conform with the mot as the tyres stick out of arch only by a few mm when looking down from the top of the arch . They have had several customers disregarding their advice and they have failed the mot due to this .
Some mot stations maybe more lenient than others ! at least you now have an answer .
Good luck
sid10
Re: Swapping 19" to 21" wheels query
Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2019 6:18 pm
by XSteve0
sid10 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 24, 2019 3:17 pm
Hi my Dealer mate has got back to me , you will need this part as it is to conform with the mot as the tyres stick out of arch only by a few mm when looking down from the top of the arch . They have had several customers disregarding their advice and they have failed the mot due to this .
Some mot stations maybe more lenient than others ! at least you now have an answer .
Good luck
sid10
Thanks mate, appreciate you taking the time. I'm buggered as to how they fit though as they are only around 4" long and have some lips in the mold that suggest they slot in somewhere. They are nowhere near as wide as the msport arch's already fitted so scratching my head with them.
Re: Swapping 19" to 21" wheels query
Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2019 6:22 pm
by XSteve0
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Wayfarer wrote: ↑Mon Jun 24, 2019 7:25 am
The wheels are fairly easy to clean, it's the sides and back of the car that takes the time.
Can you post a couple of before and after pictures of your car, as potentially looking to go the other way to 19" or perhaps 20" wheels to see if I can reduce amount of crap collected on the sides.
Enjoy your new wheels
Re: Swapping 19" to 21" wheels query
Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2019 6:23 pm
by XSteve0
I will get the after pics up as soon as I get 5 minutes to fit them mate.
Re: Swapping 19" to 21" wheels query
Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2019 9:08 pm
by Wayfarer
Thanks
Nice looking wheels
Re: Swapping 19" to 21" wheels query
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 5:41 pm
by XSteve0
Re: Swapping 19" to 21" wheels query
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 7:37 pm
by Wayfarer
Very smart.
Would be interested to know if you notice and more muck and debris on the sides of the car with the larger wheels fitted
Re: Swapping 19" to 21" wheels query
Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2019 3:43 pm
by XSteve0
Wayfarer wrote: ↑Tue Jun 25, 2019 7:37 pm
Very smart.
Would be interested to know if you notice and more muck and debris on the sides of the car with the larger wheels fitted
Will let you know mate as soon as I have clocked up a couple of miles.
Re: Swapping 19" to 21" wheels query
Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2019 4:43 pm
by Wayfarer
Hi Steve
How are you getting on with the 21" wheels?
I am still half looking for a set of 19" or 20" as the roads around here are not good, but to be fair bounced in and out of a few unavoidable holes, albeit slowly when possible and no damage to alloys so far.
Re: Swapping 19" to 21" wheels query
Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2019 10:26 pm
by XSteve0
No problems or issues at all mate, I am more than happy with my choice to put 21's on my X5.
No noticable additional mess or road grime but the car is black and the roads are pretty good where I live, I also personally have no problem with the Pirelli runflats which I know get a bad rap.
Re: Swapping 19" to 21" wheels query
Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2019 7:23 pm
by Wayfarer
Thanks Steve
Maybe I’ll persevere with the 21” wheels then, we’ll until I need a new set of tyres or maybe unless a set of 20” come along at the dealers.
Got my 19” winters are going on at the end of October, so I should be able to compare 19” to the 21” especially as it’s been rather wet of recent, although the winters are not staggered.