[Vic55]

The bitch never stops swallowing...

[rogerthat00]

I am again debating the merits of PPF. Just the front? Entire car? None at all since I got a "standard" color (skyscraper)? What say you all?

ETA: wrong thread, I will repost.

[Accentu8]

Got this new 2023 840 Thursday, sans chicken wire. Parked at dealer day before pick up…

[snareman]

Originally Posted by 23TripleBlack

Got this new 2023 840 Thursday, sans chicken wire. Parked at dealer day before pick up…

Those wheels look great!!

[Tenac]

When I park I just take a whole half of one level....... Or if I go to launch I find an empty runway...

[snareman]

Originally Posted by Tenac

When I park I just take a whole half of one level....... Or if I go to launch I find an empty runway...

You need to go to Hangar 7 in Salzburg. It used to be a popular spot for pics during an ED.

[Dr Thrillride]

https://youtu.be/Yabfb4LQieo

[Accentu8]

Kick ass lights

[fmzip]

I think this is the rigtht thread

[Vic55]

ABI

[Accentu8]

New Continental DWS06+ A/S. Really happy with these. I hate run flat summers that came on the car. Loud and rough. I put 40 front 35 rear which is a little bigger sidewall so filled up some wheel gap and much better ride and noise. Handling still awesome too.

[snowbimmer]

Originally Posted by 23TripleBlack

New Continental DWS06+ A/S. Really happy with these. I hate run flat summers that came on the car. Loud and rough. I put 40 front 35 rear which is a little bigger sidewall so filled up some wheel gap and much better ride and noise. Handling still awesome too.

^^^^^^This

Looks good. The 8ers tires, I feel, are the wrong size. I wanted to do this. I have a spare set of M5 wheels with snow tires (about an inch bigger in diameter)......i thought, heck, just slap these on and see if they fit. They fit, but the rear offset kinda pushes the poke a bit too much. I asked 3 separate pros about increasing my OEM wheel diameter. My tire place said it's fine. My BMW dealer tire and wheel guy, plus the service folks said no. My specialty performance guy said no, no, no. Gotta keep the tire diameter same as OEM or you mess up all the transmission and suspension electronics and sensors. To me, if all 4 wheels get the same increase in tire diameter, how does the overall car know everything is roughly 3% off? Internet searches mostly discuss keeping a close match between front and back.

Really want to fill the wheel well up. Yours looks great. Do you forsee any problems?

Thx

[balefire]

Long drive in clean but winter cold weather today. Got mexican with the wife and kids. Nice brick street parking



Ps why isn't embed with imgur link working?

[Accentu8]

Originally Posted by snowbimmer

^^^^^^This

Looks good. The 8ers tires, I feel, are the wrong size. I wanted to do this. I have a spare set of M5 wheels with snow tires (about an inch bigger in diameter)......i thought, heck, just slap these on and see if they fit. They fit, but the rear offset kinda pushes the poke a bit too much. I asked 3 separate pros about increasing my OEM wheel diameter. My tire place said it's fine. My BMW dealer tire and wheel guy, plus the service folks said no. My specialty performance guy said no, no, no. Gotta keep the tire diameter same as OEM or you mess up all the transmission and suspension electronics and sensors. To me, if all 4 wheels get the same increase in tire diameter, how does the overall car know everything is roughly 3% off? Internet searches mostly discuss keeping a close match between front and back.

Really want to fill the wheel well up. Yours looks great. Do you forsee any problems?

Thx

No I don’t. Sounds like the backspacing on your M5 wheels is wrong for the 8 so not really a diameter problem but a width problem for you. Backspacing is very complicated. Depends on a lot of variables, including axle length. Increasing my sidewall size did change diameter or height of the tire by 1” so filled up 1/2” of wheel gap at the top of the opening.

[fmzip]

Originally Posted by balefire

Long drive in clean but winter cold weather today. Got mexican with the wife and kids. Nice brick street parking



Ps why isn't embed with imgur link working?

Stunning cabrio! LOVE it!

[snowbimmer]

Originally Posted by 23TripleBlack

No I don’t. Sounds like the backspacing on your M5 wheels is wrong for the 8 so not really a diameter problem but a width problem for you. Backspacing is very complicated. Depends on a lot of variables, including axle length. Increasing my sidewall size did change diameter or height of the tire by 1” so filled up 1/2” of wheel gap at the top of the opening.

Well, I’m still going a tad wider all the way around with new Vossens in the spring.……just need a different rear offset than the M5 wheels. OEM rear offset on the M850 is 41.

I’m more concerned about who to believe regarding adding the inch to the diameter, like you did. If the BMW tech said no, the BMW tire guy said no, the performance shop guy said no, but the tire shop guy said yes, it leaves me in a quandary. Then you come along and just do what I’ve been rassaling with. I wish a BMW engineer could explain it to me. Someone said it would affect the DSC, among other things. Who knows. Everyone on this forum can go on ad nauseum about the tiniest little details on any number of things..... but no one has yet to chime in when I've brought this subject up before.

And, yeah, another inch of rubber would make the ride even nicer.

[balefire]

Originally Posted by snowbimmer

Well, I’m still going a tad wider all the way around with new Vossens in the spring.……just need a different rear offset than the M5 wheels. OEM rear offset on the M850 is 41.

I’m more concerned about who to believe regarding adding the inch to the diameter, like you did. If the BMW tech said no, the BMW tire guy said no, the performance shop guy said no, but the tire shop guy said yes, it leaves me in a quandary. Then you come along and just do what I’ve been rassaling with. I wish a BMW engineer could explain it to me. Someone said it would affect the DSC, among other things. Who knows. Everyone on this forum can go on ad nauseum about the tiniest little details on any number of things..... but no one has yet to chime in when I've brought this subject up before.

And, yeah, another inch of rubber would make the ride even nicer.

i've ran diameter smaller and diameter taller tires on several RWD sports cars and never had an issue.
i've never done it with an AWD car.
i imagine if you kept the diameter front and rear as close to stock as possible its doable and i'd agree with the tire guy.
BMW employees are all obviously conservative in their recs
ultimately we need someone to try it out!

[snowbimmer]

Jesus.....looks like a thread jack. Sorry. Opened a thread on the General BMW News page.
Back to the topic at hand.....

[Vic55]

Yep the bitch loves the wet too

[TheGreatM8]

Look at that bead up!

[snareman]

Originally Posted by Vic55

Yep the bitch loves the wet too

My dad has had all of the recent Corvette models and won't take it out if it looks like it's going to be cloudy next week. I tell him I paid extra for the wet weather package for my car so I'm able to get it wet. Must not be one of the 200 options on the Corvettes.

[TheGreatM8]

This would be considered "just the tip" right Vic55