Looking around for a new car....540i with sport package. I'm seeing some variation amongst the same year. Can someone give me the low down on which model years these wheels appeared?

Il just give you a General Idea, cause im not 100% sure on exact details.

The first ones you posted come standard on 2001-2002 540's with the M-sport package.

The second ones come on all 2001-2003 non sport package 540's.

The third ones come on older 540's, I believe 98's and 99's (I think only on 6-speed models)

and the last ones came pretty mutch on all 99-2001 non sport models.

Keep in mind I just finished off my 5th beer, so I could be wrong. :stickoutt

the second ones were an option on the 2000 Sport model with the Tiptronic

the third ones came on all sport models from 97-99

The first ones are a later model (2001+) Sport wheel, Style 66. Check my sig, that's why I know. :)

The OEM's on my 02 540iA Sport was the 2nd one, Style 32's. Seen these on other 02 Sports as well

my 99' sport came with the style 32's (second pic) my production date was 9/98.

Third one is Series 19, and they are 17 x 8 all the way around on my 98.

the first one are 01 sports rims
the second one are 99's sport rims
the third one are 97/98 sport rims
the forth one are just the basket weave

Looking around for a new car....540i with sport package. I'm seeing some variation amongst the same year. Can someone give me the low down on which model years these wheels appeared?

1st are Style 66 and were an option on 1999-2002 Sport 540
2nd are Style 32 and were standard on 1999-2002 Sport 540
3rd are Style 19 and were standard on 1997-1998 Sport 540
4th are Style 5 and were standard on 1997-2000 Sport 528 and 2001-2003 Sport 525

does anyone want to sell there style 5 rims the basket weave version

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/mattldm/pass-side1S.jpg

Style 37 M-parallels Only available on the 2003 540i Sport :buttrock

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/mattldm/New_tires_1.jpg

Sick! :buttrock

Yeah the #2 style is what I have.
2001 540 sport...

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/AsianImage/DSC00431.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/AsianImage/DSC00428.jpg

Yeah the #2 style is what I have.
2001 540 sport...

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/AsianImage/DSC00431.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/AsianImage/DSC00428.jpg

I have the Style 32's also on my '99 sport. Yours appear to be 18's, is that correct? The '99 version is 17".

Does anyone know the weight of the 32's in 17"?

Thanks,

Dib

I have the Style 32's also on my '99 sport. Yours appear to be 18's, is that correct? The '99 version is 17".

Does anyone know the weight of the 32's in 17"?

Thanks,

Dib

Nope mine are factory staggered 17".

You probably had to get the 18" Style 32 as a special add on option

I have No.2 on my 99 540iA sport.

I have OEM M Parallel Style 37 on my 02 540i Sport

Have the style 19's (third pic) 17x8 all around on my '97 540i6.

I have second pic on my '98. The spare matches and all 5 are scarred enough to be original (actually, I ran into the original owner after I bought the car and according to him it was all the same).

Confused yet?

what is the weight on the style 32's?

1st are Style 66 and were an option on 1999-2002 Sport 540
2nd are Style 32 and were standard on 1999-2002 Sport 540
3rd are Style 19 and were standard on 1997-1998 Sport 540
4th are Style 5 and were standard on 1997-2000 Sport 528 and 2001-2003 Sport 525

The 2nd set (style 32) in staggered 17x8"/17x9" size came on '98 sport cars as a very low cost option. My door sticker reflects this by tire size 235/255.

the first one are 01 sports rims
the second one are 99's sport rims
[B]the third one are 97/98 sport rims[B]
the forth one are just the basket weave

Yep!

1st are Style 66 and were an option on 1999-2002 Sport 540
2nd are Style 32 and were standard on 1999-2002 Sport 540
3rd are Style 19 and were standard on 1997-1998 Sport 540
4th are Style 5 and were standard on 1997-2000 Sport 528 and 2001-2003 Sport 525


Truth spoken here.

My '00 540/6 sport has the first.

my 03 530i, has the style 66's
I have the Full M package...

i wish i had the M-Pars :buttrock

I have the Style 5s on my 97 540 I6. I guess that they aren't original......

I have the Style 5s on my 97 540 I6. I guess that they aren't original......

Maybe they did something different for Canada?

I've got the Style 19s on my 97 540i 6.

http://www.ihatethissite.com/images/540/left-rear.jpg

my car came with the style 5s, not to be confused with the basketweaves that look similar but have no lips.

The first ones were an extra cost option in 2000. I don't know about other years.

And by far the best looking of the bunch imo

Maybe they did something different for Canada?

I've got the Style 19s on my 97 540i 6.


Couldn't say for sure. I was actually wondering why mine aren't staggered either, but I guess that was an option or something. Like a green interior!

On the plus side, the Style 5s are my favourite of the 17s. And I have a nice set of 16 inch Borbets for winter.

mIne are style 5's and are pretty much standard on 1997-2000 528 sport models. I'd like to trade but I want 18"s of any other type of wheel

1st are Style 66 and were an option on 1999-2002 Sport 540
2nd are Style 32 and were standard on 1999-2002 Sport 540
3rd are Style 19 and were standard on 1997-1998 Sport 540
4th are Style 5 and were standard on 1997-2000 Sport 528 and 2001-2003 Sport 525


i was wondering how far down I would have to read before I saw the right answer.

I've got the Style 19s on my 97 540i 6.

http://www.ihatethissite.com/images/540/left-rear.jpg

I can see why you wouldn't want to park your 540 in that garage :)

Matthew

I can see why you wouldn't want to park your 540 in that garage :)

Matthew

It does need some cleaning/organizing, but in general both cars fit just fine.

My 2002 530i/A Sport came to ME with Styling 81's on it. What year/model did they come from? The FelgenKatalog.auto-treff.com site says they're from an E39 M 5er, but they don't have the ///M logo on them (that I could see.)

They look like this:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v466/kenm10759/BMW%20530i/50sm.jpg

Who knows exactly which year & model they originally appeared?

Those are sharp, and different Pixman. I haven't seen those before. :thumbup:

pixman those are the standard sport pkg wheels on 2002/2003 525s. The style 5 wheels came on 1998-2000 528 sports (theres no 97 528 sport) and only the 2001 525 sport.

So whoever had your car before you swapped out the 2 piece sport wheels that came on it and got the ones on it now which are not nearly common :)

My '00 540/6 sport has the first.


what he said :)

anyone want to trade wheels? i have the style 19's.

Thanks for clarifying about the wheels on my car. At first I wasn't sure I'd keep them, but as I look around, I find that I agree on the rarity of them. Plus, they are super-easy to clean. That's a good thing because whatever pads someone put on this car, they are the biggest dirt generators I've seen this side of a south Texas dust storm.

About the only thing that will change my mind is if I get a good deal on some true 2-piece forged wheels.

The roads up here suck, and my car is in the shop right now for a "post-sale punch list" (it a CPO used one.) The car has a slight vibration in it from about 62 to 78 mph. Turns out the BMW dealer found 3 of the 4 wheels had flat spots, and they are gettng them straightened. If I see ANY signs of a hack job on this, they're buying me NEW wheels, damn it.

I have the style 19's on my car and they dont look like much in photos, but are much better in person.

I cant find anywhere that I can buy them though, and my clearcoat is coming off around the lips, so I might be interested in getting another set.

interesting about the flat spots in your wheels. Let me know how that goes b/c my 530 also has a vibration around that speed (72-78 for me) and I just figured my tires weren't perfectly balanced, but come to think of it they vibrated before I had my new tires on too, so I dunno I've never really thought about it...

crown there's a website that sells OEM replica wheels in stye 19 for $350/ea. A couple of my friends have ordered wheels from them and they look identical to factory. I'm sure they're a couple lbs heavier than OEM but they seem to be good quality and they look awesome, hope this helps...

lakeshorewheelandtire.com

pixman those are the standard sport pkg wheels on 2002/2003 525s. The style 5 wheels came on 1998-2000 528 sports (theres no 97 528 sport) and only the 2001 525 sport.



Are you sure? My neighbor's 2002 525iT (wagon) came with Style 5 wheels.

Matthew

Matthew I'm sure about all that I said when talking about sedans, I didn't even think about the wagons since I never pay attention to them :( so that's my fault

But after doing a little research and looking on ebay I ended up being correct, even the sport pkg wagons stopped having the style 5's after 2001. In 2002/2003 the sport sedans and wagons were *supposed* to come with the 7-spoke style 81's ("the star wheels") according to BMW World.

But I will say that I honestly have no idea what's going on with the 2002 wagons. On ebay there's a 02 sport pkg wagon with the non-sport wheels and matching non-sport spare, and another 02 with the style 81's, and all of the 03 wagons on ebay have the style 81's like theyre supposed to. And if your neighbor has the style 5's there's no denying that so I seriously give up on the wagons haha, and here's the conclusion I've come to on the 525iT's w/ sport pkg:

2001 - style 5 as it should be
2002 - style 81 *supposedly* but who knows, maybe whatever style was sitting around the factory at the time haha...
2003 - style 81 as it should be

And if your neighbor has the style 5's there's no denying that so I seriously give up on the wagons haha, and here's the conclusion I've come to on the 525iT's w/ sport pkg:



You may be correct, and my neighbor may think he has a 2002 since that is when he bought it. It may be a 2001 that was sold late in the model year and he forgot.

Thanks for the extensive information.

Matthew