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    help identifying BMW wheel

    While I was at my local auto trim and upholstery shop (Annapolis, MD) I saw a BMW 330Ci convertible with a set of wheels on it that I really liked. They were alloy five-spoke wheels, I think 17 or 18 inches, with five broad flat spokes to each wheel, each spoke having a bit of an arch to it. I came back with a camera, but the car was completed and it hasn't come back. The shop owner said he would try to contact the owner and find out what the wheels are, but no luck so far. I believe this car was a ZHP- it had the six-speed manual, and the higher redline on the tachometer, although it did not have the little horns on the front air dam that I thought ZHPs have.

    I like my 330Ci, although I wish I'd found a ZHP convertible in the same colors and trim- but it's a nice car and I enjoy driving it, I think the wheels I saw may be E36 wheels- I found something that looks like them on line. Will an E36 wheel fit on an E46 car? Or does anyone know of a standard BMW wheel that looks like how I described the wheel I saw? Sorry I do not have a photo of it. Any help very much appreciated.

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    Maybe a look through the following will help?
    http://www.bmwstylewheels.com/3

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    Quote Originally Posted by JimRosenthal View Post
    each spoke having a bit of an arch to it.
    Were the arches concave or convex?
    Emma - 2005 BMW 330ci ZHP 6MT Estorilblau Individual

    Sportline 8s 18x8.5F - 18x9.5R | APEX ARC-8 18x8.5 Square | aFe Intake | 135i Brembo F/R Calipers | 26mm Front/20mm Rear Sway Bars | Z4 Mirror
    M3 Dead Pedal | Lexus ES300 Yellow Fog Light Retrofit | Koni Yellows/H&R Springs | Llumar CTX 40% | Coby Tri-Stitch Wheel & Boots

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    They were convex. Actually, I think it is the Style 23 wheel, which is for an E36 or Z3, but it appears will fit on my car. Thanks for the help!

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    Quote Originally Posted by ELCID86 View Post
    I just can't see those on an E46.
    I've seen Contours as snow tires but even at 17" they look tiny on the E46.
    Emma - 2005 BMW 330ci ZHP 6MT Estorilblau Individual

    Sportline 8s 18x8.5F - 18x9.5R | APEX ARC-8 18x8.5 Square | aFe Intake | 135i Brembo F/R Calipers | 26mm Front/20mm Rear Sway Bars | Z4 Mirror
    M3 Dead Pedal | Lexus ES300 Yellow Fog Light Retrofit | Koni Yellows/H&R Springs | Llumar CTX 40% | Coby Tri-Stitch Wheel & Boots

    Awaiting Install: M3 Wing Mirrors

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