New Car: now the hunt for Winter Tyres

Jedimindtrix · 10-04-2015, 07:42 AM

Afternoon all,

Having just sold my Alpina D3 I've just upgraded to the D5 and now need to buy some winter wheels.

Would 17" clear the brakes or is it better to go for 18" as per the recommendation on the sticker.

I had steel wheels as my winter set on the D3 so I'm not really fussed about how the car will look November to February.

Thanks

remmib · 10-04-2015, 08:34 AM

Did some googleing, and it seems like the D5 has the front brakes from the 750i and the rear brakes from the 550i, so pretty sure you need 18" for those. And if you go with aftermarket wheels, I'm not sure if all 18" will fit.

Jedimindtrix · 10-04-2015, 08:59 AM

Thanks for that much appreciated.

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Jedimindtrix Second Lieutenant 3 Rep 290 Posts Drives: Alpina D3 MT Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Washington, North East iTrader: (0)	Thanks for that much appreciated. __________________ Alpina D5 bought 2015 Alpina D3 sold 2015
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