Re: wheel question

["David Stern" <sternsys@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Jefrem for pointing out that rather important detail about the bolt
patterns. I suppose that it would prove to be difficult at best to make
those work.  I sho' am glad to have the digest available for my uneducated
guesses. :-)  Thanks.

David

> Hmmm, it seems to me that all E30's except for the M3 have a four-bolt
> wheel pattern (4x100), and that all E36's have a 5-bolt pattern.  So,
> unless you can find a 325ic which somebody went through the trouble of
> changing to M3 hubs (talk to Grant Wells, I think), your uneducated guess
> would be wrong.
>
> Of course, you could still accept the wheels, then sell them :=).
>
> I'm sure if for some reason the convertibles had 5-bolt hubs, then I will
> be duly chastised, so please wait for confirmation from somebody who
> actually has looked at an E30 convertible in the last year or so....
>
> ------------------------------------
> -Jefrem Iwaniw, jiwaniw@domain.elided, '72 2002, '94 525i
>  Keller, TX
>
> On Fri, 8 Jan 1999, David Stern wrote:
>
>> A friend is giving me his set of standard 15" 1994 325is alloy wheels for my
>> as-yet-unacquired 89-91 325ic.  My question is pretty basic...will they fit
>> and work fine?  My uneducated guess is "no problem".
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> David Stern
>>
>
>

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