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GraemeH 
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Joined: 03-November-2005
Location: At the beach, North Wales
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 Posted: 04-November-2005 at 18:56 |
Looks terrific. What colour is that? Mine's cosmos blue.
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Horsetan
Really Senior Member II
Say Neigh to Gatsos
Joined: 11-April-2003
Location: Please let it be Ireland
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Posted: 04-November-2005 at 18:55 |
Here's a pic of the car that my "throwing stars" were originally on:
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GraemeH
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Posted: 04-November-2005 at 18:49 |
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Yes, the autosol is good. I was wary at first; but been using now for about 12 months. It's excellent. The Magic wheels, when polished, are fantastic, but (hold my tongue!!) I already think I like the sharky looking M5s more!
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Horsetan
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Posted: 04-November-2005 at 18:46 |
 GraemeH wrote:
....Thing with Breytons is the "stainless" lip that oxidizes very quickly. |
If you use a cream / paste like Autosol or Chrome-Magic (or even Brasso if you've nothing else handy), that should keep the stainless rim looking bright.
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GraemeH
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Posted: 04-November-2005 at 18:44 |
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Point taken completely on the Alpinas. I feel the same about BBs on E24 etc. Wide gaps between spokes, or whatever, from now on! But the Alpinas are a nice wheel. Thing with Breytons is the "stainless" lip that oxidizes very quickly.
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Horsetan
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Posted: 04-November-2005 at 18:42 |
GraemeH wrote:
The stars are a complete breeze to keep clean compared to the Breyton Magics I have on E38!!.... |
Friend of mine runs his M635CSi on Breyton Magics and swears by them. They can't be any worse to clean than genuine Alpinas - after all, it's a similar multi-spoke pattern, though the Alpinas have the "bevelled" rim
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GraemeH
Senior Member I
Joined: 03-November-2005
Location: At the beach, North Wales
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Posted: 04-November-2005 at 18:40 |
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The stars are a complete breeze to keep clean compared to the Breyton Magics I have on E38!! Absolute nightmare. If you travel across water to say, Isle of Wight (home territory) they have to be cleaned almost immediately as they salt up! Still, keeps me off the streets! Here's to the stars!!!
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Horsetan
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Posted: 04-November-2005 at 18:36 |
GraemeH wrote:
Summer use because they are "summery" or summer use because you shift to something else in winter anyway? |
My car in the photo is on its winter wheels. They are VERY easy to keep clean!
The "throwing stars" are for summer because I don't want to ruin them in the crap weather we're supposed to expect this winter.
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GraemeH
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Posted: 04-November-2005 at 18:35 |
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Summer use because they are "summery" or summer use because you shift to something else in winter anyway? Front on mine is 8, but back is wider. Once back from paint shop, next plain is getting the clocks functioning a little more consistently: I can feel it moving when I'm in it but I have no idea how fast it is moving! ;-)
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Horsetan
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Posted: 04-November-2005 at 18:26 |
UKDaveJ wrote:
Horsetan (Ivan) is over the moon now he's running his 635 on 16's, having finally seen the light & ditched the metrics.
He can't praise the quality of ride difference enough now.....
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7" x 15" all round, actually 
They're the basic E39 "Style 31", and are now my winter wheels.
Amazing how much difference half-an-inch in width makes. Have just got back from the stables tonight, and the ride was so good on the dodgy surfaces of the M1 (compared to metrics) I almost dozed off at the wheel.....
GraemeH wrote:
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Aha! Style 21 M5 "throwing stars"! I've got a set of those for summer use! 8" x 17" all round, plus a spare.....
Edited by Horsetan
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GraemeH
Senior Member I
Joined: 03-November-2005
Location: At the beach, North Wales
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Posted: 04-November-2005 at 14:01 |
As wondered: there should be a picture at base here of the 635csi before it heads in for some minor points of cosmetic rust repair tomorrow. ;-)
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spokey
Bavarian-Board Contributor
Offensive and obnoxious tub of lard
Joined: 02-March-2004
Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: 04-November-2005 at 13:31 |
Jimbob wrote:
Graeme, spokey seemed reasonably happy with his 18s
(see above) whilst other members prefer the comfort/handling balance of
smaller wheels. |
Actually, if I was going to do it again, I'd probably revert to 16s.
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Ciao,
Spokey
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UKDaveJ
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Joined: 18-November-2004
Location: Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
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Posted: 04-November-2005 at 13:21 |
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Both my 635's run 17" ers. Love them!
The best combination of handling, ease of tyre selection & aesthetics, IMHO.
James won't be replying for a few days, he's up at the NEC for the Classic Car Show.
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My 635's.
 
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UKDaveJ
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Joined: 18-November-2004
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Posted: 04-November-2005 at 13:18 |
Jimbob wrote:
UKDaveJ wrote:
Horsetan (Ivan) is over the moon now
he's running his 635 on 16's, having finally seen the light &
ditched the metrics.
He can't praise the quality of ride difference enough now.....
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Thats odd Dave, Ivan IS over the moon, but it was 15" wheels he got from you wasn't it?
My 6 obviously has a completely different rear end, but I'm happy
with how it handles, but am still looking forward to getting the 14"
wheels changed to 16"s |
I stand corrected!! I meant to say 15"'s, only a woman would notice an inch difference....... 
Only joking!! 
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My 635's.
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Jimbob
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Location: Live: West Sussex - Work: Islington
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Posted: 04-November-2005 at 09:13 |
GraemeH wrote:
I'm a little unconvinced by the appearance of the standard shoeing that I've seen on some 6s - but it's probably sacrilege to say that. Apologies. I'll wash my mouth out. ;-) |
No sacrilege to my mind, "standard" wheels on early 6s was 14" - much too small (as the pic in my profile shows), and most later cars were fitted with the 390 metrics, also pretty small (about 15 and bit inches?). Post some pics of yours as soon as poss!
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And so says Jimbob.
1981 635csi 81k miles. Will be fixed, but not by me.
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GraemeH
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Location: At the beach, North Wales
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Posted: 04-November-2005 at 08:59 |
Those that are on it - 17s - certainly seem right (to my mind at least) from an appearance point of view ('85 mod). M-series, turbine: "very sharky" I thought when I first saw them! But it would be interesting if they're having an impact on performance to a large extent. They are deep, and wide, and points made above suggest that's not the original idea. Fair enough; but cry in my coffee if it was the case ;-). I saw a vehicle recently, and is still advertised on . . . ., with Alpinas and thought it looked very good - though, on inspecting, the beast itself was so rusty that it might as well have been a nice set of wheels on an old tin can, I'm afraid. I'm a little unconvinced by the appearance of the standard shoeing that I've seen on some 6s - but it's probably sacrilege to say that. Apologies. I'll wash my mouth out. ;-)
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Jimbob
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Posted: 04-November-2005 at 08:41 |
Graeme, spokey seemed reasonably happy with his 18s (see above) whilst other members prefer the comfort/handling balance of smaller wheels. Once Mr Sohlman sees this thread, he'll probably chip in his (always valuable!) opinion. If I remember rightly, he's tried a number of different sizes, ending up with Alpina 16" wheels.
I personally wont go bigger than 16" puerly from a looks point of view - as other series 1 cars I've seen with big wheels look odd.
Having said that, I really like the look of 17" wheels on the newer cars, especially on Shadowline and Highline car.
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And so says Jimbob.
1981 635csi 81k miles. Will be fixed, but not by me.
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GraemeH
Senior Member I
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Posted: 04-November-2005 at 07:54 |
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It sounds like, from discussions, that my 17" would be as large as anyone would want to go (?) And perhaps larger than most would prefer (?) best, Graeme
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Jimbob
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Posted: 04-November-2005 at 06:50 |
UKDaveJ wrote:
Horsetan (Ivan) is over the moon now he's running his 635 on 16's, having finally seen the light & ditched the metrics.
He can't praise the quality of ride difference enough now.....
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Thats odd Dave, Ivan IS over the moon, but it was 15" wheels he got from you wasn't it?
My 6 obviously has a completely different rear end, but I'm happy with how it handles, but am still looking forward to getting the 14" wheels changed to 16"s
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And so says Jimbob.
1981 635csi 81k miles. Will be fixed, but not by me.
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UKDaveJ
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Joined: 18-November-2004
Location: Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
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Posted: 04-November-2005 at 05:30 |
Horsetan (Ivan) is over the moon now he's running his 635 on 16's, having finally seen the light & ditched the metrics.
He can't praise the quality of ride difference enough now.....
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My 635's.
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E24 handling
