FS: 16 x 7 Alpina look wheels

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$2000 plus shipping for a set of 5.
The wheels are new and still in the original boxes. The were sold from the southern Californis dealer who had 100 wheels made. 16 x7 Alpina Repro style wheels for early E9 BMWs

NOTE: they are 21 spoke not 20 spoke if that makes a difference to you.

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Jeff Abate j_l_abate at msn dot com
 

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but Stan,

as coupeking once told me, how are you going to put that 16" spare in the wheel well ... and keep the floor boards level?

these are the same price as coupeking wheels = 400 bucks a piece. that is reason i got a 14" original turbine wheel for a spare.
 
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If you really wanted to store another 16' wheel you could cut out the original wheel well and weld in one from a 6'er.
 
These are similar to the repro's I have (maybe the same source). If so, they are nice, but not staggered. They have 21 spokes versus the Alpina's 20 spokes, so don't look quite as light as the originals. $2k seems quite steep.
 
Stan said:
NMNA...

If you really wanted to store another 16' wheel you could cut out the original wheel well and weld in one from a 6'er.
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nope ... no rust in my well ... so its staying put. i'm fine with a 14" look a like spare. i don't intend to drive that far on a spare ... hell, i don't drive that far on my 16's
 
Get that spare to be a circumference good match for the rear tire.
When you burn out your LSD with a mismatched rear tire getting home you will be sad, very sad.
 
sfdon said:
Get that spare to be a circumference good match for the rear tire.
When you burn out your LSD with a mismatched rear tire getting home you will be sad, very sad.
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I am sad just thinking about it, I am the type that cries watching the end of Casablanca.
 
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i have 215 70 14 bf goodrich and they are perfect
on the csl 7.5 wheels
just rolled the fenders
lsd --- acid
just put the front on the back
 
aearch said:
i have 215 70 14 bf goodrich and they are perfect
on the csl 7.5 wheels
just rolled the fenders
lsd --- acid
just put the front on the back
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If you had a 195/70-14 spare a 205/55-16 front and 225/50r16 rear, you'd only be dealing with 0.8% diff in circumference relative to the 14" setup.

That diff is the same as if your spare were the exact same size as the front/rear but there was 5/32" more/less in tread wear. Don't think that's going to hurt the LSD too much over a reasonable distance at a reasonable speed.
 
Those were the tires I was looking at, will have to turn the raised letters inward, think I will use the 205's though, does not have rolled fenders

aearch said:
i have 215 70 14 bf goodrich and they are perfect
on the csl 7.5 wheels
just rolled the fenders
lsd --- acid
just put the front on the back
Click to expand...
 
AE

yea good way to go peter
they are fantastic tires
they really look aggressive and are extremely smooth
yet perform like race tires ive really ripped mine at times and they never let loose.
id would get the wheels but there not 7.5
they look so good w/ the deeper face
back in 84 my friend worked at weatherford in parts
and i stocked up on everything i could get
thats when i got the new csl wheels
 
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