Our 71 2800CS

[Dan Wood]

Photo by Nick Wood

 

[Dick Steinkamp]

I like the wheel choice. You see far more various "turbine" styles now than these beautiful stock wheels.

 

[Dan Wood]

I like the wheel choice. You see far more various "turbine" styles now than these beautiful stock wheels.

Thanks, I also like the original style wheels but do wish they were 16s.

 

[rsporsche]

i think the original wheels look sooooo good (perhaps the best) on the atlantik / nacht blue coupes. you have done very well with this 2800cs ... so much improvement to when i first saw it at EuroFed in Chamblee.

 

[Dan Wood]

i think the original wheels look sooooo good (perhaps the best) on the atlantik / nacht blue coupes. you have done very well with this 2800cs ... so much improvement to when i first saw it at EuroFed in Chamblee.

Scott,
Thanks, when I made the offer to buy it and it was accepted, my first thought was "damn it".
Now that it is mostly completed, I am glad we bought it.
Dan

 

[dave v. in nc]

That's so very handsome.

 

[CSteve]

Love those wheels. I had them on my 74 CSi and now on my 72 Bavaria. Beautiful car, beautiful color

 

[E9inCostaRica]

Love the wheels too, did you know that the company that made those wheels (Cromadora) made the same wheels for FERRARI? look at the Dino model and you'll see what i mean. I for one prefer those on my E9 than any other model out there.

 

[Dick Steinkamp]

Love the wheels too, did you know that the company that made those wheels (Cromadora) made the same wheels for FERRARI? look at the Dino model and you'll see what i mean. I for one prefer those on my E9 than any other model out there.

The early E9 stock wheels look similar to the Chromodora wheels on the Dino, but they are made by FPS (some by Mahle) not Chromodora.

 

[E9inCostaRica]

Good to Know, thanks for the info Dick, really though that it is the same wheel. You must admit the resemblance is uncany.

 

[bmw2800cs]

Thanks, I also like the original style wheels but do wish they were 16s.

A nice conversation on this forum about 14 inch rims:

Post in thread 'In defense of 14" rims'

Aug 14, 2017

Fourteen inch rims do not need defending, it's the rubber choices that do. I recall fitting the OEM fourteen inch rims with Michelin XWX tires that offered excellent grip. But not for long. (I vaguely recall a treadwear rating of "50" despite 1985-NYT article that mentions "100.") But for the cost and anticipated frequent replacement, I would probably still be using them.

One treadwear-ratings point is equivalent to approximately 200 miles of driving. Thus, a tire with a treadwear rating of 100 should get 20,000 miles.

The ratings also showed all tire companies had good and poor...

• nashvillecat

 

[Dick Steinkamp]

Good to Know, thanks for the info Dick, really though that it is the same wheel. You must admit the resemblance is uncany.

They are certainly very similar. The biggest difference is 6 slots on the Chromodora and 5 on the FPS

Both are beautiful!