Style 162 replicas

loukad · 09-04-2006, 08:05 PM

I finally accepted delivery last Wednesday (8/30) after 8 long weeks of waiting (ordered on 7/5) and the car really is a pleasure to drive! Two days after delivery I mounted style 162 replica wheels + Pirelli PZero Nero M&S tires from Lakeshore Wheel and Tire. The car looks 10x better and, strangely enough, is a lot smoother and quieter. I know some people think it would look even better if lowered, but I think I like it the way it is.

Here are some photos from a trip I took today in Shenandoah.

SPoNGeBoB · 09-04-2006, 08:09 PM

Congrats... but it needs to be lowered. Thought it was a Xi.

oneshare325 · 09-04-2006, 08:10 PM

Sweet!! Where did you get the replicas? Are they 18's? and how much did you pay!!

Agni · 09-04-2006, 08:10 PM

Why they look 17"?
Mayb just angle of photo.

Also yes...u need to lower it!

bavarian19 · 09-04-2006, 08:12 PM

its a great look!!!

I did the same on my 325i. I now have OEM 162's on, and did have the same Pirelli tires on as well... Im back to the OEM runflats though...

EDIT: I didnt see that they were replicas... Those rears certainly looked tucked in...

Not to be cynical, but it does look like your car is on stilts... Lower it, get some chrome tail pipes, and you will have one heck of a ride!!!!

loukad · 09-04-2006, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by oneshare325

Sweet!! Where did you get the replicas? Are they 18's? and how much did you pay!!

They are 18" replicas. I bought the wheel and tire package from Lakeshore Wheel and Tire for $1448 + free shipping.

oneshare325 · 09-04-2006, 08:26 PM

Can anyone here tell they are replicas? I sure can't....maybe some of you have a better eye than i do, I want 162's too and I didn't even think of replicas! I might do that! i was going to pay 1400 for just the wheels!

KL2DC · 09-04-2006, 09:24 PM

Looks good, I had been looking at Lakeshore's replicas for some time. How's the quality? Customer service?

Some 12mm or 15mm spacers would make the rears sit better....oh and blacklines as well

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Gripster · 09-04-2006, 09:52 PM

Nice. 162's are awesome. Best thing about them is that they are among the easiest to clean of any alloy wheel of any car I have ever owned.

loukad · 09-04-2006, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by KL2DC

Looks good, I had been looking at Lakeshore's replicas for some time. How's the quality? Customer service?

I think the quality is good. The wheels are imported from Italy. As for customer service, Lakeshore is fantastic. The wheels arrived within a week of ordering them, but two of the BMW stickers were bent. I emailed them about it, and they mailed me another two in a couple of days.

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KL2DC · 09-04-2006, 11:42 PM

loukad: thanks for signing up, look forward to seeing your car at our next meet. We are trying to get something going and will update and solicit everyone's inputs soon...

jojogargoles · 09-04-2006, 11:44 PM

nice car!

new2the3 · 09-05-2006, 10:28 AM

how heavy are they?

BIGWILL · 09-05-2006, 10:41 AM

DO they make 19 in replicas??

findtom · 09-05-2006, 10:51 AM

Looks hot, I love those wheels.

BUT (and I'm never one to say this) that car is in serious need of lowering. Why is it riding so high?

canucklion · 09-05-2006, 11:44 AM

I know your 325 doesn't have the sport suspension, but even with a regular suspension, it shouldn't be that high, perhaps the shipping blocks were not removed prior to you taking delivery?

KL2DC · 09-05-2006, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by canucklion

I know your 325 doesn't have the sport suspension, but even with a regular suspension, it shouldn't be that high, perhaps the shipping blocks were not removed prior to you taking delivery?

Actually, I must concur. Your car is sitting unusually high.

Have a check in your wheel wells and see if the shipping blocks are still on. There has been cases where the shipping blocks were left on because of sloppy PDI

Asiann · 09-05-2006, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by canucklion

I know your 325 doesn't have the sport suspension, but even with a regular suspension, it shouldn't be that high, perhaps the shipping blocks were not removed prior to you taking delivery?

I was thinking the same thing when I saw the front is really high compared to the back. It all looks high but the front especially.

Ryan 330i · 09-05-2006, 01:08 PM

looks great, but despratly needs a good lowering.

Gripster · 09-05-2006, 04:25 PM

I think the reason the car is so high is that it's a non ZSP. 162's are almost always on ZSP cars which have the lowered sports suspension.

canucklion · 09-05-2006, 04:42 PM

that shouldn't be the case, if my memory serves me right, the difference in height between a non-zsp and a zsp car is only 0.5", furthermore, by changing to a bigger rim, the overall diameter of the setup (rim + tire) is not increased, it's the same, bigger rim just mean skinnier sidewall on the tire.

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Originally Posted by Gripster

I think the reason the car is so high is that it's a non ZSP. 162's are almost always on ZSP cars which have the lowered sports suspension.

loukad · 09-05-2006, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by new2the3

how heavy are they?

I didn't weigh them, but just from carrying them around, I'd say they're about 30% heavier than the 156's.

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loukad New Member 1 Rep 25 Posts Drives: 325i 6MT,ZPP,nav,CA Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: McLean, VA iTrader: (0)	Style 162 replicas I finally accepted delivery last Wednesday (8/30) after 8 long weeks of waiting (ordered on 7/5) and the car really is a pleasure to drive! Two days after delivery I mounted style 162 replica wheels + Pirelli PZero Nero M&S tires from Lakeshore Wheel and Tire. The car looks 10x better and, strangely enough, is a lot smoother and quieter. I know some people think it would look even better if lowered, but I think I like it the way it is. Here are some photos from a trip I took today in Shenandoah. Attached Images
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SPoNGeBoB Enlisted Member 4 Rep 45 Posts Drives: 911 Tur Boat Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bikini Bottom iTrader: (0) Garage List @007 335i [0.00]	Congrats... but it needs to be lowered. Thought it was a Xi. __________________ ... Oct 16th 2006
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oneshare325 Brigadier General 199 Rep 4,178 Posts Drives: E90 325i, E82 135i Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Arlington, VA iTrader: (11) Garage List 2018 BMW M3 [0.00] 2006 325i [0.00]	Sweet!! Where did you get the replicas? Are they 18's? and how much did you pay!!
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Agni First Lieutenant 116 Rep 372 Posts Drives: F36 435i M Gran Coupe Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 335xi [0.00] 2006 325i [0.00]	Why they look 17"? Mayb just angle of photo. Also yes...u need to lower it!
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bavarian19 General 519 Rep 18,858 Posts Drives: Car Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: VA iTrader: (23)	its a great look!!! I did the same on my 325i. I now have OEM 162's on, and did have the same Pirelli tires on as well... Im back to the OEM runflats though... EDIT: I didnt see that they were replicas... Those rears certainly looked tucked in... Not to be cynical, but it does look like your car is on stilts... Lower it, get some chrome tail pipes, and you will have one heck of a ride!!!!
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oneshare325 Brigadier General 199 Rep 4,178 Posts Drives: E90 325i, E82 135i Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Arlington, VA iTrader: (11) Garage List 2018 BMW M3 [0.00] 2006 325i [0.00]	Can anyone here tell they are replicas? I sure can't....maybe some of you have a better eye than i do, I want 162's too and I didn't even think of replicas! I might do that! i was going to pay 1400 for just the wheels!
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KL2DC Moderator 319 Rep 17,767 Posts Drives: F36 428i,E90 328i, E85 Z4 3.0i Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: DC Metro iTrader: (23) Garage List 2015 F36 428i [0.00] 2011 E90 328i [0.00] 2006 E85 Z4 3.0i [0.00]	Looks good, I had been looking at Lakeshore's replicas for some time. How's the quality? Customer service? Some 12mm or 15mm spacers would make the rears sit better....oh and blacklines as well Please take time to sign up at our DC metro e90 registry, details are in my sig panel. __________________ Official DC Metro Registry - Current, New & Prospective Area Members Roll Call!
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Gripster Captain 147 Rep 981 Posts Drives: E93 M3 Join Date: May 2005 Location: San Diego iTrader: (5) Garage List 2013 BMW M3 [0.00]	Nice. 162's are awesome. Best thing about them is that they are among the easiest to clean of any alloy wheel of any car I have ever owned. __________________ *2013 M3 (E93)* - ZPP/ZCW/DCT
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findtom Colonel 129 Rep 2,658 Posts Drives: E60 545i Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada iTrader: (0) Garage List 2005 545i [0.00]	Looks hot, I love those wheels. BUT (and I'm never one to say this) that car is in serious need of lowering. Why is it riding so high?
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Ryan 330i Major 57 Rep 1,181 Posts Drives: '09 E93 335i Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: San Francisco \| LA \| Oregon iTrader: (0)	looks great, but despratly needs a good lowering. __________________ 2009 E93 335i \| Jet \| Black Dakota \| Grey Poplar \| ZPP \| ZSP \| ZCW \| Step \| Paddles \| i-Drive \| CA \| Sirius \| HD \| Logic7 \| 06FL \| 06NF \| PDC \| OEM Alarm \| LUX Retired: 2007 E92 335i Retired: 2006 E90 330i
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Gripster Captain 147 Rep 981 Posts Drives: E93 M3 Join Date: May 2005 Location: San Diego iTrader: (5) Garage List 2013 BMW M3 [0.00]	I think the reason the car is so high is that it's a non ZSP. 162's are almost always on ZSP cars which have the lowered sports suspension. __________________ *2013 M3 (E93)* - ZPP/ZCW/DCT
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