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Thread: Nut and Bolt difficulties on 3 series style wheels

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    Nut and Bolt difficulties on 3 series style wheels

    Hello All,
    I had purchased these replicas this past summer for my 2008 335xi coupe. I was just wondering if anybody knows what style (model) wheels these are? The closest style that I can find to these are Style 359, but they look a little different.
    As I am planning my summer setup, I have some questions about my lug nuts and bolts. I have 15 mm spacers in the front and the rear and I had gotten the extended bolts (which work on my winter setup). Although, I wanted to test out these wheels at the end of last summer and my extended lug bolts were too wide for the diameter of the holes on these wheels. As you can see in the photo, the holes for the lug bolts in these wheels are very narrow.
    What type of bolts/lugs/nuts should I purchase in order to get these wheels on my car?
    I cannot seem to find a "slim" lug bolt that fits in the holes of these wheels.
    A european shop near me suggested that I check out Mcgard.com, but I am sort of lost on the website.
    Do I need a bolt that goes into my hub, and then slide on the wheel, and then find the correct nut that goes on top? For some reason this does not sound like a safe option..
    I have also tried to think about wheel locks... getting 20 wheel locks will be a sort of pricey option and I still will not know if they will fit the diameter of these holes or not.
    Thank you all for your time!

    -Kei

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    Those look aftermarket to me or at least not BMW factory. The hubs aren't right. Take a closeup of the hub area (where the bolts go through) and the back of one of the wheels and post it up. There are usually some markings that will help identify the part number, the backset, etc.

    Also, you don't need 20 wheel locks - just 4. One for each wheel. Get it?
    Last edited by emoore924; 02-17-2017 at 09:51 PM.

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