I moved to my new home in Memphis from a small town in Kansas. IWhile I was in Kansas, I saw an E39 Wagon with M-pars. I kept trying to find the owner to get the story. I wanted to know if he had the staggered versions and the size and how he liked them on his wagon. I thought they looked really cool. I'm really considering getting different wheels. But, I don't want to do aftermarket and I'm curious what other styles look cool on our cars.
Anybody care to share some pics of E39s with other OEM wheel styles. My style 29 seem a little boring and tired.
Current
2002 E39 Touring Sterlinggrau
1999 E38 740iL CosmoSchwartz
PAST
2001 740iL Sport
2000 740iL
2003 530i
1995 740iL
19’s got them powder coated candy apple red
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98 540i | auto | sport | nav | m parallels
E38 Mpars with M5 spec tires
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00 740iS
84 635 (euro)
88 M6
84 745i
88 325iX
92 850i (6 spd)
Red Mpars..... WTF were you thinking about???
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I had M-Pars back when I had a 540it, they were the E38 size ones that are a little wider in the back. I had them bored out to the E39 hub size and ran them with Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 tires. Such a good combination.
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Oh I’m not worried about the criticism. I work in the industry and wanted to help promote the shop I work in. I can have them back to oem if I want but they’re replicas anyway so why not. I’m also in the middle of a ls swap and I’m sure people will love it hate that as well.
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LS swap is the way to go. What's it going in.
Here's my LS3 project.
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That looks sweet. Mine is going in the wagon. Aluminum gen 4 truck motor with cam head work 6l80 out of caprice. But I won’t go on. Don’t want my red wheels to highjack the thread.
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Op if you start to look for mpars make sure you know what they came off of. E38 mpars have the smaller bore size and need to machined out. E39 mpars are harder to find though but will obviously fit and replicas you just have to make sure it comes with the right bore size. This is my first e39 with e38 mpars on it. next to what was my moms e38 sport
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Square 18x8’s with 235/40R18’s
Current
2002 E39 Touring Sterlinggrau
1999 E38 740iL CosmoSchwartz
PAST
2001 740iL Sport
2000 740iL
2003 530i
1995 740iL
98 540i | auto | sport | nav | m parallels
FWIW...I dig that red....
What's wrong with this thread ?? No one went old-school on the m-pars....??? I have the "O"-rig'nals on both.....
wuulllll....at least I still have them on one any more...
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"two wrongs don't make a right...only three lefts do...."
'79 Euro 635csi - gone and regretting it...
'89 gsxr-750 - former traffic knife
'97 528i sedan - holding on strong...(just sold after 16 years of ownership - sad day)
'03 Euro 525it - something about a famous dolphin.....
'06 Mercury Grand Marquis (don't ask....it gets the job done....)
'84 Specialized Allez - full Campagnolo Super Record
'99-ish Cannondale CAAD4
"Stinky" - Kona Stinky Five
'86 528e
2008 E70 X5 3.0
Mine's not a touring however I still have the originals that came on the car when I bought it back in Sept 2000.
The spare is also an M66.
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My man !!
That car is stunning...!!
The wagoooon was the same way...but it came with square 66's...and the spare was a 66 as well. I put the staggered set on it rather quickly 'cause it begged for those fat rear tires. I kept that set for the '97 when I sold it. Jojo got the best of the gaggle of 66's I had when we did the deed, including the original conti-sport on the spare...lol.. Heck, I had 3 sets of 66's...!! down to two now...
"two wrongs don't make a right...only three lefts do...."
'79 Euro 635csi - gone and regretting it...
'89 gsxr-750 - former traffic knife
'97 528i sedan - holding on strong...(just sold after 16 years of ownership - sad day)
'03 Euro 525it - something about a famous dolphin.....
'06 Mercury Grand Marquis (don't ask....it gets the job done....)
'84 Specialized Allez - full Campagnolo Super Record
'99-ish Cannondale CAAD4
"Stinky" - Kona Stinky Five
'86 528e
2008 E70 X5 3.0
I’m still looking for a nine inch 66 to replace the one I bent a year ago. Can’t find any clean ones.
Set the controls for the heart of the sun
All these pictures really make me want to find some M-Pars for my wagon!
Current
2002 E39 Touring Sterlinggrau
1999 E38 740iL CosmoSchwartz
PAST
2001 740iL Sport
2000 740iL
2003 530i
1995 740iL
they are nice wheels
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