Are these too old school for our cars?

Quickid · 03-22-2012, 10:14 PM

I've always been a big fan of the M-Parallels and was curious how they'll look on the M Coupe. The fronts of the OEM M-Pars are too agressive for the Z4 so these are replicas (18x8 ET35 and 18x9.5 ET25)

What do you think?

Smurfskier · 03-22-2012, 10:27 PM

I like them!!!!

prodigal_m · 03-22-2012, 10:29 PM

I got pretty burned out on M Parallels several years ago but to be honest...they look surprisingly good and fresh on the Moupe! Love the dish by the way.

InterlagozzE86MCoupe · 03-22-2012, 10:53 PM

I think they look really nice! They look like 19s

ZStig · 03-22-2012, 10:54 PM

I like 'em

seank · 03-22-2012, 11:05 PM

They look great.

OG_M3 · 03-22-2012, 11:32 PM

i was thinking about doing the same thing when i first got the car. thanks for the pics

ga41 · 03-23-2012, 02:38 AM

They do look really nice.

l4zy · 03-23-2012, 03:41 AM

pretty old school but they still look good

spr_bimmer · 03-23-2012, 06:50 AM

i think they look pretty good, seems old school but the car makes them look newer

inTgr8r · 03-23-2012, 07:44 AM

I like them a lot.
The coupe gives them a fresh look

esqu1re · 03-23-2012, 08:20 AM

Wern't our OEM sort of an evolution of these type of rims? Looks good.

Z4MLover2012 · 03-23-2012, 08:20 AM

That's a good look! Retro even.

gferil · 03-23-2012, 09:41 AM

Those look sweet! I'd even add those to my list of potential wheels to get for the coupe!

Incompatible · 03-23-2012, 10:18 AM

Looks good, better then I expected.

v3.2mc · 03-23-2012, 10:42 AM

i like them a lot! always loved them on the 8'ers.

it makes me wonder what z8 wheels would look like on a z4...

BIMMERGUY91 · 03-23-2012, 10:52 AM

Wow that looks awesome! I had been wondering what M Parallels would look like since they are similar to our stock wheels. HMMM maybe I should swap wheels with my dads car

BIMMERGUY91 · 03-23-2012, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by v3.2mc

i like them a lot! always loved them on the 8'ers.

it makes me wonder what z8 wheels would look like on a z4...

IMO our stock wheels look ALOT like Z8 wheels already

v3.2mc · 03-23-2012, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by BIMMERGUY91

IMO our stock wheels look ALOT like Z8 wheels already

yeah, which i like... but they are way more concave and the offsets would fit flush quite nicely.

granted, you may need a spacer in back to make it match the front, more neg front camber may need to be utilized, and the hub diameter is too big so installation would require centering rings...

but i still think they would look great!

Loogey Clapp · 03-23-2012, 12:25 PM

Personally? I think they look great! I like 'em.

Quickid · 03-23-2012, 01:22 PM

Thanks for your input folks

I spent some time looking for pics of Z4s with M-Parallels and could not find any. This might be the first and I'm pleasantly surprised how it turned out.

Some noted that the MCoupe made the M-Pars look newer/fresher. I didn't think of it that way but that just might be why it works.

BIMMERGUY91 · 03-23-2012, 04:51 PM

What do these wheels weigh?

03-22-2012, 10:14 PM	#1
Quickid First Lieutenant 11 Rep 331 Posts Drives: 08 Z4MC, 06 X5 4.4i, 99 323i Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada iTrader: (4)	Are these too old school for our cars? I've always been a big fan of the M-Parallels and was curious how they'll look on the M Coupe. The fronts of the OEM M-Pars are too agressive for the Z4 so these are replicas (18x8 ET35 and 18x9.5 ET25) What do you think? __________________ Last edited by Quickid; 08-15-2013 at 04:31 PM..
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gferil Captain 30 Rep 740 Posts Drives: 06 Z4MC Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: San Francisco, CA iTrader: (6)	Those look sweet! I'd even add those to my list of potential wheels to get for the coupe!
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Quickid First Lieutenant 11 Rep 331 Posts Drives: 08 Z4MC, 06 X5 4.4i, 99 323i Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada iTrader: (4)	Thanks for your input folks I spent some time looking for pics of Z4s with M-Parallels and could not find any. This might be the first and I'm pleasantly surprised how it turned out. Some noted that the MCoupe made the M-Pars look newer/fresher. I didn't think of it that way but that just might be why it works. __________________
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BIMMERGUY91 Captain 112 Rep 855 Posts Drives: 2014 335I M Sport Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Huntsville, AL iTrader: (2)	What do these wheels weigh? __________________ 2014 335i M Sport 2010 328i M Sport 2007 Z4MC #1019/1815 (Sold) 1997 M3 (Sold) 1991 325i
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