General Forum : Anyone ever seen mini-lites on an e21?

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	Posted Monday, Feb 5th 8:46pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car]
Post nr. 96	Konig is now making a mini-lite knock off that will fit an e21. Opinions? I've never seen one with them on.
	Posted Monday, Feb 5th 8:50pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car]
Post nr. 98	I have seen one or 2 with them and personaly think they look awsome, but after searching this computer I couldn't find a picture of one sorry,........But they DO suit our cars!!!!!
	Posted Monday, Feb 5th 9:26pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car]
Post nr. 248	We have one in our forum! http://e21.tricord.be/members/marinersfsan/78Bimmer1.jpg well they're close to minilites, i think they are saab alloys???
	Posted Monday, Feb 5th 9:58pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car]
Post nr. 97	This is from Konig's site.
	Posted Monday, Feb 5th 10:25pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car]
Post nr. 250	Nice! I am a big fan of minilite alloys but i think they have to be on the right car. TBH i'm not sure if the e21 is the right car? Just one guys opinion.
	Posted Monday, Feb 5th 10:53pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car]
Post nr. 115	They're ok on E21s, IMO more suited to 2002s though...
	Posted Monday, Feb 5th 11:01pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car]
Post nr. 184	Minilite knockoffs have been available for awhile. Here's another members car with Panasports: Pack racing products have them in a variety of sizes, offsets, and finishes: http://www.packracingproducts.com/acatalog/Pack_Racing_Products_Superlite_Street_Wheels_2.html I'm not affiliated, I just have the website saved and I keep going back to try to decide how they would look on my car. --Dennis
	Posted Tuesday, Feb 6th 1:49am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car]
Post nr. 99	They look pretty sweet.....I'd rock em'
	Posted Tuesday, Feb 6th 2:51am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car]
Post nr. 98	AFAIK they come in graphite, polished or the combo, as pictured. They might look decent on a Henna car. A bonus is they weigh less than 14lb. I'm having absolutly no luck finding the wheels I want so a compromise to something like this may tide me over until the BBS's I want pop up.
	Posted Tuesday, Feb 6th 3:03am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car]
Post nr. 184	I DO like the look of the graphite/polished combo on a Henna car: I just wish they were 15's. --Dennis
	Posted Tuesday, Feb 6th 6:15am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car]
Post nr. 169	those interested can look at my car. I had some pix taken with ORIGINAL Minilites on it. Need to email me your add as I have problems uploading pixs to the site, even have the pixs from the ArtCar too.
	Posted Tuesday, Feb 6th 7:13am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car]
Post nr. 56	i thought about doing that style of wheel with the pannsport 3 piece but there pricey. can u send pics of the art car to my e-mail adress and the other ones you spoke of.id like to see em.and ill post em here for you.
	Posted Tuesday, Feb 6th 7:22am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car]
Post nr. 51	well, i saw this post this morning, drove to school (first day) and look what one of the new students' own (sorry about the quality it was just a quick snap on my phone): I was really amazed that someone else has a e21! they are 14" rims
	Posted Tuesday, Feb 6th 7:26am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car]
Post nr. 51	BTW my opinion on minilites: There are 3 wheels that should be on an E21: 15x7 Alpina's, 15x7 Basketweaves and 15x7 MINILITES! I may put minilites on my car, but i'll cross that bridge when i get to it.
	Posted Tuesday, Feb 6th 1:37pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car]
Post nr. 170	i think 14 inches are a good compromise. Use to run 15x71/2 with 205/50's on the 320/6........... wheels a bit too big
	Posted Tuesday, Feb 6th 1:45pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car]
Post nr. 440	Hi Compmotive in the uk make some tasty wheels there us dealer is http://www.usacomp.com/ Jason
	Posted Tuesday, Feb 6th 8:28pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car]
Post nr. 158	pjs323i wrote: BTW my opinion on minilites: There are 3 wheels that should be on an E21: 15x7 Alpina's, 15x7 Basketweaves and 15x7 MINILITES! I may put minilites on my car, but i'll cross that bridge when i get to it. What about Hartge Wheels? not quite as nice as the Alpina ones, but pretty tasty none the less. And MiM made some nice ones, I have them on my e21 (15x7) and they look pretty good I think
	Posted Tuesday, Feb 6th 8:56pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car]
Post nr. 99	I finally heard from the Konig rep. That particualr style is only out there with either 0 or 40 offsets so they can be scratched from the list.
	Posted Tuesday, Feb 6th 9:09pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car]
Post nr. 184	But the Superlites can be had with the proper 12mm offset. --Dennis
	Posted Tuesday, Feb 6th 11:16pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car]
Post nr. 51	sorry jdench i forgot about those ...let me rephrase: BTW my opinion on minilites: There are 4 wheels that should be on an E21: 15x7 Alpina's, 15x7 Basketweaves, 15x7 Hartage (simmilar to H3) and 15x7 MINILITES!
	Posted Tuesday, Feb 6th 11:21pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car]
Post nr. 51	BTW i've never looked at mags for my 323 but i think i might get some minilights... what offset and bolt pattern??? someone once told me that the bolt pattern is 4x110; is that right???
	Posted Tuesday, Feb 6th 11:55pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car]
Post nr. 184	PCD is 4x100, offset about 12-15mm. --Dennis
	Posted Wednesday, Feb 7th 4:16am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car]
Post nr. 171	So sad, Techdell went bust...........
	Posted Wednesday, Feb 14th 8:44am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car]
Post nr. 559	There's a group buy going on for a Panasport-style wheel on the 2002FAQ board. Those should fit e21's. Tony
	Posted Wednesday, Feb 14th 9:14am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car]
Post nr. 260	I vote MiM1900's or genuine Alpinas
	Posted Saturday, Feb 17th 3:18am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car]
Post nr. 7	nope e21 and old austin minins dont mix wheels nope never
	Posted Saturday, Mar 10th 9:55am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car]
Post nr. 51	I am seriously in the market for some minilites after an accident i had a few weeks ago which damaged 1 of my 13"alpina's and left me with the spare which must have been damaged by a previous owner, its bashed up and doesn't hold air very well Can i get some opinions as to what the best combo for size is? I dont have a lot of money so buy once buy right, i dont want to stuff this up...I've been told 15x7 on the back and 15x6 on the front. Dont know what tyre size i should get though
	Posted Tuesday, Mar 13th 2:35am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car]
Post nr. 51	i really need some opinions from you guys the tyre places like to tell me all different things. So i want to bump this up...
	Posted Tuesday, Mar 13th 11:44am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car]
Post nr. 507	my understanding about the staggered set is to promot more understeer to counterbalance some natural oversteer, esp w/ the higher-powered e21s. Personally, if I were in your situation, I'd stick to 15x7 all around. It will make rotating tires and spares less of a headache, too. Also, if you ever need to replace a front, it will probably be eaier to find another 15x7 than 15x6. Also, you can run 205 in front and 225 (or maybe 215) rears to get the same staggered effect. good luck!
	Posted Thursday, Mar 15th 7:51am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car]
Post nr. 51	yeah i think i'll go with 15x7's all around and prolly 215 all around
	Posted Thursday, Mar 15th 9:09pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car]
Post nr. 509	Oh.. I forgot to add the disclaimer that I have not personally tried those sizes and have no experience w/ either. I have a set of 15x7 but have never installed them, and my car is NOT a high powered e21. I just wanted to get that out there as you might consider getting input from those in-the-know... I was merely stating opinion and conjecture if I were in your situation and what my personal thought processes would be. And no, I'm not a lawyer.... P
	Posted Friday, Mar 16th 11:47am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car]
Post nr. 51	melloh wrote: Oh.. I forgot to add the disclaimer that I have not personally tried those sizes and have no experience w/ either. I have a set of 15x7 but have never installed them, and my car is NOT a high powered e21. I just wanted to get that out there as you might consider getting input from those in-the-know... I was merely stating opinion and conjecture if I were in your situation and what my personal thought processes would be. And no, I'm not a lawyer.... P lol don't worry dude, i dont drive her that hard so i'm not going to notice the difference in a couple of cm on the front and back. any difference i notice will be an improvement on the old 13" originals i had on her. and besides for a predominate road car its best to stay even all around...

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