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    Hey!

    I really like these and i'm planning to get a set. Is there some more official name they go by that would make it easier to find for me? Also, what size do they come in and what tire size do i need? Exactly what years or models used this? Can i still get them from BMW? About how much do they cost?

    Thanks in advance

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    Throwing stars are less commonly known as M System IIs.

    Good luck finding them, they're rare. I had a set of naked M Systems (without the throwing star cover). Sometimes I wish I didn't sell them.

    Not sure where you can get them.
    Atlanta, GA/Bloomington, IN, USA

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    Disregarding arguments about forged and cast: In general, all the I-beam-style M5 wheels are the same (same part number), only the bolt-on fans are different. You can bolt the Veg-O-matic blade fan (M System-II) on an earlier white-wall turbine-fan wheel if you use shorter bolts, and vice verse. Sadly, just the fan/insert for the "throwing star" (Veg-O-Matic) costs over $125, each. The turbo fan actually cools the brakes better (you knew there had to be some point to it, right?), but it's an acquired visual taste, and it costs over $300...for each wheel! The going price for a full set of M System-IIs used seems to be around $1100 on average. Perfect polished ones go higher, doggy-chewed ones for less. Ebay nearly always has something.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dragunov
    Hey!

    I really like these and i'm planning to get a set. Is there some more official name they go by that would make it easier to find for me? Also, what size do they come in and what tire size do i need? Exactly what years or models used this? Can i still get them from BMW? About how much do they cost?

    Thanks in advance
    you might still be able to get them new...but they will cost a fortune.
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    Thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by Paul in NZ
    you might still be able to get them new...but they will cost a fortune.
    When I bought my s/h set off Ebay ($1500.00 AUD inc tyres) I decided to see if they were still available new from a stealer... they were.
    $1,100.00 AUD each per rim!! $4.400.00 for a set of 4!!

    1990 E34 535iA, 215,000kms (130,000 miles).
    Dual Climate, Rear Headrests, Rollerblind, M-Tech Wheel,
    Memory Seats, EAT Chip, T-Stars.

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    Woah that would cost more than the whole car, i think i'll go for used for now

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    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=300111923214

    This was the best deal of the century, I wish I had bid on this. I have seen Throwing Stars that look like that have been attacked with a chisel sell for $1800.00 AU (~$1600 US) without tyres. Be prepared to pay through the nose for rims that are not in new conditoin.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dragunov
    Woah that would cost more than the whole car, i think i'll go for used for now
    Check Bavauto they have them
    -Mike

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