quick wheel question

[peks]

are the 15 inch basketweaves found on a 740 the same as those on a 535? I know the center cap is different, but the wheel looks the same. are the dimensions different?

[mholbrook]

Better take a better look at those 740 wheels. I believe they are 16x8's, basketweave with a flat cap versus 15" 535 with a hex style cap.

The 16" are a nice upgrade for E34's maintaining a stock look but giving a little better performance. They are hubcentric to our cars as well so there is no need for rings. Be sure to get the special tool to remove the caps.

[Qsilver7]

Also, you must remember that there are 2 740 models...the e32 and the e38 740i/iL...and the e32 came with two styles (style 5 & style 7) 15" Cross Spoke wheels. The e38 came with 16" wheels...so you can confuse people by not being specific to which "740" you mean.

Here is a link to the e32 Style 5 & Style 7 15" cross spoke wheel:
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...88&hg=36&fg=15
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...29&hg=36&fg=15

Here is a link to the e34 15" (Style 5) Cross Spoke wheel:
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...86&hg=36&fg=15

[John B.]

Are the E38 740 wheels hub centric to the E34 or just the E32?

[Qsilver7]

all modern 5/6/7/8 series wheels have the same hub size (72.5mm) except the e39 5 series which has a 74.1mm hub.

BMWs w/72.5mm hubs
e28/e34/e60 - 5 series
e24/e63/e64 - 6 series
e23/e32/e38/e65/e66 - 7 series
e31 - 8 series

[Derek A.]

e34 and e32 use the same hubs up front - so they are hubcentric to both.

[peks]

so i checked out those oems that qsilver7 put up..
this 15" is supposed to be from a 98 740i. or is it?

[Qsilver7]

the wheel in your pic "looks" like a 16" e38 cross spoke wheel...I can tell by the center hub cap. The e38 16" cross spoke has slots in the center hubcap and there's a slotted tool (in the trunk tools) used to remove it.

If you go back to the online parts database and look up the e38 wheel info...you will see what I mean. (the tool, the ctr hub cap, and the 16" wheel size)

[peks]

that was an ebay seller.. advertising 15" wheels.. evidently didnt own a tape measure..

[peks]

by the way, thanks qsilver. is that what was on your e38 originally?